Well sadly the news was the not the best news I could have heard but I went in thinking WHOA what if I have like cancer or something, and it was not that so I am attempting to look on a brighter side.

As I mentioned in an earlier post I had to have an ultrasound done and man oh man what these things can find is amazing.
Here’s a brief breakdown of what’s going on inside my lovely little (ok not so little) body.

My gallbladderhas gotten some stones, these stones are large enough to cause me extreme pain and my doctor has recommended the removal of my gallbladder so I do not run the risk of a bad infection from the stones.

I also have some kidneystones which can normally pass on their own but my doctor will be paying attention to that area in the future just in case.

My liveris inflamed which can be cause by a number of different things and at this time my doctor is unsure what is causing it so again it’s a keep an eye on it type of situation.

Not sure when I will be heading in for surgery but the doctor is making the appointment for me to see the surgeon to go into more details about what type of surgery I will be getting.
There are 2 ways they can take out a gallbladder one is a day surgery with a small incision in the belly and the other is a longer surgery where I will have to have a large incision cut into my abdomen.

Because of my weight my doctor fears that I may not qualify for the day surgery and will have to undertake the longer more dangerous route.
I asked if I could opt out of surgery totally and she told me she felt it was not an option as the stones in my gallbladder could become stuck then it becomes infected then I die.
So hi ho hi ho it’s off for surgery I go!

I am scared out of my mind to be honest, I mean my mom had hers out and it was no big deal but my mom was not the weight I am and I am scared that I may not be able to loose enough in time to just have the day surgery.
Also I am a smoker and run an even higher risk because of that, So as of this moment I am seeking every option I can to help me quit.

The more chances I can give myself the less risk of any real harm, It’s going to be so hard I can’t even begin to explain….maybe I will save that for another entry……