Not Enough Memory

I had an endoscopy procedure this morning.

For the past two years, my digestion problem has been getting worse. It takes my stomach overnight to start digesting. Now, I can hardly eat anything oily, creamy, fatty, or what-have-you, without my tummy bloating. I sometimes look like I'm 5-7 months pregnant with my distended tummy. My tummy is like a rubber balloon -- you see it expand within just 10 minutes after eating. Of course, this poses a big problem with my pants and skirts.

Lately, when my stomach expands out of of control, I feel some pain travelling all the way up to my chest.

Last month, my gastroenterologist made me do this Hida Scan with CCK. Without getting too technical, the Hida Scan with CCK is a procedure where a radioactive dye or tracer is injected into your arm. The CCK is supposed to make the gallbladder contract. With this test, I was diagnosed as having a malfunctioning gallbladder. I have biliary dyskinesia. My gastroenterologist suggested removal of the gallbladder, but I said let's do the endoscopy, too, before we make any decisions.

We did the endoscopy this morning. I was put under conscious sedation, meaning, I was asleep but not with anaesthesia.

When I woke up, I said and did things that I don't even remember now. Joey said that I asked the doctor if I will lose weight after having my gallbladder removed (Doctor Mills said no), but I said I never asked that question! He also said I kept muttering "I'm so sleepy", like a hundred times, when I don't recall saying that. I was awake on our drive back home from the procedure, but I have no memory of that period.

Joey complained that, since I woke up from the procedure, I've been talking non-stop, like when I'm tipsy (the few times that I do drink). I don't remember that, either. I'm realizing that I enjoy this lack of memory -- it's weird, like talking in your sleep, but very amusing and intriguing!