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On Monday I'm having my gallbladder removed. It's one of the most common surgeries out there and it's quite safe by surgical standards. I have rare chronic conditions that make me pretty terrified of it though, specifically the anesthesia. The biggest risk is anaphylaxis or stroke. I have MCAS which basically means my allergy cells freak out over everything. The only food I can eat for the past almost 2 years is brown rice and even then only one brand seems to be ok.

When I have reactions though, it's not normal allergic reactions. I end up losing control of my body and I start shaking. It also feels like I'm suffocating. Air gets into my lungs fine it seems and my blood oxygen is fine so I'm concerned the oxygen is not making it to my brain when that happens. It's most of the symptoms of brain swelling which is my concern. It also gets very hard to think or talk.

Theres a good chance it's dysautomia from my unstable cervical spine though which would mean my body thinks it's dying but it's actually fine. That's what I'm really hoping for I guess, although it'd also kinda suck.

Anyway I guess that all doesn't really matter outside of just not knowing how dangerous this surgery is. I'm pretty scared though. As soon as they set the date and time for it (Monday at 9:15) it feels like when you get on a roller coaster and it starts moving.

Getting my gallbladder out could fix my inability to handle foods and absorb nutrients well. As you might expect being able to only eat brown rice, I'm super malnourished. I'm at 117 lbs, 6 feet tall, male. Two years ago I was 215lbs. If this can fix the food part, nutrition improving may be enough to solve a lot of the other issues. Or it won't help at all. Regardless I have a massive gallstone so it's gotta come out.

I can't really get my hopes up too high but this hell might finally almost be over. My latest lab results look better than they had in over a year. I've been pretty much confined to my room and anything that triggers my nervous system to activate causes those reactions I mentioned including exorcise or even listening to music. I really hope this gives me my life back or at least doesn't kill me.

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