Maybe you are wondering why I didn't blog last week. That is because I was confined in the hospital for almost a week. I underwent a major surgery kasi. It is called laparascopic cholecystectomy. Maybe you are thinking what the hell does that mean (ang hirap kasi intindihin and ipronounce, parang tongue twister kasi). Well, in layman's term, it is the removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments (source: wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn).
I had 4 episodes of severe abdominal pain since May 2012. The first attack is when we were in Florida. Hindi ko siya pinansin. All the while I thought naempacho lang ako and masakit lang ang likod ko so itinulog ko lang. Sa awa ng Diyos, nawala naman after ilang hours. The next attack is when we went back to Texas after our long road trip. Again, I thought I just over ate kasi ang dami ko rin naman talagang nakaing Kare Kare since nasabik kami sobra sa Filipino Food. Pero in this attack, sobrang sakit talaga. As in I almost fainted because I had DOB (difficulty of breathing). This time ko lang din nalaman na yung back pain ko is caused by the abdominal pain. Muntik muntik na ako maER in this attack. Kaso lang tiniis ko lang ng bonggang bongga kasi ang gagastusin sa ER ng America ay bonggang bongga rin kung sakali. Again, sa awa naman ng Diyos, nawala rin kinabukasan. The third attack naman is during our company outing in Boracay. Pero this time around hindi naman ako nagover eat and I really didn't know what caused it. Pero buti na lang manageable lang ang pain unlike the 2nd attack. Itinulog ko lang din and nawala naman the following day. Pero during this attack, medyo nagwoworry na ako na I might have pancreatitis. Yung fourth attack naman is when we went to Subic last week. Ang may sala dito ay ang mahiwagang chicharon kasi I didn't eat that much naman nung dinner eh. Ayun, at around 9pm, nagstart na siya sumakit ulit and nageelevate yung pain. So my hubby and I decided na magpunta na kami sa ER ng Baypointe Hospital and Medical Center (Eto kaya na namin bayaran kasi Philippine Peso na...Hehehehe).
At Baypointe, they just thought that it is simply gastritis. They just gave me pain meds and meds for my digestion. Pero the doctor advised us to see a specialist in Manila. Namanage naman yung pain kahit papaano pero meron pa rin pain kinabukasan. Pain na tiniis ko para hindi naman masira ang araw namin for our twins. Pero grabe ha, sobrang nanlalamig na ako and putla that Sunday afternoon.
Come Monday, may pain pa rin so I decided to file sick leave so that I can visit a specialist. Tiniis ko yung pain until afternoon since 2pm ang clinic schedule ng Gastroenterologist sa Makati Medical Center. Hala, when we went there, hindi magcliclinic yung doctor. Buti na lang nakita ng hubby ko yung friend niya na Gastroenterologist. Sa kanya na lang kami nagpaconsult. So nagpagawa lang ng lab requests, PFA (Abdominal Xray) and Upper Abdomen Ultrasound. Pero he suggested na ipaconfine na ako dahil hindi pa ako kumakain since Sunday ng gabi. Supposedly magpalab exams lang ako sa HP Diagnostics pero I decided na lang din na magpaconfine na lang since medyo mahaba na yung days na may pain pa rin akong nararamdaman. So ayun, we went directly to Sta. Rosa Hospital and Medical Center since masgusto ko maconfine dun para hindi masyado malaki ang magiging hospital bill ko (kuripot lang talaga...hahaha).
At Sta. Rosa, very easy ang pagkaadmit ko since my husband practices there and take note ang attending physician ko is my very own husband. Hehehe... So nung nasa room na ako, inumpisahan na gawin mga requested lab exams ko. Luckily, negative ako sa pancreatitis since I have normal amylase and lipase. Then sa PFA, nakita na marami akong gas. In short, kinakabag ako. Then, the following day pa nagawa yung Upper Abdominal Ultrasound since I need to fast for 8 hours.
During the ultrasound, I was just observant since wala sa tabi ko husband ko that time. Kinutuban na ako na there is something wrong with me since the technician called the sonologist to verify something. Eto naman ako super atat, tanong ako ng tanong sa kanila if they saw something. Ayaw naman ako sagutin. They'll just relay na lang daw the results once I get back to my room. Bad trip talaga. Kabado na nga ako, sinususpense pa ako. So I called my hubby and told him that I feel that there is really something wrong with me.
When my hubby got back to the hospital, he talked to me. He explained to me that I have 3 gallstones in my gallbladder. He told me that I need to undergo operation since one of the gallstones is already located in the neck of my gallbladder which already made my gallbladder distended. Siyempre, I'm his most pasaway na patient. So I dismissed the idea of operation kaagad. Sabi ko, I'll try to change my diet first baka mawala after 3 months. Ang tigas daw ng ulo ko so he asked for a surgeon para malinawan ang isip ko.
So nagrounds na yung surgeon ko which is Dr. Malolos. He talked to me and explained to me my condition through a drawing. At first, sinabi ko muna yung suggestion ko pero tinakot nila ako pareho since nasa neck ng gallbladder yung isang stone which might cause other complications such as pancreatitis and jaundice. Ok fine...fine...talo na ako so I agreed na to do the operation the following day.
The following day, nadefer ang operation. Super baba naman ang aking Protime (something to do with the clotting). So pinurga muna ako ng Vitamin K para maging at least 60%. So, nagkaroon na naman ako ng idea na baka may divine intervention na nagdedelay ng aking operation.
The time came when they need to test my Protime again. Naku, sobrang nahirapan yung med tech na kuhaan ako ng dugo. Medyo namurder yung balat at ugat ko sa kakatusok niya. So maybe this is the sign I thought. So kinulit ko na naman si hubby na baka shinashake lang ako ni Lord. I told him na kapag hindi pa rin umOk yung Protime ko, papaultrasound na ulit ako at baka nawala na yung gallstones ko. Super bad trip na sa akin ang hubby ko dahil parang ayaw ko daw sa kanya maniwala at super tigas ng ulo ko. Hehehe...
Hanggang dumating yung results ng Protime, humihirit pa ako kay hubby. Eh paano ba naman, sobrang above normal naman yung results this time. Kala ko pa naman, may lusot na ako, pero tuloy pa rin daw operation ko at 2:00pm.
Well, mukhang medyo mahaba na ito. I'll just have a different blog post for my operation experience. =)
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