It is done—it was decided to have Laparoscopic cholecystectomy aka, removal of my gallbladder plus checking to see if my bile ducts would be all right after the procedure. I admit that I was anxious, even nervous about the surgery knowing that pain was involved and while it is, it’s manageable. I’ve been resting at home since the procedure Monday and have leave of absence off of work until the 28th according to my short term disability and my doctors.

The experience at this hospital was way different from my treatment from the private hospital at USMD, which surprised me at how everyone on my doctor’s team approached me in the room and introduced themselves to better ease me into the surgery; which I didn’t realize that would help assuage my fears or concerns but somehow did. I’m grateful to his team, my doctor’s team and them taking care of me in the aftermath though I took a while to wake up from my anesthesia, but that’s normal for me. I’m a slow waker upper it seems, but that’s okay, as long as I wake up and respond well. The whole team was great including the nurses that took care of me. They certainly do a lot and I appreciate them a whole lot now.

My best friend is an RN and honestly? We can’t do the whole medical thing without her hard work nor the timeless works of other nurses and others in the field. I’m recovering well though the news of my beloved Marley needing surgery to remove a mass which shouldn’t be a big deal but it can if the lab results turn out to be cancer, which I hope not. I believe in my team at the vet clinic that she will be okay and nothing bad will happen though I can say that being off a whole month is going to be interesting. I wasn’t expecting it but I suppose that it’s to be expected at the length of surgery I went through. And the amount of pain I’m in now from it.

Halloween on the other hand was a success! It was a great time that I didn’t need reminding of the impending surgery up head on the 4th of November and it’s funny because I went on leave when a fellow employee went off to have her baby. Thank goodness that it’s happening now instead of the beginning of the year truly when I’ve already met my deductible.