I’ve been drunk for a week. Well, not actually drunk. I’ve been feeling drunk for a week.
A week and a half ago, I had my gall bladder removed. It was supposed to be an outpatient procedure, but after surgery my digestive system quit functioning. Hours after surgery, in spite of having three liters of I.V. fluid pumped into me, an ultrasound scan showed that my bladder had only one cup of liquid. Then I started vomiting in their bags. The doctor and nurses didn’t like that. Once I quit vomiting and started peeing and tooting the next day, they let me go home. The day after that I even started pooping. *ahem* That night and the next day I actually felt pretty good! And I barely needed any pain medicine.
Enter Monday. A week ago Monday I started feeling light headed. And I kept feeling tired and lightheaded. By Tuesday I was off the pain meds, but I couldn’t kick the inebriated feeling. By Wednesday, it hadn’t diminished. I started calling friends to arrange rides to the follow up appointment with my surgeon scheduled the next day.
He says it’s lingering effects of anesthesia and might last for a few more —WEEKS! Ugh.
So the big news is that I rode my bike today! Yesterday’s big news was that I folded two loads of laundry, washed two more, hung those to dry, AND did the dishes. Woo hoo, let the good times roll!
I asked Tim Fall what surgery mean for the Body of Christ imagery in the Bible. He suggested, “If your hand offends thee… ?”
My gall bladder offended me, I had it cut out.
[If I were feeling better, this post would have been longer and more interesting. *sigh*]
So glad you are slowly feeling better. I hope nobody considers me to be an offensive gall bladder in the body of Christ, though!! (haha, Tim and Ellen)
Thank you and agreed!
But it does make me think that sometimes relationships are toxic and must be severed. Choosing such a course of action should not be entered into lightly as there is pain in the cutting and much time in the recuperation. On the other hand, not taking out my gall bladder was potentially life threatening. And, tragically, the same is true for some people in toxic relationships.
Good analogy. Maybe that’s another way to think of excommunication….
It is what came to mind when I had to schedule surgery to cut out a body part — rather than cutting it out to prevent imminent death as was the case with my appendectomy. When I have my brain functioning aligned, I might even write that up into a post. It’s the post I actually wanted to write. *sigh*
Probably a post better written when you aren’t tipsy…
I’m glad you’re feeling slightly better. I like the analogy to the Body of Christ and the toxic relationships, etc., ideas that you described in the other comments. When you feel better, write about it. I’d love to hear what insights you have on that topic!
Thank you, Laura for the encouragement! I appreciate it!
That anesthesia intoxication is quite real in our family’s experience too, Ellen. Glad you’re feeling better now!
Oh and you should also take great pride in your tooting, because that’s biblical stuff you know.
I knew you would like that part. 😉
I’m feeling better, but I’m still on the mend and have a ways to go. I wonder if I would appreciate this “drunkenness” more if I were still in my college days.