Christmas food did me in!

[Merrill]

We had a fairly late dinner on Christmas, so when I woke up at 6:30 AM
on Saturday with upper abdominal pain, I thought it was indigestion. As
the pain increased I thought I had eaten something bad. As it got even
worse and unbearable, I feared the worst and had my wife get me to the
hospital. By 4:30 I was in surgery having my gallbladder removed. A
stone had completed blocked the neck and tube coming in from the liver.
Apparently this is a bad thing! Doc says that my GB was in pretty bad
shape and I have probably been misdiagnosing my frequent "indigestion".
Just got home, found a comfortable place to sit at the computer and now
I'm trying to figure out how in the world I am ever going to modify my
died to be low fat. Should be a challenge!

[Bill Martin]

Learn to cook hot and fast???

Glad to see/hear it wasn't more serious.  And you're back home on Sunday night.  They kick you out the hosspistol pretty quick these days.

I'm really happy to hear that it wasn't more worser.  Stay with us Merrill!!!  You are one of the good 'uns.

Bill

In my family, we weren't very tight.  We were kinda like a Tour Group, with secrets.

............Dennis Miller

[Gerry Curry]

Welcome to the club Merrill. I had the same scenario except there were no stones, so I still have my gall bladder. The doctor said it as my liver, so I'm on a low fat diet too. It doesn't mean no fat and it doesn't mean constant low fat. I have found I can "splurge" fairly regularly and get away with it. I keep playing it Julia's way: all things in moderation. I was in the hospital in the summer. No attacks since, so... so far, so good.

Trust me, I'll do anything to avoid another incident! I know you know what I mean.

Glad you're home and on the mend. Good thoughts your way friend.

On 2009-12-27, at 10:16 PM, Merrill wrote:

> and now I'm trying to figure out how in the world I am ever going to modify my diet to be low fat. Should be a challenge!

Gerry Curry
ge...@currysystems.com

[Don Ketelle]

Hey Merrill,

Glad they found it! It took about a year for them to diagnose mine. They
took mine in '92 and I've had very few problems. The axle grease they use to
fry foods at the fast food joints and peanuts are the only 2 things I have
to stay away from. I don't eat fast food... but I sure like peanuts.

Don in Texas

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Glad your feeling better.

my brother was working as an EMT when he had an attack, his partner did not have a valid license, so he drove himself to the hospital in the ambulance.... Did I mention it happened in Wendy's parking lot.

Removed the gall bladder the next morning.
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Subject: [BBQ] Christmas food did me in!

[Bill Martin]

On Dec 27, 2009, at 8:35 PM, Don Ketelle wrote:

but I sure like peanuts.

Boil them!!!!

Buy Green peanuts if you can.

Buy RAW if you can't find them "green".

You can, I discovered, use a crock pot overnight.  Season the way you want.

I discovered that a half cup of Tony Chachere Creole seasoning ain't enough!!  But be careful of the salt.  ½ to ¾ cup ought to be enough for 2-3 lbs and two quarts of water…  (or enough to cover the peanuts…. hell, they float!)

Bill

Vegetarian: Native American word for Lousy Hunter

[Nathan]

Hi Merrill. I'm glad to hear you're okay now. Take care!

nathan

[Scot Murphy]

Boy, you had a lot of gall!

Seriously, I hope you're feeling much better really soon. I had mine removed in 2003 to make room for a workshop. ;)

Scot "galling experience" Murphy

[Jack Waiboer]

Hey Merrill,

Glad you're OK and feeling better. Best to you for a speedy recovery.

Jack W.
Charleston, SC

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[Robert King]

Sorry way to spend the holidays Merrill! Hope you get better soon.

Robert King

[Sherman Watkins]

Merrill, glad you're okay now. 

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[1]

OUCH Hope you feel better! The diet deal might be tough?

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Glad you caught it. I had mine removed a few years ago. Take it easy for a
few days.

Bruce
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[John Douglas]

Time to bring out the book on "Why do bad things happen to good people."

 

Glad you are home and OK, sure beats the hospital. Have they given you "something" to read on accepted foods?

 

Now you still have the memories of the Gary W lunch...................hmmm, when did this start?  :)

 

John

 

[Roy Kennedy]

Merrill That's to bad you got sick . low fat diets are OK lots to eat .
Don't feel bad my kid brother just had to have his removed just so they
could make room inside to put in a pump for chemo treatment So as bad as
it seems there is always someone out there who is getting it worse . Hope
you feel better
Roy

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[big...@wildblue.net]

What Jack said.
Big Jim

[Steve Sheffield]

Hope you get feeling better soon

Steve

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[Harry Jones]

Hope you're feeling better real soon Merrill.

Harry

[Gary Wiviott]

On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 6:17 AM, John Douglas <JohnD...@cox.net> wrote:
> Now you still have the memories of the Gary W lunch...................hmmm,
> when did this start?  :)

John,

If it was the lunch at Moon's that did Merrill at least he went out in
a big way, the Jumpball, a big ol' pile of Italian Sausage, 3-eggs,
cheese, onions and potatoes all mixed together and served with
buttered toast. This is one heck of a breakfast.

I am including a picture of a Jumpball, it's not a great picture, but
you get the idea. ~smile~

Enjoy,
Gary

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[Gary Wiviott]

Merrill,

Glad you caught it early and are well on the way to a speedy recovery.
You need something, aside from bring you a Moon's Jumpball, just let
me know.

Enjoy,
Gary

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[buzz]

glad all is repaired and you are on the way to recovery!!

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[Jon Stine]

My dad had his gallbladder removed and said later that he lost 50 pounds.  I told him I was surprised that a gallbladder weighed that much!  A few years later my wife had to have her gallbladder removed, and I told her the joke about Dad.  It piqued her curiosity, so right before her surgery (but after the drugs) she asked how much a "wallgladder" weighed.

Hope they used the new technique like they did on Shannon, and your recovery is a quick and full one!

Jon

[Mike Chester]

Merrill,

Sorry to hear about your problem over the holiday. Holidays are a bad time
to go to the hospital. I had my heart attack on Christmas day in 2004 and
when I got to the coronary ward, the doctor told me that he was there
because he was low on seniority. The only way that the "long beards" would
come in is if blood were spraying out. I was put in a holding pattern for
three days until the holiday weekend was over before getting my
cathertization.
As far as living without a gall bladder it is fairly easy. Earlier in 2004,
I had mine removed in an outpatient surgery. I went home about a half hour
after I woke up. While every surgery has risks and possible problems, in my
case, it was almost nothing. I have had more pain getting a tooth filled.
I did not need to take any pain pills. Of course, I am trained to deal with
chronic pain in my back and this was less than I deal with daily. For diet,
your body will let you know how you are doing. If you eat too much fat, you
will feel it and you will not want as much, but I found that there was very
little difference than with the bad gall bladder in place as that caused a
similar condition. The short answer is that you probably will feel better
and not need much adjustment in your diet.
Of course, maybe I should be more careful as earlier this year the bile duct
that now connects my liver directly to my digestive tract got plugged with
stones. (This is where the gall bladder was removed) I felt really bad and
the whites of my eyes started turning yellow before the largest stone
passed. The doctor had to put a scope down my throat through my stomach and
make a turn into the bile duct. He cleaned out what he called "sludge"
(must be a technical term) and cut a larger opening in the end of the duct
so that stones could pass easier. Since then, I have twice had the
beginning of the same thing, but it passed without getting bad. The doctors
can't explain why I keep forming stones as this is rare without a gall
bladder.
Anyway, I am glad that you are feeling better.

Mike Chester

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From: "Merrill" <capta...@comcast.net>

Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 9:16 PM
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Subject: [BBQ] Christmas food did me in!

> We had a fairly late dinner on Christmas, so when I woke up at 6:30 AM

[Lucy Baker]

Well, DANG!! Merry Christmas to you! I'm glad you got taken care of and are home. Here's hoping for a better 2010! Feel better soon!
Lucy

On Dec 27, 2009, at 6:16 PM, Merrill wrote:

[Kevin Cleek]

What's the Jumpball look like before it's been eaten?

Kevin

Gary Wiviott wrote:
>
> John,
>
> If it was the lunch at Moon's that did Merrill at least he went out in
> a big way, the Jumpball, a big ol' pile of Italian Sausage, 3-eggs,
> cheese, onions and potatoes all mixed together and served with
> buttered toast. This is one heck of a breakfast.
>
> I am including a picture of a Jumpball, it's not a great picture, but
> you get the idea. ~smile~
>
> Enjoy,
> Gary
>
>
>

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[Sherman Watkins]

I'm trying to be supportive of my local doctors so I had a heart surgeon and his family over for brisket last night.  He looked kind of scruffy and was on call so he had to deal with questions from the hospital but, all in all, it was a good evening.  I was smart enough, however, that when I got my heart cath last year I avoided a weekend or holiday.  I recall that the ER nurse ran from the room after she took my blood pressure and my wife tells me that it was so high that sticking an IV in my arm sprayed blood across the room.  Do long beards measure judge spraying by quantity, by source, or by distance?  I just don't want to fail the test if it is offered again.  :-)

[Gary Wiviott]

On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Kevin Cleek <kjc...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> What's the Jumpball look like before it's been eaten?

Kevin,

The Jumpball looks a big mess, but it sure is tasty. Me, I typically
get two over easy, grits and split an order of corned beef, Moon's has
outrageous corned beef. A buddy likes to order the Jumpball with a
side of grilled hot Polish.

Looks like a little bacon snuck into the corned beef picture. ~smile~

[John Douglas]

Thanks, that was the best laugh I have had all day!

 

John

[Greg JONES]

Be well Merrill

Greg Jones
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[JOHN R CROWLEY]

Dang from me, too, Merrill.  Hope you're back on your feet real quick w/no more heartburn.
 
JC in Denver
 
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[phil wingo]

i had a pile of corned beef & mashed with gravey, corn great stuff

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[Merrill]

Thanks for all the well wishes and phone calls. Just getting caught up
on mail from the past couple days. My wife has informed me that I don't
have to go to such extremes just to get out of shoveling snow...I
thought it was a pretty good plan! :)

Merrill

[Merrill]

Kevin Cleek wrote:
> What's the Jumpball look like before it's been eaten?
>
> Kevin

That was funny. My gut hurts now, but it was worth the laugh!

Merrill

[Phil]

Merrill,
First briquets, then foil, and now low fat. 

What the heck kinda trick are you gonna pull next???  < G >

Best wishes to you, hope you have a speedy recovery.
Phil in Dallas

[Joe Welch]

Merrill, glad you are feeing better. Not a good time of the year to get puny. Hope you keep getting better.

joe

[Roy Kennedy]

Merrill sounds like you have gone full circle

Roy

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Glad you're on the mend.

Kevin

[Andrew Stanley]

Love it! My wife said the same thing to me recently... that's how we
know we married keepers!

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My wife just made sure I bought a snow blower.

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On 2009-12-30, at 1:14 PM, Andrew Stanley wrote:

> Love it! My wife said the same thing to me recently... that's how we
> know we married keepers!
>
> On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 10:13 PM, Merrill <capta...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> Thanks for all the well wishes and phone calls. Just getting caught up
>> on mail from the past couple days. My wife has informed me that I don't
>> have to go to such extremes just to get out of shoveling snow...I
>> thought it was a pretty good plan! :)
>>
>> Merrill
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[Merrill]

Phil wrote:
> Merrill,
> First briquets, then foil, and now low fat.
>
> What the heck kinda trick are you gonna pull next??? < G >

Mike Chester keeps tempting me toward the dark side of pellets, but so
far I've resisted having my soul sucked out by the micro log demons! <G>

Merrill