So, one would not think that such a small organ on the right side of the body could cause so much chaos. I, for one, found that to be totally true over the last 48 hours. I actually had my apendix removed a few years ago in an emergency situation, so I know what having parts of my body remove feels like. Little did I know that years later I would go through almost the exact same situation with my gall bladder.Ok, for those of you that do not know what the function of your gall bladder is, I will bore you:
The gallbladder is a hollow system that sits just beneath the liver.[2] In adults, the gallbladder measures approximately 8 centimetres (3.1 in) in length and 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in diameter when fully distended.[3] It is divided into three sections: fundus, body and neck. The neck tapers and connects to the biliary tree via the cystic duct, which then joins the common hepatic duct to become the common bile duct. At the neck of the gall bladder is a mucosal fold called Hartmann's pouch, where gallstones commonly get stuck.
And get stuck, they did. 6 of them. The pain was like bad gas. Really bad gas that would not go away...for four hours. I finally had my wife take me to the hospital at 2 am. I was admitted and given some pain killers and a full regiment of tests that included a sonogram. Toward the end of the sonogram, the tech asked what I though was a probing question; "do you have gall stones." I answered no and chuckled. She said, "no, I am telling you that you have gall stones. A lot of them."My heart sank. With lack of knowledge, I began to think of what caused them and what it was going to mean to my life from this point on. I had no clue on either question at this point. Misty and I prayed together and they took me back to the waiting room. It was explained to me that the little sack pulls away the bad fatty stuff out of things you eat. Great, so now I have to stop eating the stuff I like....or, I get to stop eating the stuff that is killing me.
I think my life is going to change after this. It was a good jog of my faith, but an even better eye-opener to what life brings us in the way of food. I am not going all Knives over Forks or anything. That stuff drives me nuts in a bad way. But I am going to change what I eat. I will not be eating for convenience anymore, I will be eating for my body. I am also not warning you of the dangers of fatty foods, but it wouldn't hurt to take a peek at what you are eating some times.
As a side note, the Dr. came into my room the next day. His first words out of his mouth were "you must be a rock." He went on to explain the there were multi-stones of a large size and the bladder had become gangrene. He said that he did not know of anyone personally that could have taken the pain I must have been suffering. Hmm. Have to remember that one for later.
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