Mike had his gall bladder removed yesterday. It had the gall to go out on him this fall, resulting in excruciating pain. Being extremely enlarged & diseased, it's been giving him trouble for some time. Due it's severity & size, a laproscopic surgery was not an option. After almost three hours in the operating room & a nice size incision, he's on the road to recovery.
Here's what our gall bladder does for us:
The adult human gallbladder stores about 1.7 fluid ounces of bile, which is released when food containing fat enters the digestive tract, stimulating the secretion of cholecystokinin (CCK). The bile, produced in the liver, emulsifies fats in partly digested food. After being stored in the gallbladder, the bile becomes more concentrated than when it left the liver, increasing its potency and intensifying its effect on fats.
Sounds like our gall bladder works hard at breaking down the FATS we eat. I'd say this is a wake up call to all of us. Let's reduce eating greasy foods right now especially, if they're a large part of your diet. No one is invincible & eventually our intake will catch up to us.
Mike is convalescing in the Othello Hospital & hopes to be released on Thursday or Friday, depending on how well his body responds to all he's endured. Fifteen pounds have been lost in the ordeal (yeah!) & we pray he'll get well soon.
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