Joey's surgery - Update

Joey will be having gallbladder removal surgery at 11 am on Friday, April 29th. My mother asked me yesterday if I would like her to come with me on that day, and to be honest, I hadn't really thought that far ahead. Everything has been a bit of a blur with everything else I've got going on right now. This is an odd numbered year, so I've got things going on at work that I only do every two years, and on top of that, there's planning for my upcoming furlough day (yay for day off, not so yay for no pay) prep for a craft show we're attending in May, Etsy team stuff (go TeamBluegrass!), Wear the Lilac charity work, filing state income and reseller certificate taxes and just the normal day-to-day stuff like cat feeding, cat slavery, cat petting, cat worshiping, and doggie love.

So, long story short, I gave my mother a blank look yesterday at lunch, then told her it would be fine if she wanted to come up for the surgery. Joey's mother will be there too, and whoever else shows up, shows up. As long as Joey comes out in one piece, less the bit giving him pain, I'll be happy.

Updates

Joey is planning to have gallbladder surgery in July. Since his gallbladder is not infected and he doesn't have stones but instead has diminished function, we have a little time to get our ducks in a row. He's tentatively scheduled the surgery for July 20th.

We're also working on some new items for the shop, a section called "Little Whims" for items $20 or less. We will also be discontinuing the peyote rings. You can still purchase rings through the Little Whims section and use the JOEY20 coupon for 20% off.

We're gearing up at my work, since the fiscal year end is on 6-30-11. I may not be able to update as much as I'd like, but I'll try to put some interesting things here on the blog to read and enjoy.

An update on Joey

This morning we were up at way-too-frickin-early to go to the diagnostics center to have Joey's gallbladder radiation scan. Which, thanks to the lovely loophole in Joey's health insurance was not covered AT ALL, so we're on the hook for the costs of the scan.

For whatever reason, I was not allowed to go back to the room to be with Joey during the scan, though other couples were allowed to go back together. Still, after two hours of sitting in an aesthetically pleasing but frankly uncomfortable chair, the test was over and we went home. Joey was feeling a little crappy, so I stayed with him and took my lunchtime so we could both rest and relax a bit before heading out to our respective days of work/school/work.

I was in a work meeting most of the afternoon, but when I got back to my desk, Joey had called. Our doctor had his scan results, and it shows that his gallbladder function is abnormal. So, our next meeting is with a surgeon to consult about his upcoming gallbladder surgery. Wish us luck.

To help offset the financial hit of this, I am once again putting many, many needle holes in my fingers to make you lovely folks items at a discounted price. Head over to The Whimsy Beading Etsy Shop and purchase anything you desire or request a custom item for 20% off. Just use coupon code JOEY20 at checkout.

Medical stuff update - no stones

Joey's ultrasound went as scheduled today. Although the techs weren't supposed to tell him the results, they did say it looks like there are no stones in his gallbladder. So yay for that, but now we need to find out what's wrong so we can fix it.