So glad it's 2007 and not 1907 . . .
because my beloved husband would have died :'( this past week without antibiotics and current surgical techniques! He had a gangrenous gall bladder removed. He was one very sick man this past Wednesday before the emergency surgery. He's fine now, sitting in the living room, reading a book with the "Bewitched" movie on the tv. God is good! ;D I also credit the vegetarian diet we've been eating and the kombucha tea for keeping the illness under control for so long. He'd been having spells where his belly hurt but it never got really bad (until this past weekend) and stopped in a day or so before. Now we know what was really going on. I always thought it weird that he was getting "food poisoning" so often and I wasn't!
To the men reading this, don't be so macho, when it hurts, go see a doctor. You don't get "extra" points in life for being tough and masochistic.
I'm so happy to hear he's recovering. I can't remember when you were going to have thyroid surgery. Has that happened yet?
Golly, T, glad to hear he's made it through! As a cat lover, I can say this, men are like cats--you never know anything's wrong until they get really sick and can't hide it. I have the same problem with my DH. I finally got him to get a physical by asking him: "How many husbands do I have?" Turns out he was ok, just an enlarged prostate, but no problems--but now I can relax. They gave him some herbal medicine, on the health service!
I too am glad this is 2007, because if not I wouldn't know about VegWeb and would never have been a vegetarian...certainly not in the Midwest of those days! Even in the 60's we had nothing like the choice in veg and fruit that is available now. I remember oranges around Christmas time were a big deal...and pomegranates, at our house, were the official start of the holiday season!
I'm glad to hear he's recovering nicely.
I'm so happy to hear he's recovering. I can't remember when you were going to have thyroid surgery. Has that happened yet?
No, I thought the surgery was going to take place this past Tuesday but there was a big miscommunication. It was just a surgical consult. I found that out when I called them because I was concerned that I hadn't received any pre-surgery instructions. The surgeon said that I could wait until after the school year (DH is a teacher) and that's what I've decided to do. I'm not brave enough to drive in San Antonio and DH would have to drive me home anyway afterwards. So he has to come with me. (Not that he wouldn't want to anyway.) It'll make it easier for him since he's been off four days this week not to have to take any additional days.
So glad he's better! That is wonderful!
to be honest, i frequently wish it WAS still 1907 and not 2007. things have changed a lot in 100 years, and not nessesarily for the better (with the exception of medical practise, of course!! and I'm so glad to hear that your husband's close call turned out ok, TinTex)
for one, no, we wouldn't be vegans, but we wouldn't need to be, because most of the reasons people have for being vegan wouldn't exist. animals wouldn't be mass produced and tortured, north americans wouldn't eat meat/meat by-products with every meal and would pay the full social and economic cost of the meat that they did eat. we wouldn't have to be vegan to have half a chance at a decently healthy meal, because all the food would be whole, and very little of it would be from far away. food would would be respected and not wasted, and the people who made the food would be hard working, independent and intelligent... not the overworked, underpaid, illiterate, illegal or underaged workers that pick fruit, flip burgers, stock shelves or slaughter cows today. pesticides didn't exist. the atom bomb didn't exist. there's even significant information to support the idea that most north americans were more literate and more aware of world issues that we are today (yes, we spend more hours in the classroom, but anyone who has recently been to highschool will tell you there are as many functioning illiterates in a grade 12 classroom as there ever were working on a farm). CARS didn't exist (or barely)... can you imagine a world without highways and cars??? i would gladly have married a farmer at 18 and had 5 kids if it meant i could wake up in the morning and breathe in the air without choking.
now, before you all start thinking i'm a crazy idealist that doesn't know the first thing about anything, i'm a medieval historian and know a fair bit about the fact that the world never really changes, but I STILL wish it were 1907.
How scary for you--and how wonderful that everything turned out so well. Here's to a smooth recuperation and return to good health!!!
I'm so glad to hear he's okay. It must have been a scary experience to go through. I hope everything stays well for the both of you!
Thanks to everybody who expressed concern! I really appreciate the sympathy. :-* He's continuing to recover and is planning on going back to work tomorrow, Monday. I hope he makes it through the day. He started feeling light headed during church services, so he may not be ready after all. We'll see. :D
I went through the exact same thing. I had horible pains in my chest and I never did anything until they were so bad I could not function and they would not go away. I was rushed to the hospital and had emergency surgery to remove my gallbladder. It was diseased. The was the last thing we thought would have been wrong with me. That was when I became a vegan. All the dairy I had eaten growing up probably did it.
T,
I'm so happy your hubby is on the road back to good health.
Thank you for reminding people to pay attention to the signs that their body is telling them. It's not just men though. I think that women are even more susceptible to the 'it will just go away' thing. We all have to remember that we can't take care of others unless we are taking care of ourselves.
OH MY GOODNESS!!! I am just glad he is home and being well...what he eats...a bit of a vegetable (sorry about that it is Monday and I have "mood"). At least he is a healthier veg today. How scary for you both.
He didn't go to work today; he said he was feelling light-headed (I had to bite my tongue not to say something about empty headedness :D ) and had a bit of tunnel vision. I don't think he's been eating enough since the surgery. I told him to try to eat something every two hours. I know that it probably hurts to fill his tummy up but he needs to eat to have energy and to heal. I told him that I would buy (and cook) anything he wanted. He hasn't asked for any meat but has been eating dairy yogurt and a few eggs. He said he didn't want anything other than that most of the time. He ate some of the Portobello-Seitan Stroganoff I made last night and said it was good but he was full and couldn't finish the whole serving. It''s encouraging for progress on his "conversion" but I just want him feeling well and healthy!
It's good to hear he stayed home and is taking it easy. :) My mom was a teacher and the only time I remember her home sick was when she had a 104 temperature and her co-workers insisted on her going to the doctor. It's psychologically hard for teachers to stay home sick (even when they should).
How's your husband doing?