How infirm can one person be?
So, for the last... I dunno, 5 or 6 years, I've had these stomach issues. They first started sophomore year of high school ('99) when I was on Wellbuterin. I'd eat junky food, and get incredibly severe stomach pains, that also caused nausea. I went off the Wellbuterin a few months later, and the pain stopped. Skipping ahead to cancer treatment in '03 and '04, the pains started again. Much, much worse this time. At one point I became so sick from just eating rice all day, I ended up curled in a ball on the floor freezing, too weak to call for help. I went on Wellbuterin at the same time around that point, and just attributed the problems to that and chemo. Well, I've been off the Wellbuterin since March, and the chemo for 16 months. On Christmas morning, I had a breakfast of eggs, toast, and bacon, and ended up paying for it the entire day. I spent it curled up in my uncle's bed. I had to miss Christmas dinner! Suckkkkk. So, anyway, I finally got fed up and went to the doctor today. I had talked to other doctors at various points about it, but I think most thought it was chemo related. This long after though, and considering I had it before, I knew it had to be something more. I rattled off my symptoms today, and without hesitation my doctor said it was gallbladder disease, or Gallstones. God damn it. So, yeah, I just need to get some tests to confirm it, but I'm looking at having my gallbladder taken out now. I don't care if it doesn't do anything, I'm sick of losing organs and bones! He said it would completely eliminate the sickness, but I'm still concerned. I read a post by someone on a forum recently where they said that after they had their gallbladder out, soda started tasting bitter to them and they had to stop drinking it. If you know me, you know that I live off of Barq's rootbeer. Meh, whatever. I eagerly await the inevitable bursting of my appendix!