My life

This is where I will be for the next few days trying to work ahead some...see y'all Monday! My life for the next month is gonna be crazy! :)

And of course... A sweet pic of porter pug... He's quite untrusting and won't come upstairs without treats at the ready!

TGIF!
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Precious

Here is a little bit of precious for hump-day...Just to get us through the middle week blues!  They made my heart smile...I need it this week!  Three exams, one paper, and homework/posts galore...Grad school is kicking me in the teeth this semester...Three classes in six weeks!  What was I thinking??

Does this face not just melt your heart?!  It does mine...She is SO sweet when she is sleepy! :)



Adorable!  Sad, but adorable...His wheels don't seem to be bothering him though...

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More photos

Some photos from this weekend...

My arm after surgery, studying diagnosis, dinner from a sweet hubby, and a favorite Bible verse.

Happy weekend!
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Post Surgery

So, it's been one week today since my Gallbladder surgery.  Anyone who says it's a cake-walk is a big fat liar.  DON'T listen to them...I am here to tell the truth-That crap straight up hurts like a mother!

I had issues with my veins that left my IV arm looking like a drug addict gone on a binge after surgery, I am still super sore in my upper abdomen and feel like someone stabbed me a thousand times (this is what the doc compared it to-not me!), and I still feel sick after eating as of right now.  I am also experiencing something new that freaks me out and that is a sense of sort of vertigo/dizzy/lightheaded/seeking black spots.  I hope this goes away as I was really looking forward to feeling better post-surgery. 

Not to be a debbie-downer...this has just been a rough first week.  My sweet sissy in law also lost one of her fur-babies of 17 years this week.  Just been a rough week in the B. households.  We push through like champs though...better weeks are ahead...I just know it :).

Here is the last week in pictures...

This has been my view frequently here lately...piled up in bed with a book or the television...MUST get motivated soon for summer classes!!

Prissy Pug-this was the night before my surgery-she just knew I didn't feel well!

This is sweet Abigail-RIP sweet girl...I know her mom misses her so much...

Beautiful get well flowers from my sweet sister in law...Cheered me right up :)

Prissy Pug-Stuck under the chair for the millionth time that day...This has become a frequent thing for her.  She will get stuck and stay that way for hours until someone finds her...Geez...

Last but certainly not least...Happy belated father's day to the best dad I know...I love you, Daddy! (This was at mine and P's wedding in 2008).

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Surgery...Again.

Well...My gallbladder is only functioning at 13.7%.  So...I was the general surgeon today and I have to go in Thursday morning for surgery to have it removed. 

I am terrified.  The fear of being put to sleep as well as the fear of complications during the surgery are overwhelming.  I started reading online and saw scary things about nicked bile ducts, livers, and intestines.  However, I feel so incredibly crummy that I am looking forward to feeling better post-surgery. 

I know there are tons of these surgeries done everyday and my surgeon is excellent, but I'm still terrified.  Prayers would be greatly appreciated.  This will be my second surgery in six months.  :(  Hoping for no more for quite some time!

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Gallbladder Drama

Well...It's gallbladder trouble time again.  We thought in December that my tubal pregnancy was the cause of the pain that I was having and disregarded the gallbladder scenario...We were wrong.  I had the surgery for the tubal pregnancy in December and hadn't had anymore pain since.

I started having pains the week of Memorial Day, but we had a beach trip planned so we went and I made an appointment with the doctor for the following Tuesday.  I am SO glad I went.  I had to have a HIDA scan done this past Friday morning at 7:45...NOT fun.  The pain was pretty intense and was worse than the procedure (HSG) that I had to have done in February.  However, it wasn't unbearable and I was lucky to have my hubby there to distract me with Real Housewives information! :) 

Here are some pics from the procedure that P. snapped with his IPhone...not the best quality but you get the gist.  The worst part for me was the IV in my arm...I'm not a fan of needles and just knowing it's in my arm for two+ hours freaked me out...Plus just having to lay there on your back!

We find out the results next week, and hopefully it's functioning okay and surgery doesn't have to be done.  Praying for a good outcome...

This was right after she had put in the first IV...this one wasn't that bad...it just took a long time (an hour!).

This part was awful...I had to get a cold wet rag because the injection of this dye was making me nauseated.  NOT fun when having to lie still on your back :(  However, my nurse was SUPER sweet...

This has been my diet this week...an unexpected weigh loss!

And this has been my drink of choice besides water...I feel like I'm in pre-school again! Ha!

And just a sweet Prissy pug photo...She's been so sweet this week.  I think she senses I don't feel good.

XO-T.