I posted this on my facebook account, and I thought I’d paste it here for those of you that don’t have facebook.
I just wanted to thank you all for your wonderful thoughts and prayers after my recent gall bladder surgery.
The surgery was successful in that the gall bladder was removed, but the surgery took much longer than expected and the gall bladder ended up having hundreds of stones, many the size of 1/2 inch in it.
The surgeon decided that it would be unwise to give me the clotting factor, so I was admitted for approx. 36 hours to the hospital, where they put the cuffs on my legs to increase the circulation, and monitored my blood pressure, heart rate, temp, and breathing every hour. This was a precaution to avoid blood clots and pneumonia. I was released into my parents’ care, where I stayed for two weeks.
I’m back at my own home now, but still in pain, unfortunately. This means that I won’t be going on the family cruise to the Virgin Islands in a couple of weeks. It was a little sad to put my pirate costume away (we’re taking a Disney cruise) but hopefully I’ll go next year! The doctors are still monitoring my breathing and lung action very carefully for any sign of clots or pneumonia, and also for any latent infection. These doctor visits could go on possibly into June. They want to watch me for about 8 weeks. -I didn’t realize I was that interesting 
So again, thanks for all of your wonderful thoughts, they really helped!
-karen marie
