So it has been almost a year since I have had my gall bladder removed after having extreme gall stone attacks. Well last night Ray's mom and Randy and Shawna came over. I must have been a little thirsty after work because I DOWNED three V8 Splash with Mango Vodka like there was no vodka in them. Well, the only downside to doing that, I had extreme pains in my stomach again. Having these pains just frustrates me and makes the pain worse. I don't understand why I went through all the trouble of surgery and all those bills if I'm still going to feel that horrible! It isn't like the first time I had had anything to drink since then. The pains last night were almost as bad as the morning I had to go to the emergency room.
In addition to not being able to drink very much I also can't go more than 3-4 hours without eating. Once I start getting hungry I can feel the pain begin. I have to eat something right away or the pain will get really bad. I can eat pretty much anything, I just have to eat often enough. I just don't understand why it is an empty stomach or alcohol that causes me to have pain. And if the pain I was having was because of the extremely large gall stones then why am I having them now? When I mentioned it to my doctor she said it was my heartburn...no it's not because I know what my heartburn feels like. And I take my Prilosec to not have heartburn. So that is what I am feeling right now. Wondering why I went through the trouble to still be in pain.
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Ugh... I can totally identify! Can't do alcohol anymore, can't eat chips unless they are the "healthy" kind, can't have really chocolate-y stuff.... it does make for a pretty good diet, though!
I almost always have that pain in my side that I used to get from running for awhile... that stitch in my side, y'know? And though that's not even close to the pain I had pre-surgery, it's pretty uncomfortable on most days.
The eating thing - I don't have what you have, I basically have no appetite. I RARELY get hungry, and my stomach rarely growls anymore. I eat my meals because I know I should - not because I'm hungry. It's very odd.
I have heard that when you have your gallbladder out, those little aches and pains and your food palatte will balance out after about 3 years. So, at least you are one year down! Two to go! =S
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