guts·y (gts)
adj. guts·i·er, guts·i·est Slang
1. Marked by courage or daring; plucky.
2. Robust and uninhibited; lusty: "the gutsy . . . intensity of her musical involvement" Judith Crist.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Good news: no blockage. Bad news: Gall stones

The MRI showed that I have no bowel blockages.  Hooray!

But it also showed that I have gall stones.  Dr. Mowschenson says this is most probably the cause of the pain, and he wants to remove my gall bladder.

Yikes!  More surgery.  Big questions of whether to go through with it, when to do so, and how to schedule Hebrew classes this fall, not knowing how I'll feel or what recovery will be like.

Hopefully the surgery can be done laparoscopically, but if I have many abdominal adhesions from my complete colectomy (2003), surgery would be bigger and require longer recovery.

It's a challenge to get myself back into proper mood for big Sukkot party tomorrow.