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 ...
Tag Archive: surgery
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 ...
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 ...
Jul
21
Elastic
I'm a t-shirt and cargo shorts kinda guy. Have been for quite a while. No, I'm never going to be fashionable. I'm all about the comfort and utilitarian thing. I recently had to go clothes shopping, though, which I detest. There's no way I'm going to be able to button my shorts with one hand
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