Be careful what you ask for

curlypie1 · April 2011

This is too funny and disturbing for me not to share.

I had my gallbladder removed a couple weeks ago. While in surgery before my send off to la-la land, I must have been very adamant with the surgeon that I get to have the stones post surgery (I wanted to see the little buggers that were causing me all that pain. I wasn't going to string them on a necklace or anything - honest).

I remember my Grandpa was given his in a nice little jar and I wanted the same experience.

Yesterday I was at the hospital for my post-op appointment, so afterwards I wandered on over to the pathology department and picked up my specimen. I was handed a bag with a jar that seemed very heavy to just be gallstones. As I carried it to the car I kept thinking...wow, this is heavy, there must be tons of stones in there.

When I got into my car, I peeked inside and noticed it was a large-ish mass of something floating in a jar of liquid (cue a vision of Anton Jackson of In Living Color's "personal facilities".)

I was horrified when I pulled out the jar and saw it wasn't just my stones but my actual, frickin' gallbladder floating in a jar of formaldehyde.

I was so disgusted I started crying and then I was a bit embarrassed by the fact that I was just handed one of my organs by a lab tech who must have thought that I was some kind of sick weirdo who wanted my little treasure for my fireplace mantel.

I made DH throw it away as soon as I got home. Gross.

I need someone to laugh at this so I don't feel like a total wacko. Anyone?

sistrkate · April 2011

I think it's hilarious and your subject line says it all. I can't decide which is funnier, the fact that you started crying, or that you made your DH throw it away

I actually thought this was going to have a worse ending, like you had someone else's something-or-other organ. Thank goodness it wasn't anything like that.

Miller238 · April 2011

HAHAHAHA! Bless your heart. I would have wanted my stones too. And I think it would be neat to see the gallbladder. Sorry you didn't get what you asked for!

doodlebug914 · April 2011

Oh, Tosha, I am giggling away, and Ethan is laughing too because I can't control it. Many wishes for a happy tummy now that the pesky gall bladder is gone!!

KristenBtobe · April 2011

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best story of the month. Hands down.

firegirlkorb1 · April 2011

Too Funny!

I didn't ask for my stones last week. Hope your are healing well. I am still a bit sore, but getting around. Kinda weird and funny that we both had Gallstones and surgery within days of eachother

Moesten · April 2011

I love it.

You could have buried it under a tree in your yard and had a little ceremony

l.m.k. · April 2011

Oh my gosh. That is hilarious! But also totally freaky. I probably would have had a similar reaction.

Ttimes3 · April 2011

curlypie1:

...cue a vision of Anton Jackson of In Living Color's "personal facilities".

...then I was a bit embarrassed by the fact that I was just handed one of my organs by a lab tech who must have thought that I was some kind of sick weirdo who wanted my little treasure for my fireplace mantel.

I just laughed so hard, I almost peed my pants. True story.