No I mean it was really funny.
The surgery was actually fun, but the recovery was brutal. If I could
do it again I probably would have tried the laparoscopic procedure.
(Intuitive Surgical was actually one of my clients for years...) The
surgeon told me that there was less chance of nerve damage with the
classic procedure. Ha. Besides, the whole thing was an out-of-pocket
expense. Welcome to cruising outside of the US and Canada.
They definitely do things differently down here. The nurses were a lot
of fun. I was totally out for the actual surgery, but the preparation
was wild. Those nurses just walked in, pulled up the gown, held my arms
down to the table while they stuck the IV in my arm (it took five tries,
because she wasn't looking at my arm...) and while they wrapped my legs
up with tape kept staring at the shaved area. Apparently there aren't
that many natural blondes down here.
That should have been humiliating, but they kept giggling and trying to
make conversation. "Are you married? (no) Divorced? (no) Why aren't
you married? (no quiero una esposa) Tienes una novia? (no al momento)
<giggles> Quieres una novia? (si, porque no) Tienes ninos? (no) Porque
no? (obviously not because I *can't*)"
Post Op was brutal. I had pain killers, but stopped taking them after a
day because they worked too well and I was afraid I'd forget, try to
pick something up or jump off the boat and rip myself back open. So for
a week or so I literally had to crawl on and off the boat. And the rest
of the story will remain untold until I find a way to make it funny.
Wal
you wrote:
Wal,
Funny stuff.
<snip>Everyone is different but I had the Hernia operation at 58. <snip>
_______________________________________________
Email address:
CnC-List@cnc-list.com
To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of
page at:
http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
