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 ...
Tag Archive: hospital
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 ...
Jul
23
What is the Sound of One Hand Clapping?
Holy hell, that's a lot of pre-op appointments! I got this list yesterday and it includes fasting labs (gonna have to bring a snack), EKG, x-rays, and some other pre-op stuff I'm not sure about. I'll be at the hospital most of the ...
Jun
23
MRI Complete
Well, I had the MRI and - contrary to my own beliefs - it went fine and wasn't that big of a deal. They had me fill out a form, listing all sorts of things like whether I had any metal fragments in ...
Jun
04
Torn
Drove to Tampa yesterday to go the main VA hospital in my area. It's a 2-hour drive each way. I spent most of the drive there fighting traffic and listening to "Hey, That's My Hummus!" Great podcast from a couple of friends of mine. And so it seems I do, indeed, have a torn ...
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