I'm having surgery

Around the time of my birthday I went on a couple out of town trips - one to Indy and one to Chicago. Around that time I experienced some abdominal pain. I brushed it off as a reaction to the unhealthy eating I was doing. I had another bout of pain on Wednesday night of this week. It lasted a few hours and then passed. I didn't really eat poorly that day, but wondered if it was a reaction to the Indian buffet I was at the day before. And then last night I started to feel the pain again. I took a couple of Tylenol and noticed that the pain subsided for a bit. I thought I was in the clear. But then it came back...with a vengeance! This time the pain was far worse than before. I called Mom and asked her to come take me to the ER. When I got there I was doubled over in pain and began vomiting. It was HORRIBLE! They started me on an IV as soon as I changed into the hospital gown and gave me a nice dose of morphine....it was wonderful! My stomach calmed down and the pain began to gradually subside. They did some blood work and did an ultrasound. They found that my gall bladder is full of gall stones. I received a prescription for pain killers and was sent home with instructions to contact the surgeon.

I went to Dr. Murphey today and learned about the gall bladder surgery. We scheduled it for Monday, July 7th. This will be my first surgery and that makes me a bit anxious, but the idea of having the source of this hideous pain gone far outweighs any anxiousness I am experiencing. The surgery is a fairly routine procedure that is done in the out patient area of the hospital. I should be home in my own bed by that evening. It is throwing some of my summer travel plans off course, but it's actually good timing since it means I won't have to miss any work. I'll keep you posted on how things go!