'Shindig'
Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Toradol totally hurts. I hope it helps!
Not the cheese! I would miss the cheese.
It's only a week. I have to keep telling myself this. (Actually, earlier this year I was wondering if I was lactose intolerant, so I stopped eating dairy for almost a week, and it was annoying -- apparently I eat A LOT of cheese -- but not horrible.) (I am not lactose intolerant.)
He could be right, too, Steph -- even now, with mine gone, fatty foods can sometimes be a problem. I wonder why no shrimp, though?
I'm glad he seemed as awesome as Awesome Doctor suggested.
I wonder why no shrimp, though?
It's high in cholesterol.
Oh. Damn. I love shrimp.
Well, the cholesterol in food is generally not a big contributor to cholesterol levels, despite what we used to think about eggs. The human body makes cholesterol, and people with hypercholesterolemia are just really, REALLY good at making cholesterol (see also: the entire Lang family). So you can safely keep eating shrimp.
The surgeon just wants me to eat low-fat for a week to see how my gall bladder reacts. It's less about "OH GOD CHOLESTEROL NO" and more about "HACK UR BODY WOO!"
That sounds like a smart approach, Tep. I'm glad you gave such thoughtful doctors.
I hope this approach works Steph.
A surgeon that suggests gathering more data before cutting is my kinda surgeon!
It's interesting -- he said that not all patients with gall bladder disease have the stereotypical pain, but instead they have really horrible nausea, and it happens between 30 minutes and 6 hours after eating a fatty meal.
The day I had unbelievably bad nausea was 2 days after my endoscopy. I had plain bland food the day of the endoscopy, but the next day I had a giant cheeseburger for dinner. And then I woke up the following morning with that horrible nausea. When I told the surgeon that, he said that sounds like a clear sign that it's my gall bladder. But he still thinks I should do the 2-week guinea pig test.
That sounds like a good approach, Steph.
I'm seeing the hand surgeon again tomorrow, probably for another steroid shot, but possibly to discuss surgery. And I've got to get up way early so that I can drive out to his office in the suburbs, because that's the only one where he had an appointment free. (The office where I saw him last time is right near campus.) And then driving to campus to get work done. I really need some rest, but I'm behind on everything, and rest isn't going to be happening soon.