Tag: surgery
A Look Into My Nose, or: Probing a Patient’s Proboscis Procedure
I have this ongoing fantasy that whenever I have to recover from an illness or injury it will give me plenty of time to write, or at least read. I’m always behind on both, so […]
A CAT Scan Is Nothing To Sneeze At
The source of my sinus infections has finally been isolated. It was in my sinuses. Maybe I should be more specific. Various allergy/sinus/head doctors poked and prodded me for years. A sleep study revealed I […]
Nicked Knee Needs Needle
It’s been six days since Emily had knee surgery, I think … I don’t know, I haven’t slept since then. We thought we’d have about four weeks from the time everything was confirmed until the […]
My Heroic Recovery from Knee Replacement Surgery
When it comes to health matters, I ’m a very private person. I almost never air what’s ailing me – unless I’m talking to an immediate family member, close personal friends, neighbors, second cousins, co-workers, […]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Surgery
The older I get, the more time I spend at ologists. You know – the dermatologist, cardiologist, urologist, gastroenterologist, colonoscopologist, and, for reasons I’m still a little fuzzy about, my geologist. Recently, I had to […]
Dogs in Recovery
Canines recovering from surgery offer humans valuable lessons about proper ways to heal. For example, we shouldn’t lick sutures. Not ours or theirs. In the first 48 hours following his surgery to remove a fatty […]
Bad Advice Friday + 1, 8-04-17
I am ready. I am able to dispense with stupendously bad advice only one date late because: 1) I had a spasm of productivity. 2) I am holding an ice-cold root beer. 3) I am […]
When in Doubt…..Baked Goods!
I was having dinner with a friend last night who lives far away from me. She was telling me about her parents and caregiving. I was flattered that this very busy, corporate woman had obviously […]
Surgery and Naughty Furniture
Surgery has never been as much fun. I had cataract surgery on my right eye a few days ago. They didn’t put me in a bed to prep for it; they put me in a […]