the gallbladder

So last week was a steep learning curve... learning about Medical care here in Brazil, Symptoms of Hepatitis, syptoms of Liver infections.. finding out what a Gallbladder is and what it does.. ( and how ugly it looks..!) In the end after lots of tests, waiting, more tests and more waiting a specialist was concerned enough to keep Tony in the Hospital. Tony was feeling much better by then! The yellow skin and eyes had gone and so had the pain. The doctor was certain it was his gall bladder and took it ( and the offending stones which had started to come out and block his liver) out on Tuesday morning. Surgery lasted about an hour and everything went fine. Its been a slow road to recovery.. Tony is not as young as when he last hospitalised himself. But the last few days he has begun to feel a little normal again other than being very tired. So here is the last week in pictures.. ( WARNING the bottom one is a little gross).