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I’m Having One of My Organs Removed
It’s time to say goodbye to my gallbladder
As many readers may not know, I have been facing some health complications recently and I am very pleased to be finally able to say that I am getting my gallbladder removed.
The night I had my first gallbladder attack
It just happened out of nowhere. It was just a typical, mundane day. I had dinner early, brushed my teeth, and went to bed at 9:30 PM. I was in deep sleep when, all of a sudden, at 11:45 PM, I shot up from my bed with what I can only describe as the most excruciating pain that I have felt in my life.
The pain came directly from the middle of my abdomen. I could only compare it to labour pain without the pauses between contractions (and I’ve given birth to two children).
The gallbladder pain
The sudden onset of the pain made me feel highly nauseous as I felt my heart palpitating, diving me into a state of panic and shock.
The scariest part of it all was the inability to recognise what exactly was causing me this pain. The pain wasn’t left enough to be coming from my heart or right enough to be my liver. It was directly in between.
