Trying to think back to when my symptoms started

In the middle of the night of Dec 1, 2018 I woke up with excruciating pain on my Right Upper Quadrant (under my rib cage). I considered waking up Rick and telling him I needed to go the the emergency room. Thats how much it hurt. But then I calmed myself down thinking “it’s probably your gallbladder or something digestive”. We had an at-home date night earlier (thanks for letting J sleep over mom and dad) and had capped off oysters and champagne with an amazing cheese board and a baguette. What happens to someone who generally tries to avoid gluten and then eats a half a loaf of bread and All The Cheese? This. I thought this is what happened.

So, I waited a few days and the pain subsided but never quite went away. It felt “sore”.

By then the Christmas season was in full swing. We were in our new home and I had so much fun decorating and the Elf came to visit Juliette for the first time and it was a truly magical Christmas season. So, I didn’t really think about it. I just ate Christmas cookies and more cheese, like it was my job. And continued to blame my minimal discomfort on my diet.