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Title: Sal's gallstone successfully removed Post by: Aske on January 25, 2010, 01:38:16 PM 3 cm diamter, 4cm length
[sm_shock] in recovery room now Title: Re: Sal's gallstone successfully removed Post by: Darla on January 25, 2010, 01:42:31 PM I am glad that it was successful!
:D Title: Re: Sal's gallstone successfully removed Post by: dystopia on January 25, 2010, 03:14:33 PM [sm_shock]
[sm_beertoast] Title: Re: Sal's gallstone successfully removed Post by: birdymaker on January 25, 2010, 04:52:37 PM Good deal! [sm_thumbsup2]
Just the stone? or the whole damn thing stone included? I mean removed. Title: Re: Sal's gallstone successfully removed Post by: Blader on January 25, 2010, 05:11:11 PM wow, that is a true lunker! surely you've checked Guinness' book of world records?
leave it to a crassy Aussie to one up you: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_biggest_Gallstones_ever_removed_from_a_human_body Title: Re: Sal's gallstone successfully removed Post by: stroh on January 25, 2010, 09:25:01 PM Good deal! [sm_thumbsup2] Just the stone? or the whole damn thing stone included? I mean removed. Yes. Surgery? WTF? We need answers man. And use words they gave you that your didn't understand. Title: Re: Sal's gallstone successfully removed Post by: Salamander on January 25, 2010, 11:04:18 PM The whole gallbladder's gone, since more than likely it'd grow another stone at some point. Good riddance.
And now, for posterity: (http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hfm6pph6qhc/S15_Ztfb3QI/AAAAAAAABKg/phO1--GMpIY/stoney.jpg) Title: Re: Sal's gallstone successfully removed Post by: dystopia on January 25, 2010, 11:26:27 PM (http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hfm6pph6qhc/S15_Ztfb3QI/AAAAAAAABKg/phO1--GMpIY/stoney.jpg) That's a funky ruler. Hmm, I'm tempted to make a gravitational lensing joke about the size of that thing distorting the fabric of space-time, but I don't have the gall. (http://cosmology.berkeley.edu/Education/CosmologyEssays/images/LensSchematic.gif) (http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/upload/2009/10/is_it_evil_to_sell_mond_over_d/relativity_light_bending.jpg) Title: Re: Sal's gallstone successfully removed Post by: birdymaker on January 26, 2010, 03:55:52 AM The whole gallbladder's gone, since more than likely it'd grow another stone at some point. Good riddance. That was what I assumed but you never know. So ya gonna use that thing for a door stop or what? ;DTitle: Re: Sal's gallstone successfully removed Post by: Blader on January 26, 2010, 07:01:20 AM (http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hfm6pph6qhc/S15_Ztfb3QI/AAAAAAAABKg/phO1--GMpIY/stoney.jpg) That's a funky ruler. Hmm, I'm tempted to make a gravitational lensing joke about the size of that thing distorting the fabric of space-time, but I don't have the gall. (http://cosmology.berkeley.edu/Education/CosmologyEssays/images/LensSchematic.gif) (http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/upload/2009/10/is_it_evil_to_sell_mond_over_d/relativity_light_bending.jpg) completely unforgivable post Title: Re: Sal's gallstone successfully removed Post by: gleek on January 26, 2010, 08:33:32 AM The whole gallbladder's gone, since more than likely it'd grow another stone at some point. Good riddance. It's got a beautiful obsidian-like quality. Quite breathtaking. It would make a nice centerpiece for a brooch.And now, for posterity: (http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hfm6pph6qhc/S15_Ztfb3QI/AAAAAAAABKg/phO1--GMpIY/stoney.jpg) Title: Re: Sal's gallstone successfully removed Post by: dystopia on January 26, 2010, 09:47:26 AM Title: Re: Sal's gallstone successfully removed Post by: Salamander on January 26, 2010, 12:08:27 PM They wouldn't give it io me.. :(
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