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| Andrea A Year of Living In My Head |
I need my gall bladder removed. Since the stroke I have dozens of little stones that have formed in it, and cannot be on any statins because they give me an attack. (Doctor point of contention "There are no studies that show statins cause gall stones"). Well, doctors. When you put me on statins they give me an attack. When I don't take statins, the attacks stop unless I do something like, say, for instance, eat a brownie. A big one. Or down something cooked with lots of dairy.
Since I am "getting" the importance of being on a statin as a preventative, it is better for me to do this surgery when I am still relatively young with minimal health issues at this point. (Do I really get to say that with a stroke and deadish head tumor floating around in my head -- I am saying it anyway). The stones may have been caused by my sudden diet change or weight loss (35 pounds over a year, no more any fried foods or burgers...75% less meat consumption) and in some ways it does not matter. A gall bladder attack is something I am getting very tired of. Hours on the bathroom floor worshipping the white ceramic toilet. Absolutely hands-down an unthrilling stomach venture. And they always happen at night, so it pretty much wipes out the next day.
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| My Mom's Day present from the kids this year. |
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