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As I Mentioned Gallstones Is Really Painful - Blog Posts

5 months ago

hmm...

Fun fact: I don't have a gallbladder! I had it removed at 14 after contracting gallstones :D The nurses told me that gallstones are supposed to only occur in middle-aged people with high cholesterol and/or drinking problems, but I fit none of those categories. Somehow, I wasn't the youngest person they'd seen with the condition. They'd had an 11-year-old with it once, which is just bonkers.

I spent a week in the hospital. With gallstones, they remove the gallbladder to prevent getting it again (they are indescribably painful), so I had surgery, and I now have four little scars on my stomach. Also, the hospital refused to organise the flight back home, so my mum and I had to race to catch the next Rex flight to my hometown. Oh, and they didn't actually transfer me so I had to go through triage again after returning home. That was fun /s

That was also the first time I'd been under anaesthetic. It was really weird.

Pings (no pressure btw. I just wanna keep this going): @qibsichan @hannyatiger

it's so weird to me that everyone on this website is a human person outside of their weird internet niche so rb this with a random bit of your lore


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