Gall-bladder free blogging since 2007

Light blogging from me the next couple of days because I'm going in for minor surgery this morning. Next time you hear from me I'll be blogging gall-bladder free. Until then, wish me luck and I'll be back soon.

UPDATE (2/20): Thanks so much for all who sent kind wishes via the comments and email. Gall bladders are removed as a day surgery these days, and I was back home by dinnertime. I'm doing just fine, though my belly's still pretty sore.

BTW, if you've not known someone who's had this done recently, this type of surgery, which used to be much more invasive, is a pretty impressive medical marvel. They make four small incisions - one through the belly button (Ouch! - still painful) and three spaced on the right side of the midsection. Then they pump your belly up like a tent with carbon dioxide through one incision, and through the others go a camera, light, and tools. The surgery is done by remote looking at a video screen. They didn't even use stitches to close me up, just something the surgeon described as a medical version of superglue. Pretty darn impressive.

Of course they're still removing an organ, even if it's one I didn't particularly need, and I definitely feel like somebody's been messing around in there. So I'm going to take it easy for another day or two and enjoy the great pain reliever drugs they give you after surgery. Hard to say how much blogging gets done in the meantime, but thanks again for the support, and rest assured more Grits will be coming your way soon.