Savor Dam wrote:Wow, Cambo. My scar from what I assume is a very similar procedure (in 1992) is from slightly above navel to well into groin...but I thought that these things were now done laparoscopically. Guess not.
Yes, once the staples come out and you can cough without trauma, the recovery is pretty easy.
They did a laproscopic for my appendix surgery, for some reason they couldn't do it for removing my bowel. They told me why, but I can't remember. No staples, though: dissolving stitches
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Cambo wrote:Recovery is coming along nicely. Hardly any pain any more besides the occasional dull ache. Scar is shaping up to look pretty gnarly- it runs from where my belly button used to be (they closed it up) down to my groin. Formulating stories of barfights involving P-addled gang members with switchblades.
Four weeks to go, and the recovery period is looking increasingly like a holiday.
They took your belly button??? How will you prove you're not an alien? and and and what will you pick lint from?
Cambo wrote:Recovery is coming along nicely. Hardly any pain any more besides the occasional dull ache. Scar is shaping up to look pretty gnarly- it runs from where my belly button used to be (they closed it up) down to my groin. Formulating stories of barfights involving P-addled gang members with switchblades.
Four weeks to go, and the recovery period is looking increasingly like a holiday.
They took your belly button??? How will you prove you're not an alien? and and and what will you pick lint from?
Funny you should say that, before the op my bellybutton was pretty deep, and I'd always, always, have a little ball of lint in it in the morning. I'm worried that now all that lint isn't being vacuumed up, I'm going to awake one day looking like I climbed out the back of a dryer.
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Cambo wrote:Recovery is coming along nicely. Hardly any pain any more besides the occasional dull ache. Scar is shaping up to look pretty gnarly- it runs from where my belly button used to be (they closed it up) down to my groin. Formulating stories of barfights involving P-addled gang members with switchblades.
Four weeks to go, and the recovery period is looking increasingly like a holiday.
They took your belly button??? How will you prove you're not an alien? and and and what will you pick lint from?
Funny you should say that, before the op my bellybutton was pretty deep, and I'd always, always, have a little ball of lint in it in the morning. I'm worried that now all that lint isn't being vacuumed up, I'm going to awake one day looking like I climbed out the back of a dryer.
Cambo, I hope your recovery continues to go well! Here in Florida, most scars are caused by shark bites!
I am happy, sad, excited, nervous and scared all at the same time. I am driving to NY tomorrow morning and starting all over again. Many different feelings. However, I am so thrilled that I am going to be living in the beautiful Hudson Valley again. I'm going home! Yay!
Thank you. I'm shaking. Excitement, nervousness, everything. Today was the first day in my entire life that I actually forgot to eat. I have purposely not eaten before, but never just forgotten all about it. Getting ready for dinner now. Wheeeeeeee! I wonder if I will sleep?
Lady Revel wrote:I am happy, sad, excited, nervous and scared all at the same time. I am driving to NY tomorrow morning and starting all over again. Many different feelings. However, I am so thrilled that I am going to be living in the beautiful Hudson Valley again. I'm going home! Yay!
Lady, maybe you can meet up with me and Linna this August.
Had a strange night. It's been close to 100 degrees F every day, 80s at night. And no electricity to run a fan, let alone AC. So I kept half-waking from very strange dreams, not sure what was real... One dream involved that our parrot died (he had an eye infection which seems to be clearing but he may be blind in the eye). So I went out this morning to check on him. He was fine, but the puppy is very very sick. So the weird, unreal feeling hasn't quite left.
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From what I have seen around here, null is lucky that folks like Frostheart and Effaeldm have not seen this post. If they had, they surely would have made much of the word "Member."
null wrote:people need to vote for me as Watcher of the Year...
From what I have seen around here, null is lucky that folks like Frostheart and Effaeldm have not seen this post. If they had, they surely would have made much of the word "Member."
better?
took our grandson to Galveston for his b/d. wil post pics when i get them back.
Woke up this morning, an oppressive feeling of death in the air. I don't usually have "feelings" about things, but it was very real. The puppy was dead this morning. That's two dogs in a year. Lily, the one dog who has survived them both, is anxious and confused.
A comfort was that my son, who broke up with a girl he's been in love with and wanted to marry for some time, and cried with me over Skype a few days ago, e-mailed me today and he is taking it very, very well, coming out strong from something very painful.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle. -Philo of Alexandria
ahhhh... if only all our creativity in wickedness could be fixed by "Corrupt a Wish." - Linna Heartlistener
Got the jeep back but now the stupid rental car has a flat tire and so I went to change it and it's like they friggin welded the lugnuts on. I got so frustrated that I had to walk away and now I am going to have to deal with it tomorrow before I go to work... gah... oh and it's snowing again...
Now if I could just find a way to wear live bees as jewelry all the time.....
Mine is from just above the navel to down there too. 38 staples - the gynie was very proud of that!
And I'm not the one complaining about below zero temperatures...unless they're in Ke(l)vin. 
and and and what will you pick lint from?
So the weird, unreal feeling hasn't quite left.
Thank you. I'm shaking. Excitement, nervousness, everything. Today was the first day in my entire life that I actually forgot to eat. I have purposely not eaten before, but never just forgotten all about it. Getting ready for dinner now. 