Having Gall Bladder Surgery

Pre-op  December 28 2010

Surgery  January 5 2011

The Doc says there is about 20 gallstones in there, maybe more.  At the right size to pass through and cause extreme discomfort or worse.  I've been having stomach problems for about 2 years, and kept Tagamet and Rolaids stock soaring.  I liked the round of Nexium, (the purple pill) treatment but cannot take any more of it.  An ultrasound back in October proved I was not pregnant, but revealed that I had gallstones.  So there we are.

Seven Wonders of the World

Junior high school students in Chicago were
studying the Seven Wonders of the World. At
the end of the lesson, the students were asked
to list what they considered to be the Seven
Wonders of the World. Though there was some
disagreement, the following received the
most votes:

1. Egypt's Great Pyramids
2. The Taj Mahal in India
3. The Grand Canyon in Arizona
4. The Panama Canal
5. The Empire State Building
6. St. Peter's Basilica
7. China's Great Wall

While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one student, a quiet girl, hadn't turned in her paper yet. So she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The quiet girl replied, "Yes, a little. I couldn't quite make up my mind because there were so many." The teacher said, "Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help."

The girl hesitated, then read, "I think the Seven Wonders of the World are:

1. to touch...
2. to taste...
3. to see...
4. to hear...
5. to feel...
6. to laugh...
7. and to love.

Thanksgiving Introduction

It's Thanksgiving today, and I'm checking this new site out before I go eat the big dinner with my mother and brother and some friends from church . 
I will mix in my personal life here and there as well, because of all these voices in my head needs to be silenced, maybe.

I'm not a professional photographer, but I do click a camera here and there and like to share what I see.

I love people to talk to me and tell me what they think. I might think with you.

Um, Thank you.