Back IN The Swing of Things

So as of yesterday I am back to work.
I made to about 3pm we I became exhausted. I was home about 10min until I was out and drooling on the couch for 2 hours.
I eventually made it up and functioning, went to the grocery store, got some dinner, ate and was in bed by 9pm(asleep by 10pm).
Yesterday at work I was about 50/60% today I am a about 70%.
I go back to the doctor this afternoon to see how I am progressing.
The only strange thing is that when I lay on my left side I feel like something inside me is drooping and it feels uncomfortable.
It has caused me some pain since returning to the bed Sunday night.

A tour of the new me

After getting up to pee, I give you a tour of the changes on my body. I am shaved and have a blood bag and looking good. I no longer completely loopy I am just looking for a way to pass the time and not think about the pain.

Post Surgery Excitement

So the wheeled me out of surgery and my first words to Courtney were "Take Pictures" Well she was all ready all over it. Don't I look good. The Doctors had wrapped in swaddling clothes to keep my bald head warm.
I don't remember anything from this time period. This video really is just as I am coming out of the OR.

All I have on my mind is taking pictures, wondering if the wi-fi in the building ever started working and going home.
Then I seem to remember that my stomach is in a lot of pain.

I am doing pretty well today. People have been stoping by the Recovery Cam and checking me out and some people even stay a while and talk. It is great.
Eric and I went to lunch today. It was nice to get out of the house and walk around for the first time. I have been a bit nauses from time to time and sore some.
Lunch wore me out, I came home and had a BM and the an attack of the diarrhea.
Still, that is all felling better than when I still had gallbladder!

All Druged Up and Ready to Go Now!

This is what a guy doped up on drugs right before surgery looks and sounds like

Don't you want to be friends with a guy like this?

I am sure this guy is a blast at parties!

Success!

Thanks to this special lady I just accomplished something that I have done done since last week.
Over the course of the day yesterday she feed me 6 fiber pills and made me drink a TON of water.
Well it finally worked; I did something that everyone does...I just had not done it for a while.
It was very refreshing to get over that hump in my recovery process.
Soon I will be turning cart wheels and doing jumping jacks just like the good ole days when I still owned a gallbladder.
But for now I am just going to keep on recovering and trying to eat and hoping I don't run across food that I once loved that I can not longer eat.
It sometimes happens...to my dad it was bacon.

Walking into impending doom with a smile on my face

This me Walking into the Tuscaloosa Surgical Center where my gallbladder is about to be taken from me. I am in pretty good spirits here.

I am doing pretty good right now. I have been staying on top of my pain. Because of that I have been able to sleep consecutive hours in through the night.
Sleeping through the night is something that I have not done in a while so that is very nice.
Courtney is taking great care of me, feeding and making sure I am ok. She has also been forcing me to drink tons of water and take fiber pills in hope of me making a poo.
I have not made a poo yet, so I hear that stool softeners are next up!
I'll keep you posted.

Gallbladder Tour '09: End Of The Line

I was in good sprits on my way to have my gallbladder taken out.
There are more videos, keep coming back the net few days and there will be more.
The good stuff is me all doped up before surgery and video just after.
you have to stay tubed for those.