A Patient Patient
I am in the hospital, updating from my phone. I went to the ER Thursday night with cramping gut pain; it turned out to be my third hernia and I had surgery Friday night to fix it. I am doing all right,...
View ArticleThis is Not The Surgery I Ordered, Sir
I got a gentle nudge that I hadn’t written anything about my surgery in specific, and how the recovery is going. I can’t promise I’ll share all the horrid details, but I hope you’ll feel like you know...
View ArticleThe Dreaded Follow Up
I saw Dr. WLS for my first post-op appointment yesterday. It was just about as bad as I expected. I have witnesses who will tell you it wasn’t horrible, but there were lots of questions and innuendos...
View ArticleSometimes It Feels Like a Three Ring Circus
I will admit, I’ve been shying away from posting some of the medical stuff I’ve been going through online; it’s kind of a silly reason so I’m not going to explain it. But today was full of such medical...
View ArticleCutting Away the Heart of the Matter
I’ve been spending the last few days weighing back and forth on how much, if anything, I was going to talk about the upcoming surgery I face. It’s high risk, and a big deal, and it’s messing with my...
View ArticleThings are Looking UP!
I get comments sometimes that this blog has turned into one gripe after another about how negative my life is; a “bitch fest”, “too much focus on the negative, and not enough positive thinking”, etc....
View ArticleThe Three Sided Coin
If you just want the short version, you can skim/scroll down to the “Here is the TL:DR Bookmark”, and start there. You’re welcome. As you all know, I had a panniculectomy in late December, from which I...
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