Very sad to hear of Steve's passing yesterday. The first computer I ever owned was a Timex Sinclair 1000. But the very first computer I bought with my own money was an Apple IIc. And of course I have an iPod and my beloved iPhone. ...
Author Archives: Secondhand Karl
Oct
02
Week One
It's been a week of physical therapy thus far, and while it's not as bad as I thought it'd be, my shoulders are still killing me. The left shoulder, in particular, which is odd because it's my right shoulder that was supposed to be operated on. Turns out the left shoulder is worse. I knew ...
Sep
16
The One Where I Might Not Need Surgery, After All
So I went to go meet with the new surgeon on Wednesday. I was supposed to meet with him and get a new surgery date. What I got was something altogether different. This new surgeon says that there's a 75% chance I won't need surgery, after all. That I could be healed through physical therapy. I ...
Sep
10
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Surgery
So...the surgery. Mom and I drove to St. Petersburg on Monday afternooon - Labor Day - to stay in a hotel overnight. I was supposed to report in for surgery at 8am. I was a nervous wreck, having never had surgery before. Well, I did ...
Aug
18
Appointments
That's my stack of appointments for tomorrow, which start at 8:30 AM and end after 1:30 PM. SIX of them, all pre-op appointments including labs, EKG, and x-rays. I'm not even sure what some of them are, to be honest. One includes "teaching" of some ...
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