The Gall Stones

Margaret has often said "Except for the gall stones I have had a wonderful pregnancy." Unfortunately the gall stones were a very big exception.

In mid-March she was diagnosed as having gall stones. The pain was such that she was practically confined to bed. Though her doctor, Dr. Chua, wanted to have them removed, the surgeon, Dr. Kennedy, was unwilling to perform the surgery.

As a result Margaret spent more than three months on pain killers. And during that time she was admitted to hospital five times; with the average time spent in hospital being over a week.

In the end Dr. Chua induced her into labour at just 36 weeks, feeling the baby would be better off being a preemie than staying in his stress-out, drugged up mother.