If you have been around me for the past year I am sure you know that I have had some major stomach problems. First, I thought it was and ulcer in Jan. 2011 so I got prescribed some anti-acids for about 6 months, but they were not helping. I got a scope done in the fall of 2011 and it showed nothing wrong with my stomach. After all of that I decided I might just be crazy and that I just might have some issues when I eat certain foods. The pain went away for about 4 months and then about about 3 weeks ago I started to get the pains really bad again. I'm talking roll on the floor, can't talk, and can't think straight pain.
So I finally went to Instacare. They took some blood and they said that they would get back to me if the results came back abnormal. Well that night at about 10:30, the doctor called me and said that I had increased levels of my pancreas and liver. She was pretty concerned which made me super nervous! She said that she wanted to get a ultrasound done first thing in the morning.
I went to the hospital the next morning at 8:00 am. They check out my stomach and everything looked fine until they scanned over my gallbladder. It was pretty much full of stones. At that moment I yelled "Hallelujah I'm not crazy". Right after they saw all of the stones they called my doctor and told her my results. She said that I needed to go the ER due to the elevated blood levels as well as the gallstones and they probably will do surgery.
(in the ER)
Well to make the story a little shorter I was admitted to the hospital and stayed overnight (for the first time in my life) until my pancreas levels came down. It was miserable! I couldn't eat for a full 30 hours, nothing but the IV with the nutrients. I was so hungry that I think I even said that I like processed cheese... GROSS! Anyways But i'm not going to have my gallbladder out until my second trimester......
Yep that's right! We are going to have a BABY! I know it is kind of bad timing with the gallbladder but I wouldn't trade it for anything! We are really excited! I'm about 9 weeks along and this little guy/girl will be due in October! As far as my gallbladder I haven't had any attacks so that is great news. They just want to wait until the second trimester because the risks go down a lot! I was pregnant before my pains came back really bad, but the doctors said that gallbladder pain can be a lot more common during pregnancy.
There will be a lot more posts coming from me i'm sure this year because we are both so excited to turn our family of 2 into a family of 3!
