Surgically absent...

Its half the year, and almost 2 years into motherhood.

So much is on my mind. My work, my career, my time for myself, and what to serve the boys for breakfast tom. my mind is pretty murky the past days as there are so many life changing decisions that i have to take before this year ends.

When i was pregnant with gavin, i was discovered to have gallstones. I closely monitored what i ate and what i did just so to keep the stones quiet thru out the pregnancy. Thankfully, it did. Going thru my routine check ups, My OB advised me that should we want a second baby i have to have my gallbladder (not just the stones!) removed: To lessen complications and have a stress-free pregnancy.

You see, i have had medical concerns that merited emergency operations. My first was in 1991. I was 7 years old and i slipped on my grand mother's perfectly polished floor. Instead of letting my butt fall, my left elbow caught my fall and snapped. So off to the operating table that midnight... to put pins on my elbow. The second was fairly recent, a decade ago. 2007, a month before my sister's wedding. I felt really bad pain on my left hip... thinking it was due to my monthly period, i knew it wasnt coz i started vomiting. Rushed to the ER twice.. the second one made them do an emergency ultrasound. I had a cyst on my left ovary which had to be surgically removed. Again, at midnight, i was on the operating table having the cyst (thankfully benign) taken out..together with my ovary.

Then now, i am faced with this question on my gallstones. do i risk should i get pregnant or do i go thru surgery again.. and remove it completely even if i dont get symptoms.