Yes, I had surgery on Friday. I had my gall bladder removed. I lost 15 lbs since July and finally went to the doctor. Right before I went to the doctor, I got really sick after eating something, I had really bad stomach and back pains. So my doctor sent me in for a CT scan. They found that my gall bladder walls had thickened. So I went in two days later for an ultrasound, which showed I had gall stones. My surgeon told me that my gall bladder is a ticking time bomb. I went to the surgeon last Wednesday and was able to schedule surgery for this past Friday...I have five futsal games to coach next weekend, so this weekend worked out better. :) Thank you to the Stephens family and my brother, Kevin, for caring for me. I am in Tremonton at the Stephens' home until Monday or Tuesday, then I will be at my place in Salt Lake for the rest of the week. My mom wasn't able to fly up here because she has a blood clot in her leg and is not allowed to sit for more than 30 minutes and can not fly, so the Stephens and my brother stepped into her place to help me. Also, thank you to all those who have offered their time and to adjust their schedules to help me however I need it. It's good to know I have such a supportive group of friends surrounding me!
Someone told me this surgery is easy...however, I beg to differ. Incisions on your tummy are very sore...I can't stand up straight, everytime I move I hurt...it's not as easy as others have claimed it to be...so I am taking my time in recovery. One good thing...I don't get sick when I eat anymore!!!! :) That's a plus!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Tournament Champions!
My U11 team won their futsal tournament! We played a U12 team. We were down 3-0 at the half, tied it up 3-3 by the end of the game, and won in over time 5-3! It was awesome and my girls really stepped it up!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Happy [Emotional] Valentine's Day....and not because I didn't have a valentine!
So I had no special plans for Valentine's Day (aka Single Awareness Day). The first thing I heard in the car this morning was, "Happy Valentine's Day, I hope you are spending it with someone you love." As I started to roll my eyes at this comment, I realized...'hey wait! I am spending it with someone I love!' But it was an emotional morning that turned out o.k....
My U11 team had a futsal tournament this weekend. This morning I went to watch their Jr. Jazz basketball game (all 11 of my players are on a basketball team together), then we headed up to the UofU for a futsal tournament. My assistant coach and I took four players from their basketball game and drove them up to the tournament, and the rest of the team came up after their Jr. Jazz game was over. After an emotional morning receiving a call about a family of one of my players was involved in a car accident on the way to the tournament (the player was with me) and the only information I was given at the time was that the car was totaled and people from the team were pulling over to help (thankfully everyone is o.k., unfortunately, the car is not--it got stuck in the middle of a six car pile-up)...as a coach, the first thought through my mind was, "am I going to have to tell one of my players that someone in her family is in the hospital or has been killed?"
The mom who let me know of the situation kept saying, "we'll be on our way as quick as we can," and I kept responding with, "I really don't care how quick you get here, I want to know if everyone is o.k!" I chose not to say anything to my player and her cousin (whose brother was in the car as well) until I had more information. As a result of the car accident, I only had half my team there to start our game because everyone else, who had been in a caravan, had pulled over to help this family. None of the girls with me knew what was going on, but then the other half of my team showed up emotionally high strung by what had happened so I had to get them focused (during the game), and then I was calming down my player and her cousin whose family was involved in the accident because they found out about it during our game...so I have two players crying, my team is down by 1...and I'm multi-tasking BIG TIME. When we found out that everyone was o.k., I pulled out my cell phone and let my player go call her mom....it was during the game, but I figured it was appropriate. It was one of those things where I didn't have time to think about my own emotional state through it all. But everything turned out alright...the family is o.k. and we still came out with a win and a tie (we tied a U12 team). We are scheduled to play in the finals of the tournament on Monday!
I'd say, my Valentine's Day this year, though emotional, was pretty decent! I can't imagine doing anything else...well, maybe take out the whole car accident, and the day would've been perfect!
My U11 team had a futsal tournament this weekend. This morning I went to watch their Jr. Jazz basketball game (all 11 of my players are on a basketball team together), then we headed up to the UofU for a futsal tournament. My assistant coach and I took four players from their basketball game and drove them up to the tournament, and the rest of the team came up after their Jr. Jazz game was over. After an emotional morning receiving a call about a family of one of my players was involved in a car accident on the way to the tournament (the player was with me) and the only information I was given at the time was that the car was totaled and people from the team were pulling over to help (thankfully everyone is o.k., unfortunately, the car is not--it got stuck in the middle of a six car pile-up)...as a coach, the first thought through my mind was, "am I going to have to tell one of my players that someone in her family is in the hospital or has been killed?"
The mom who let me know of the situation kept saying, "we'll be on our way as quick as we can," and I kept responding with, "I really don't care how quick you get here, I want to know if everyone is o.k!" I chose not to say anything to my player and her cousin (whose brother was in the car as well) until I had more information. As a result of the car accident, I only had half my team there to start our game because everyone else, who had been in a caravan, had pulled over to help this family. None of the girls with me knew what was going on, but then the other half of my team showed up emotionally high strung by what had happened so I had to get them focused (during the game), and then I was calming down my player and her cousin whose family was involved in the accident because they found out about it during our game...so I have two players crying, my team is down by 1...and I'm multi-tasking BIG TIME. When we found out that everyone was o.k., I pulled out my cell phone and let my player go call her mom....it was during the game, but I figured it was appropriate. It was one of those things where I didn't have time to think about my own emotional state through it all. But everything turned out alright...the family is o.k. and we still came out with a win and a tie (we tied a U12 team). We are scheduled to play in the finals of the tournament on Monday!
I'd say, my Valentine's Day this year, though emotional, was pretty decent! I can't imagine doing anything else...well, maybe take out the whole car accident, and the day would've been perfect!