so maybe its NOT just gas!

If you haven't read my ER experience that happend about a week and a half ago, you might want to start there (in case you haven't read enough ER stories from me this year)!

Last night, once again, I experienced severe pain and vomiting for many hours into the night.
This JUST DOESN'T make sense!

This is actually the 3rd time this has happened to me in the past month. The first time wasn't severe enough to warrant a ER visit, but was very uncomfortable and I was super nauseous.

Luckily, last night I read my body a bit better and when I wasn't feeling great before dinner, decided to just try a few bites and if that didn't make me feel better, I would stop eating. I am pretty sure that if I would have eaten more than those few bites, it would have been as bad as it had been the night I went to the ER.

So....no crying and crawling on the floor, but I was on my way to that point!

I decided to call my dr this morning.
The thing is that I have NEVER had gas problems (other stomach issues, yes, but not this) and so it has seemed really weird to me that out of nowhere I would be in so much pain, so many times, so close together.

He agreed it wasn't normal and is pretty sure its my gallbladder. I told the nurse that I had already had a CT scan in the ER (assuming they didn't realize this) and they didn't see anything.
She said they DID know this and that a CT scan is too general sometimes so I actually need an ultra sound. It seems like my dr is pretty sure I will need surgery too b.c he wanted me to set up an appointment with a general surgeon a few days after the ultra sound to be set in case I do need surgery.

So...that's crazy, huh?!

I am not sure how I feel about it. I think for the most part if I know it will take away these attacks, then I am ok with the surgery. I am not really scarred at the thought of surgery yet...more the recovery. I have already struggled so much with my emotions and fatigue this year...and the past few weeks I have started to feel a bit more myself. So, I am mostly anxious about what it will take out of me.

But...I had a feeling the storm wasn't actually over....but at least I have had a break to get my feet on the ground! =)