Hospital with Koi Pond – Westlake, Texas
I’m in the hospital tonight and I’ve been here for the last few days. Thursday afternoon, at work, my upper abdomen started hurting. I’ve nursed a cold ever since last week’s California trip and I figured I took a turn for the worse. I went home early.
It continued to get worse so my wife drove me to a fairly close emergency room. Unlike the bigger Austin hospitals, this is a small one tucked away, well hidden, in a nearby city called Westlake. We discovered it a few years ago when my older son badly sprained his leg. We notice that no one was waiting in the ER. It’s not a trauma center, which probably worked better for us.
They saw us immediately and after a battery of tests, they discovered a badly inflamed gallbladder. It wasn’t until Friday when I had the operation to remove it. I’ve been recovering slower than I hoped. Apparently the gallbladder was in worse shape than usual.
My wife was nice enough to bring my computer and the Canon G7X Mark II. Because, for me, photography and blogging have serious medicinal value. Plus, I hadn’t missed a daily post in almost two years, so I really didn’t want to break my streak. Obsessive, I suppose. Some readers might have notice a terse post from last Thursday. That’s all I had managed before going to the hospital. I later filled in the details.
The hospital at Westlake is small and intimate. A sizable Koi pond integrates into the design. The interior is modern and upscale. It’s a wonderful change of pace from the big city, anonymous places that make hospitals even scarier. No one wants to go to a hospital but small place like this, certainly make it more tolerable.
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Get well soon! Let me know if you need anything.
Thanks, Mike!
Get well soon Andy. Nice Koi pond. Thanks
Thank you, Jerry. Consistently getting better. Hope to be in the store, in the near future.
Hope the camera therapy works. Thinking about you!
Thank you, Suzanne.
Sorry to hear this news Andy. Must have been seriously inflamed for it to be removed. I wish you a quick recovery. All the best.
Hi Cedric, I have a followup with the doctor soon. I think it was inflamed, infected and with gallstones. Thank you for your best wishes.
Get well Andy! BTW, been there, done that, about 20 years ago. You’ll be better now.
Good to know that most people recover fully and can eat almost anything, afterwards. It’ll take a while but should be worth it, I guess. Thanks for your thoughts.
Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Thank you, I’m consistently getting better.
Sorry to hear about bout this, had mine out a couple years agao, Get well soon Andy!
I hear it’s a very common operations, especially for guys.
A bad gall bladder can just sneak up on you. They took mine out in 1982 and I have to say, I haven’t missed it yet. I’m not even sure why we still HAVE gall bladders since they don’t do anything useful anyway. Appendices too — another entirely useless organ. Leftovers from when we were all lizards?
Feel better soon. Take it easy and let everything heal up properly!
Thank you, Marilyn. I no longer have a gall bladder or tonsils so all I have left is the appendix, in terms of dubious left-over organs.
Andy,
Really sorry to hear about the emergency surgery. I’m glad you’re on the mend! I’m in the Bee Caves area for work, so ping me if I can bring you anything.
Hi Michael, good to hear from you. Thanks for your offer. I’ve been quietly recuperating at home and I seem to be getting better.
Andy,
Really sorry to hear about the emergency surgery. I’m glad you’re on the mend! I’m in the Bee Caves area for work, so ping me if I can bring you anything or even just a visit if you’d like.