Ginger, I might be sending your stuff to my sister, when I get my brains back. She's kinda freaking out and watching the wrong news.

I called to whine to my mother because that's what mothers are for. She considered the gall bladder thing, and puts it in low likelihood because I don't have the primary risk factors, but on the other hand I'm her baby and I'm whimpering. So she's frustrated I can't get to a doctor before tomorrow. It's really not worth it to. Nurse hotline said to wait until it's been 24 hours. Then what? It'll be 3AM. I don't want to go to the ER for a stomachache.

She considered the gall bladder thing, and puts it in low likelihood because I don't have the primary risk factors

Yeah, when my sister had her's out a nurse friend told her about the Four Fs -- Female, Fat, Forty, and Farting.

Of course, your body is, you know, wacky, ita. Who knows.

Like I said, though, I was only 23. And while I did have some family history, I was also on birth control pills at the time, which the doctor thought was the likely culprit.

That's fine, ita.

I have known several people to have gall bladder attacks who didn't have the traditional risk factors. Also, erratic eating can be a risk. I'm sorry, ita. The last thing you need is more pain.

Tell me to leave the nuclear discussion on Facebook alone.

Man, someone on my FB feed posted something along the lines of "OMG I just found out there are 104 nuclear plants in the US! Is anyone as scared as I am?!?"

Fortunately, before I got there, someone replied, "No. The reason you didn't hear about them until now is because NOTHING has happened there and they are safe." I just clicked "Like" on that comment and scrolled on by.

Yeah, when my sister had her's out a nurse friend told her about the Four Fs -- Female, Fat, Forty, and Farting.

I wonder about my gallbladder from time to time, since I have IBS pain, but I'm female, and fat, and a few months shy of 40. And boy howdy, do I fart. So I wonder if it's not IBS but gallbladder. But it's never been bad enough for long enough for me to really look into it.

ita, I hope you get to the bottom of this soon, and at least get some sleep tonight.

Did another bout of babysitting tonight, G drew me a picture. Her mom was amazed ("Grandparents barely rate a picture!") Apparently, they don't usually like babysitters, G cries when her mom leaves, races up to meet her when she gets home, and A acts out. They did none of this either night. G couldn't be bothered to stop playing when her mom got home.

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I also used them as an excuse to pass off my tasks on the installation which ran long and would have had me there until 6, 10 hours after I got there. "Um, a friend needs an emergency babysitter so she can go check on her husband in the hospital. Can you take over for me? You so owe me, I've done the last 4!"

Thanks, guys.

I just wish the pain weren't so implacable. On top of my (perfectly natural) aversion to vomiting. I'd really like to eat something today, but I haven't kept anything down since dinner last night. Warm water is so...Oy.

I did not have that much pain with my gall bladder problem. Rather, I didn't really notice the pain because I was nauseous as fuck. I don't puke very much at all. If I am doing that, I'm really sick. The last time I was that sick, I was 16 years old.

That said, when it got so bad that I had to have it taken out, I think I was on painkillers waiting for a diagnosis and a plan for care. I honestly don't know what the hell they put in that IV.

ita, I hope you feel better soon. Feeling nauseous is just so terrible. It is one of the worst feelings in the world to me.

Oh, I had my GB out in my 30s. I wasn't particularly farty. But I was goddess sized!

"OMG I just found out there are 104 nuclear plants in the US!

Yes, and they supply 20 percent of the electricity in this country.