"Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering."

( a bit political, I suppose... )

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( Medical drama contained herein... )

( The wonders of the gastrointestinal/biliary systems...(more medical stuff herein) )

Made it home again, this time sans gallbladder. A little worse for wear, but definitely on the mend. Cholecystectomy is hands down the most unusual Christmas gift I've ever received - or did I give it since I left my gallbladder and stones with them? Either way, I'm glad to be rid of it.  Just trying to take it easy and heal up. Not how I'd ( Read more... )

I stayed out of the hospital a little over 24 hrs. The pain was bad, but the vomiting made me turn myself back in. Got transferred up the road in the wee hours (first ambulance ride as a patientt), had ERCP this AM to remove the offending stone from my common bile duct (first time I've been intubated and put under general anesthesia). Gonna have ( Read more... )

( The view is different from the other side. )

( Here we are again... )

( or The Empty Blog )

Every town has its ups and its downs. Sometimes the ups outnumber the downs... Right now it's not looking good for Memphis.

( Self-indulgent rambling...and some medical stuff in the middle )