My 2nd operation

At first, daddy was alarmed when he received the call from my Ninong, kaya sinabi nya agad ang balita sa amin ni mommy. There’s no other way to cure my gallbladder but a cholecystectomy. Cholecystectomy is the surgical treatment by means of removing the gallbladder caused by cholelitiasis. I was hesitant because I felt that I was operated once (in my brain) kaya inisip ko na parang risky kung ooperahan ulit ako. But my mom said “kakayanin mo yan anak, madali lang ang procedure na yun”. I have no choice but to agree. We ask Ninong when would be my schedule, at sinabi nya na yung kilala nyang surgeon ay nasa abroad pa at babalik pa after 1 week. Kung mahihintay ko pa sya much better pero, kung hindi na irerefer nya ako sa assistant surgeon ng doctor na kilala nya. We waited him kaya medyo tinitiis ko ang sudden attacks of pain in my abdomen. I also took blood tests like cbc count, direct/indirect bilirubin, potassium, and others to check my condition. After a week we called my Ninong but unfortunately, the doctor was still out of the country. One day, I couldn’t stand the pain in my abdomen so we went to the assistant of the doctor who will used to operate me. He checked me and right away he consulted to have an operation as soon as possible. Tinanong namin kung kalian sya pwede at sinabi nya na bukas pwede sya. After we have set an appointment for my operation, the same night I was admitted to PGH(Phillippine General Hospital). October 15, 4:00 pm I was operated. One hour before the operation, I was nervous. Ang daming pumapasok sa isip ko. Unlike in my first operation, I was really out of my mind. Di ko alam ang ginagawa ko dati. Ngayon, parang iba ang pakiramdam. I knew that I would be in a major operation. Para lumakas ang loob ko, dinadaan ko na lang sa dasal at tulog.
At last, the operation was successful. When I opened my eyes I was already in the recovery room. Medyo nahihilo pa ako nun pero tinanong ko yung isang nurse; “Sir kailan ako dadalhin sa kwarto ko?” “Maya-maya hintayin lang po natin ang order”, sagot sa nya sa akin. I was relieved dahil nalagpasan ko ang operasyon at pakiramdam ko na okay na ako. Because of that, I felt sleepy and I closed my eyes again to sleep. When I woke up, I was in my room already. But I felt very uncomfortable. Parang ang bigat bigat at medyo manhid pa ng konti ang katawan ko. Nang binuksan ko ang kumot ko, nakita ko ang opera sa akin. The cut was small and I was wrong to what I assumed. Pero habang tumtagal, kumikirot-kirot na ang sugat at nhihirapan na akong gumalaw dahil sa sakit. The effect of the anaesthesia gently subsided that caused me an irritating pain. Tapos sinabi sa kin ni mommy na wala na akong dapat ipag-alala dahil di na ulit sasakit ang tyan ko. She took a small bottle and showed it to me. Yan anak ang mga bato na nakuha sa’yo, ang dami pala kaya sobrang sakit ng nararamdaman mo. I couldn’t imagine the gallstones that stucked in my gallbladder. Para syang chocolate candy at ang iba naman ay parang butil ng paminta. 2 big stones and 9 small ones was the main reason kung bakit sumasakit ang tiyan ko. I said to myself that I would take good care of my body from now on, kahit sinabi na sa akin ng doctor ko na pwede na akong kumain ng taba ulit. Pipilitin kong umiwas pero pag wala ng choice kakain pa rin ako hehehehe…………