Gallstone Aftermath - no more gall!

Went to visit her yesterday after the operation. I didn't reach in time to hear the doctor's report, but it was, well, very successful. Praise God! When we reached there, she was still under the side effects of anastaesia - feeling drowsy. To say that she is indeed a blessed woman is very fitting for her - many people, including my uncles, aunt and mom, went to visit her. It was like yet another family gathering, only that it was because of the gallstone problem.

It took the doctor four holes into the torso, to put the instruments and endoscope for operating on her, to get the stones and the gallbladder out. We couldn't see the gallbladder - it'd be too disgusting to look at, anyway - but at least we got to see the stones. Six gallstones, what do you think of 'em?

Okay, so here are the gallstones. Notice the greenish-yellow tint at the base of the vial? That's what your bile looks like. It emulsifies the fats in your body, making the fat droplets break down into smaller fat droplets. Kinda like stirring your oily soup until the droplets at the surface break up into small ones, so that more enzymes can act on the fat droplets with more surface area.

The bile is still in the body, don't worry. Just that it's much less concentrated as it has no place other than the gallbladder to store and concentrate it in, so that means that she's gonna start taking a less-fat diet now, or risk complications later on, I reckon.

Oh by the way, Uncle Kelvin went to stay vigil for the night, so he didn't come back with us.