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Westie
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Blah! Just got back from hospital. And, as Shaun would say, Hospital sucks.
Had my appendix out on Tuesday evening. Perfect end to a perfect day that started with the sore
stomach at 9.00am that led to the 2 hour Ambulance ride with morphine (cool) at 4.30pm and surgery
at 10.00pm. I managed to find the only Doctor on the planet that still believes in slicing people
wide open for an appendectomy and not using those neat little endoscopes that only leave a coupla
little holes.
The recovery time is gonna be a few weeks. Atleast until I do anything remotely serious on the bike
(The consequences of not letting the abdomen wall heal properly and falling make me feel a little
squeamish.) It's a shame because it's a beautifully hot late summer and in another couple of weeks
the last of the southern hemisphere good weather will be gone and I'll only have winter to look
forward to! Bummer!
No, really, I'm happy to be home and am appreciating the little things in life - like sipping water
and eating jelly and being able to pee. You don't appreciate those things until you can't!
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Westie
Had my appendix out on Tuesday evening. Perfect end to a perfect day that started with the sore
stomach at 9.00am that led to the 2 hour Ambulance ride with morphine (cool) at 4.30pm and surgery
at 10.00pm. I managed to find the only Doctor on the planet that still believes in slicing people
wide open for an appendectomy and not using those neat little endoscopes that only leave a coupla
little holes.
The recovery time is gonna be a few weeks. Atleast until I do anything remotely serious on the bike
(The consequences of not letting the abdomen wall heal properly and falling make me feel a little
squeamish.) It's a shame because it's a beautifully hot late summer and in another couple of weeks
the last of the southern hemisphere good weather will be gone and I'll only have winter to look
forward to! Bummer!
No, really, I'm happy to be home and am appreciating the little things in life - like sipping water
and eating jelly and being able to pee. You don't appreciate those things until you can't!
--
Westie