Ally was at practice like every Friday night and she was coming home via the carpool. We had Beth over for dinner. Around 5pm Becky's back started to hurt. She thought she just tweaked it taking out the trash. But the pain didn't get better with Advil. Over the next 2 hours the pain got worse so at 730 we decided she should go to the ER. We agreed Beth would take her and I would stay home for Ally. After a serious of tests; EKG, X-rays and an ultrasound they diagnosed her with a gallstone and told her she needed to have surgery within 24 hours to remove her gallbladder. We got the diagnosis around 12AM and then it took awhile to approve and schedule the surgery and admit her to a room. It was about 130am when she got to her room and Beth got home to her house at 2am. I went to sleep at home around 145 and Ally of course was up very late as well. It's hard to go to sleep when you are so worried.
Ally was especially worried because this seems eerily like Grandma Barbie to her. But we talked about how mama is young and in good health and this surgery is the most common surgery done. I explained the whole thing to her at her request, what the gallbladder does, how your body doesn't need it etc. And then she admitted she was grossed out.
Now two weeks post surgery Becky is feeling much better and will return to work this coming week.
Sisters in the ER
Ally’s selfie she texted to Mama before surgery.
Post surgery!
Becky spent 2 nights in the hospital. When she got home the cat and dog were happy to snuggle with her on the couch every day.
But those two are happy to cuddle with anyone:
Ally and I stopped at a local bakery one afternoon.
She got a giant chocolate chip cookie
I got a pretzel roll shaped like a bunny.
We brought Becky white bread. Which she loved with butter. I think it helped settle her stomach post surgery.
We filled over 250 plastic eggs for our Easter party tomorrow!
We had some kitchen work done last weekend and Ally loves the new clean counters.
She is so beautiful!!!
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