The illness is upon us

We had a good time this weekend, but not such a good week.

My wife had an attack of sever abdominal pain, and after spending about ten hours in the ER (mostly waiting between receiving a few minutes of attention) we learned that she has gallstones.

After seeing a surgeon who obviously has his limits (at least outside of surgery) she got a prescription for a drug that should gradually dissolve the stones over the course of several months to a couple years. It's an acid naturally found in bile that normally keeps stones from forming. I think it's supposed to thin the bile a bit too so it flows around the stones more easily and is less likely to carry one into the duct.

She still has some pains that she's not sure are being caused by the gallstones, so further dr. visits & tests are surely forthcoming.