It's been two years since my last post and a lot of things happened already. My mom's passing left me and my family uncertain on how we can continue on with life without her... it's an empty home whenever I spend my rest days at our once vacation home but, after a year without her, we've all learned that the death of a loved one is the beginning of life for those whom they've left behind. I've accepted the fact that my mom's not coming back but wherever she is, I'm sure she is at peace and that she's in a much better place because when people leave this world, they just live in another without their physical bodies where they can continue with life without pain or hurt. I still miss my mom every day but I visit her whenever I can and I know that she's still watching and protecting us.
I had my first operation two months ago. My gallstones and gallbladder was removed by Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (removes the gallbladder and gallstones through several small cuts (incisions) in the abdomen). The surgeon inflates your abdomen with air or carbon dioxide in order to see clearly). It was just a minor operation but I had to go on Leave (LOA) from work for three weeks so I can fully recover. Thank God the operating expenses were covered by HMO so it's a hassle-free recovery for me. You see, I'm a health buff, I even worked out and tried boxing and started eating healthy few years back because I wanted to lose weight but I think it was way too late to save my gallbladder from being removed. My twin sister started having severe gastric attacks three months ago until the worse came when she can't contain the pain anymore so she was rushed to the ER. One of the doctors suspected she might have gallstones so she was advised to undergo an ultrasound and upon confirmation that she has one, she decided to have it removed as soon as possible. As soon as I realized that my sister has gallstone because we have the same diet, I went to consult a Gastro for ultrasound recommendation. I had medications before I was advised to undergo Endoscopy but still, my lower back pains won't go away until a week after my sister's operation that I decided to have Lap Chole. Now I'm feeling much better like nothing was removed inside me, I don't experience hyperacidity anymore unlike before whenever I eat anything high on fat or drink coffee I had to deal with gastric pains I thought I just have to endure it for as long as I'm alive. My gallstone is about ten years old according to my doctor, so imagine how it got there without me feeling anything unusual until my body finally told me I had to know that it's there, whew.
'Ber' month is up and it's less than a hundred days before Christmas. I wish my sister and I can travel again before the year ends but I doubt it due to time constraints. We spent our birthday in Cambodia last April so I'm hoping next year we can go to some place different again. Time flies, I hope that better days are here to come.
I had my first operation two months ago. My gallstones and gallbladder was removed by Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (removes the gallbladder and gallstones through several small cuts (incisions) in the abdomen). The surgeon inflates your abdomen with air or carbon dioxide in order to see clearly). It was just a minor operation but I had to go on Leave (LOA) from work for three weeks so I can fully recover. Thank God the operating expenses were covered by HMO so it's a hassle-free recovery for me. You see, I'm a health buff, I even worked out and tried boxing and started eating healthy few years back because I wanted to lose weight but I think it was way too late to save my gallbladder from being removed. My twin sister started having severe gastric attacks three months ago until the worse came when she can't contain the pain anymore so she was rushed to the ER. One of the doctors suspected she might have gallstones so she was advised to undergo an ultrasound and upon confirmation that she has one, she decided to have it removed as soon as possible. As soon as I realized that my sister has gallstone because we have the same diet, I went to consult a Gastro for ultrasound recommendation. I had medications before I was advised to undergo Endoscopy but still, my lower back pains won't go away until a week after my sister's operation that I decided to have Lap Chole. Now I'm feeling much better like nothing was removed inside me, I don't experience hyperacidity anymore unlike before whenever I eat anything high on fat or drink coffee I had to deal with gastric pains I thought I just have to endure it for as long as I'm alive. My gallstone is about ten years old according to my doctor, so imagine how it got there without me feeling anything unusual until my body finally told me I had to know that it's there, whew.
'Ber' month is up and it's less than a hundred days before Christmas. I wish my sister and I can travel again before the year ends but I doubt it due to time constraints. We spent our birthday in Cambodia last April so I'm hoping next year we can go to some place different again. Time flies, I hope that better days are here to come.
