Heart-Shaped Stone

This is the mysterious story of Kellisa’s 25^th surgery which took place in February 2025 at Suter Roseville Medical Center. The surgery lasted three hours when the surgeon told us it should only take 60 minutes.

October 2024 – Kellisa had her first riding horse therapy session in more than 10 years and loved getting back in the saddle. Unfortunately, she started complaining of pain in her hips shortly after the ride. We took her to the doctor when the pain didn’t go away after a few days, and pain relievers weren’t helping. Tests were run and a few x-rays were taken. Nothing was obvious as far as her pain in the hip area, but in the corner of one of the x-rays, the radiologist saw something they couldn’t explain. A dark area of the stomach led them to believe a foreign object was “trapped” and would require further investigation.