So, my wife had surgery today

"Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve) 02/17/2014 at 22:11 • Filed to: medicalopnik

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All went well. We were even joking with the surgeon and nurses in post op recovery.
They took out her gallbladder. Image in reply for those squeamish about medical stuff. Have a car, first:

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 02/17/2014 at 22:12

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Apparently it's supposed to be much smaller and shaped sort of like an eggplant.

Leadbull > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 02/17/2014 at 22:35

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I'm surprised they let you see it. I got a bursa sack removed from my elbow a while back. I wanted to keep it in a jar, but they had to send it away for testing immediately after removal.

They did let me name it, though. I named it Peyton.

It's a "Porch-uh" > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 02/17/2014 at 22:36

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Bummer. Hope everything is okay now. I'm assuming the gallbladder isn't one of those things that "does nothing."

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > It's a "Porch-uh" 02/17/2014 at 22:42

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It dumps bile into your small intestine to help digest fats. Stones sometimes form and cause discomfort and pain - especially when they pass into the bile ducts. Hers was chock full of stones.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Leadbull 02/17/2014 at 22:45

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One of the attending nurses took the picture. Hospital regulations meant they had to take it to a pathologist and make sure it was not otherwise ill. We didn't get to keep the stones. My wife was upset about that. She said, "my gallstones aren't biohazards! There collectibles, dammit!"

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Leadbull 02/17/2014 at 22:46

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One of the attending nurses took the picture. Hospital regulations meant they had to take it to a pathologist and make sure it was not otherwise ill. We didn't get to keep the stones. My wife was upset about that. She said, "my gallstones aren't biohazards! There collectibles, dammit!"

stuttgartobsessed > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 02/17/2014 at 22:51

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Glad she's OK. On a side note, that is one of the best pictures of a 308 I have ever seen and makes me lust after one even more. hng.

Leadbull > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 02/17/2014 at 22:54

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You could list them on eBay and say they were Elvis'.

It's a "Porch-uh" > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 02/18/2014 at 00:14

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Ouch. Diet changes and drugs to manage, or just one of the above?

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > It's a "Porch-uh" 02/18/2014 at 09:54

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Actually with the gall bladder out we can move back toward a more normal diet — just have to watch fat intake. Too much greasy food=severe diarrhea.

thebigbossyboss > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 02/20/2014 at 22:27

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Good luck to her in recovery! I will join her under the knife on fri, feb 28th for a surgery of my own!