OK, then, I still feel fer ya, 'cause my mother had THOSE and waited to do anything until her gallbladder burst and she nearly died! So, please, don't put off getting it treated. It's an easy op while the stones are still in their little bag, but quite another when they have to pick them out of your insides one by one! 

It sucks when:

You tell someone an icky story to get a point across!

No worries, I am heading back to the hospital a little later to get whatever treatment is necessary.  Thanks to Doc giving me a call last night, I am more aware of the gravity of the situation and will not allow it to develop further.  At the moment it is bearable and I'm not in too much pain, but that could change at any moment, especially if I happen to eat something... so until it's sorted I'll stick to watery soups and keep my fluids up.

It sucks when:

* you're comfortable cos your insides are covered with skin, then someone says something "icky" to get the point across and you start thinking about all the squishy bits.

* your normally strong stomach turns to mush because some of your insides are gonna be on the outside

* the lump in your throat from thinking about the 'squishy bits' becomes a projectile and you have to mop it up.

* the thought of having surgery causes trepidation and an uneasy feeling in your bowel....and you become highly embarrassed when the examining doctor presses down on your abdomen to reveal it's ALL gas.

* everyone is looking at you as they evacuate the ER.

Starkers, more than likely they'll do a endoscopic removal. They make a little hole the size of a coin and reach in with a snipper/forceps and nip it off and pull it out the little hole. There's hardly any pain these days! [e digicons]:karma:[/e]  

It sucks when:

You live in the U.S. and start to say "the size of a quarter" and then realise maybe not everybody knows how big a quarter is!  

It sucks when:

You're trying like Hell to make someone feel easier and you're probably making it worse.

It sucks when:

you only open your mouth to change feet!

It sucks 'cause you gotta go thru it. But when all is said and done you look back and say......Boy...did that ever suck. Be well my friend. We are here for you. [e digicons]:karma:[/e] [e digicons]:karma:[/e] [e digicons]:karma:[/e] [e digicons]:karma:[/e]

It sucks when your work life gets in the way of your internet life. You miss all the gory....um....good....yeah.....LOL

ditto....love those multiple buttons lines at the page top   ......and not being able to use Classic smilies.....etc..etc...    

well...it would help if we knew the size of the "whole" to begin with....

It sucks that gall stones are made of cholesterol and not diamonds....probably not much less suffering, but at least you'd come out ahead for all the discomfort! 

Jim...that's a mighty nice flower be you made.

Yup! That be's it alright. I get 'em all the time usin' BK's 'puter.

It sucks when you see something really cool and a popup comes along and says your 'security setting' isn't good enough to download?? What security? What is this G.W. Bush's version of fast fool stuff?

Yeah, they told me it'd be a small incision and a couple of snips to remove the gall bladder... though they did suggest that I may not lose it if there is no infection or anomalies, just the stones.  Either way, I don't care as long as the pain stops.  Fortunately, the pain has eased considerably and they've said for me to go back on Monday morning (hospital is better staffed then) unless it flares up badly again.... so until then I'll enjoy the calm before the storm, so to speak.

It sucks when:

* someone thinks they put their foot in it and haven't... I appreciate your efforts to help a lot, thank you.

* they tell you it's only going to be keyhole surgery, then show you a ginormous key.

* you visit the dentist and he says: "Your teeth ar OK but your gums have got to go.

It sucks when:

* you open your mouth and both feet fit in.

* you can demolish a Big Mac with both feet still in place.

* and the fries, large Coke and a sundae.

It sucks when:

* jungle drums delivers data faster than IE6.

* smoke signals deliver clearer images than IE6

* snail mail is 10 times faster than Outlook Express 5

* you use Hotmail to send email to your missus' puter just across the room and it arrives next month.

* Thunderbird fies away before you can check your emails.

* the hounds are loose and Firefox runs away before you can connect to WC.

It suxs when you arrive at an airport only to be told that you can't board the plane, even when you arrive on time.... true this happend to me today

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WTH? Why? What happened? I'd try to make you laugh, but I think you're too angry at the moment, sweety.

I bet the Captain would've solved that if he were in fighting form.

I left here to catch the first train to central station only to find out that the QR (Queensland Rail) are working on the lines, so I had to catch a bus from goodna to another 4 stops down the line, then get the train from there to the main station to catch the airport train to get to the air port . Anway, I got there and went to check in all to be told that the gate was closed, yet they were still checking people and baggage. The plane was due to fly out at 7.30 am i was there just prior to 7am, but by the time I got to the counter I was told the gate had closed and I had to go to see  the person at the service desk.  However, he was totally un helpfull and then had the hide to want to charge me an xtra 70 dollars to change my flight for tomorrow , but wanted payment straight away.  I didnt have the funds on me,  so ended up forfiting my ticket. Thing is, while at the service desk my name was called from the boarding gate to present myself for boarding...  so in other words, i could have boarded had they not held me up so long at the front counter

There should be a person at the airlines with whom you can communicate. I'm surprised that you didn't walk over to the gate when they called your name and let THEM figure out how to solve it. I would have refused NOT to get on the plane.

Problem is, the boarding gate is a 5 minute walk from where I was, and they wont let you in there once they have stopped reciving passengers at the front desk.  Even if there was someone higher who I could have spoken too, it was too late anyway as take off time by then had passed

Well, sweety...you're 100% right. That sucks! 

It had to be Jetstar 

that's a pain Mrs S...

should have jumped in a cab when the rails let you down...

what a waste of time, effort and money