I've just gotten home from 10 days in the hospital. Tuesday morning (2 May) I woke up with terrible shivering that would not stop. I checked my pulse rate and it was over 110. Blood sugar was just 98, which was OK. I called 911 and the EMTs arrived quickly, took an EKG and other measurements and transported me to the ER. The ER doctors apparently had knowledge about such symptoms and focused on my gall bladder. The ultrasound revealed a number of gallstones and my blood work revealed some infection, so I was admitted to the hospital and scheduled to have my gall bladder removed. Wednesday the 3rd was getting prepped for the operation and I was operated on on Thursday 4 May, after which I was put in ICU. The next day (Friday 5 May) I went back under anesthesia so a Gastroenterologist could go down my gut and take out some loose gallstones in the bile ducts--back to ICU. Next 2 days were good recovery and they wanted to move me to a "regular" room--well, there weren't any so I spent 2 more days in ICU. Finally was moved to a regular room on Monday 8 May. Began to eat actual food and feeling better. The room I was in was on of the "reduced pressure" rooms for contagious patients and they moved me to a standard room on Wednesday, 10 May. After 2 days in that room I was discharged on Friday, 12 May and came home.

I'll have to go back in a few days for another bout with the Gastroenterologist to pull a stint out of the bile duct, but that's just an outpatient procedure (no doubt with anesthetic, though).

I feel fine and my status is returning to normal. I don't plan to go out much and will watch/participate in my church's Sunday morning services via the Internet (0945 service is live-streamed). The timing of this condition was very bad--I was supposed to attend a choral concert Saturday night (the 6th) and received some acknowledgement as a retiring chorus member, I was supposed to play handbells at 3 services Sunday morning, and my local cousin turned 77 on Wednesday the 10th and I wasn't able to visit or e-mail her. (I didn't have any communications devices with me when I was taken to the ER.)

I'll be back up to speed with the web fora shortly and you'll have to deal with me again. For now, I just wanted you to know why I've not been seen for a while.

flashguy

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Welcome Home and I'm glad you are feeling better!!!

10 days? damn! Well I'm glad you're out now with issues resolved. Three years ago they had me for 8.5 days, most of which in the ICU, which I felt was an eternity so I know what an extended stay can be like.

Welcome back.

Pics or it didn't happen!
Flashguy I have pics of a 10mm x 12mm jagged renal calculi that I pulled, and I do mean pulled, from a male pts urethral meatus and.....
never mind sorry for the ADD drift.
Get better, heal up, keep that blood pumping and God bless.

Man! Glad you got things taken care of and you are back. I really enjoy your posts and comments! Stay well friend!

Wow, just goes to show you how messed up you can be from something as simple as a bad gallbladder. I hope all goes well for you and you're done with hospitals for a long time.

Get well soon flashguy!

I just assumed you were traveling again.
Sounds like they took decent care of you,bet the cats missed you.Welcome back

Welcome back. I hope you have a full recovery.

get well soon...damn 10 days...

Get well soon!

Welcome back.
Hope your recovery is speedy and 100% complete.

I figured you had gone on a trip. Glad you're ok.

Glad you are feeling better, and on the way to a complete recovery.

Good thing you took care of it when you did. Glad you are on the mend.

Thank goodness you got yourself taken care of in short order!
Good to know you're on the road to recovery now.

Glad you are feeling better!

Welcome back and get better soon Flashguy.

Welcome back.

Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.

Us Old Guys have to hang tough, bro.