The Gall of it All...
Dedicated to those
who have suffered
from Gall Stones...
It is not fun...
In a fetal position
I lay on the floor
In excruciating pain
I never felt before…
Pain, none can assuage,
Pulsating, throbbing
Just under my rib cage
Noon to early evening
And all I was doing
Eating a small salad,
The olive oil dressing
Didn’t know it was bad!
For the fat in the oil
Drove my gall bladder
Berserk; pumping bile
The stones made it madder
My bladder kept throbbing
Till I couldn’t stand!
On the floor, I was lying
My wits I can’t command!
© F Aparici 10/2/2015
Benjamin G. Sangalang
9aThe pain kept pestering me
till I had colecistectomy!
Vic Evora
9aMe too. My sister told me it is worse than childbirth...
Benjamin G. Sangalang
9aI understand that the modern procedure is less painful, and requires less incision and shorter confinement. Had mine in 1984