Natalie Decker, a Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series driver, is recovering after undergoing surgery to have her gallbladder removed.
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Decker, who raced for DGR-Crosley in 2019, posted on Instagram Wednesday about what led to the surgery, including problems with her gallbladder the kept her from taking arthritis medication.
“Hi everyone now that I have had the surgery to remove my gallbladder I will share the whole story!” Decker said. “I have been not being able to eat much food and have been in so much pain every time I eat we went through lots of testing like upper endoscopy and gallbladder function test! They finally figured it out and my gallbladder wasn’t functioning right! I had to get my gallbladder removed before I could go back on my Arthritis medication. I’m so thankful everything went very well!”
Decker, 22, made 19 starts in 2019. Her best finish was 13th in the spring Las Vegas race.
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Day 1 after gallbladder surgery! Everything went really well! I’m so happy they fixed me up fast so I can start my arthritis medicine! pic.twitter.com/OugPyvzCVX
— Natalie Decker (@NatalieRacing) December 11, 2019