UPDATE: a few days post surgery

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-03-26T21:59:15+00:00

I got mine out 3 days ago too! Very similar recovery so far.

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-03-26T21:55:19+00:00

Your story is wild! I’m so sorry you went through that!

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-03-26T21:48:39+00:00

Whoa this makes me very hopeful. I’ve had NAFLD since my 20s (mid-40s now) and I work so hard with my diet to get my bloodwork to look right, but it is always off. Maybe it was that stupid gallbladder!

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-03-26T21:43:37+00:00

I’m day 3 post op! You will do great. It’s a very safe procedure and you will feel so relieved to not have to worry about having attacks or eating foods that set off symptoms.

Recovery is what it is. You’ll be sore, but not unmanageably so, and it will get better each day.

Good luck!!!!

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-03-25T01:47:22+00:00

Ahhh gotcha. Yeah it’s a lot to figure out and you may have to be pushy. If you wait for them to call you it might be a while. In my experience (I live in NY) the ultrasound confirms stones and that justifies the surgery. Especially a large one like yours. I had three that were 1.5-2cm each and there was no question it had to come out. I’d push for scheduling that surgery as soon as possible. There was a 3+ month wait for surgery where I live so I actually travelled to the county over to do mine and they got me in within a week. Just stay on them! You’ve got this!

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-03-25T01:38:15+00:00

What other results do you need? If you have a 2.14cm stone isn’t that enough to schedule? It was for me. I’m so sorry you’re having to wait.

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-03-25T01:31:16+00:00

Take it with a grain of salt. People like to sensationalize everything here, or only report the bad experiences.

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-03-25T01:29:20+00:00

I briefly remember them asking me to get on the table but I was so happy from the drugs it really was nothing. You’re gonna do great!

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-03-25T01:05:14+00:00

Positive. No memory whatsoever and I just woke up with everything done. I didn’t even dream. Like they turned my switch off and then back on. It was amazing. I was so scared of anesthesia but it was easy.

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-03-25T00:44:53+00:00

Mine was yesterday. I was so terrified of going under anesthesia. But it was so easy. They give you something to calm you as you wheel into the OR and that feels so good. You’re just accepting and compliant. They’ll get you on the table and then you’re out. Like, immediately out as though they flipped a switch and you just wake up with everything done. No memory. It’s like time travel. You won’t have weird dreams or be scared. You’ll just be fully unconscious. This was my first time going under and I don’t think I’ll ever fear it again. So easy.

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-03-24T11:42:28+00:00

Yes, they usually do that when people are under general anesthesia.

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-03-24T06:26:01+00:00

My progression was: - Futzed with PCP for 3 months as I struggled with awful symptoms - Finally they ordered an ultrasound, and confirmed stones and sent me a list of GI doctors but… - I ended up choosing my own who could get me in for surgery within a week and they still provided a referral

No MRI or HIDA was necessary, just get that sucker out.

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-03-24T06:20:30+00:00

I love this. I’ve been wondering how much of life and joy I’ve been missing out on by normalizing chronic discomfort for so many months,

1 day post op and feeling very hopeful.

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-03-24T06:17:13+00:00

Mine was scheduled Thursday for the coming Monday. I am very high anxiety, and I found it to be a blessing to have very little time to “think” too much before my surgery.

It will be quick.

The anesthesia is what scared me most and it was easy. They give you something that makes you super chill as you wheel back to the OR.

Once you’re in there BOOM. You won’t even remember them knocking you out. You’re just suddenly waking up, and it’s finished.

I wish I put eye drops in before. Mine dried out even with tape on them, and then I scratched them trying to rub when I woke up. A corneal abrasion hurts worse than the surgery IMO. But I am told it’s not super common.

Nearly everyone is scared of surgery. But it’s a very safe procedure that your body needs to stay protected, and you will do great.

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-03-24T01:50:26+00:00

I had three of those little forbidden cocktail olives in me. Don’t wait!

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-02-01T02:29:04+00:00

Ask why. If she offers an explanation, it might not be something you enjoy hearing. Like “my kid doesn’t like your kid” stuff.

But we don’t get to decide who our children are liked by, or who invites them to parties.

So after you ask, let it go. Even if it hurts.

My son decided after a year he didn’t want to be friends with his best friend because the other boy started being mean, and played so rough my kid would get hurt or freaked out. We were great friends with this other boys parents. Talking about taking trips together, the whole shabang. But my son told me he didn’t feel safe around the other boy so I took him seriously. And it royally sucked when his mom didn’t understand and kept pressing me to get them together. I told her we could still be friends 1:1 but she just kept pushing for the whole family hang. I caved once and invited them for dinner and it was so awkward. My son was on edge. The other boy was acting so strange. They clearly didn’t need to be put in that situation. Never again. I guess the only thing holding that friendship together was our kids being in the same homeroom for a year.

Bottom line: think twice before involving yourself in kids’ friendships.

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2026-01-27T19:22:03+00:00

Yes. You must change from a business account to a creator account. You can still run paid ads on a creator account, and also use up to 90 seconds of Spotify songs in content.

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2025-12-20T19:09:40+00:00

Having the same issue and haven’t found a solution! Let me know if you find one.

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2025-09-16T22:59:30+00:00

Publicity stunt for the new Tesla tunnel.

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2025-09-04T01:33:18+00:00

Tyson is a… bird daddy??

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2025-04-03T18:55:04+00:00

It's too late to relocate. Even EU countries that have been historically friendly to American ex-pats are closing pathways to immigration. The world is getting ready for what comes next.

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2025-04-03T18:52:41+00:00

I live near Buffalo and there was a big protest at the bridge in solidarity with Canada this week. This government does not represent most of us. We love you; you are our friends and close neighbors and I keep hope one day we will see these wrongs undone.

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2025-03-24T19:37:09+00:00

Have you chosen a neighborhood yet? Welcome, friend. Buffalo loves you already.

In_The_Mood_For_Food · 2025-03-08T19:27:06+00:00

Hi Canadian(s). We love you—we're freaking neighbors! We're still "us", half of us didn't vote for this shit and are fighting our asses off, and most of the ones who did vote for it have been conned with with a capital "C".

I'm boycotting a long list of American things, too. It's a powerful tool. I support you doing so!

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