Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Then They Cut Me Again

Last time was only a two-fer but this time it was better to go for the three-fer and try for a Grand Slam.

Six and a half hours later, the tired pilgrims heaved back into view of the neighborhood.

The surgeon asked if I want the lightweight version or cut it and get it all.  That's choice no. two for me as discomfort now is much better than a revisit later.  That happened once before on my lip and you never, ever, ever want to have surgery on your lip.


There was a video recorded this morning because I figured there's minimal chance of playing once I get back so hit it while you can.  I'm listening to it again now to decide if I will upload it since I didn't try for studio-quality audio and used simply with a single cam.  That puts it in the 'good enough for Facebook' category where quality doesn't matter much.

Note 1:  I talked with the Raven about low-quality videos, endless worthless selfies, etc, etc yesterday or so and I don't quite get it yet but aiming for excellence in photography, music, etc doesn't matter much.  Must confer more with him to get a complete grip on that.

Note 2:  (I don't write these things sequentially) things are stiffening so I kicked off the upload and the video will go to Facebook.  It's an excerpt from "The Sanctuary Song" and maybe Tinkerbell likes it because she can't watch the master version because the flashing lights will cause problems as they will for people with epilepsy and many others.  This goes all the way back to strobe lights and people were specifically aware about them triggering epileptic seizures.  Making it more high-tech doesn't change anything and the risk is real as in full-out scare the living hell out of you seizures.


The anesthetic will wear off before too much longer and I will hibernate a bit.  That's six surgeries in five or six months so I know the drill for what will suck, when it will suck, how long it will suck (larfs).  So it will suck for a while but the worst of it is over in a week.


I asked today if it really makes all that much difference if any Sun hits me now and the one I asked was not a doctor but I wasn't looking for a reference by page numbers so much as a general impression.  She said specifically damage will continue on more exposure.

It's not my purpose to soak up a Coppertone because I couldn't be bothered and, wtf, I'm too sexy for myself anyway, right?  (larfs)

Therefore, I ordered a Pride umbrella today for eleven bucks.  I don't know what it does for gay people to carry it about but one thing it will definitely repel is people who think they might be gay (i.e. they often look like tough guys and drive pick-up trucks).


Thank you to Yevette for putting up with six and a half hours of immense tedium as the room was too small so she didn't even get to watch the slashing.  What fun is a knife fight if you don't get to see it.

My biggest situation was thinking, man, you're not going to make it so after a while I knew a move needed to be made so I said, "Excuse me but is it ok if I use the toilet before you do the third one.  I don't think I will make it otherwise."

I felt like such a damn child (larfs).

Daddy, are we there yet.  I think I'm going to pee my pants (larfs).


Caroline was the operating nurse and I told her how special I believe people in VA are.  She said that isn't what they write in the news.  I said I don't watch it and I know I see a parking lot full to the gills with cars out there every time I come over here and I see the most wonderful people I could possibly hope to see doing everything they possibly can in the best possible way to take care of all of us.  We were smiling together as the news will say whatever it wants but even if no-one else knows the reality, we do.

Note:  I make a point every time I go over there of making as sure as I can people know I appreciate hugely what they do and not only the doctors.  I saw a different nurse earlier to take vitals, etc and she asked how I was doing when she escorted me back so I told her, "My day doesn't look all that good but your sparkling personality already turns that around immediately."

Maybe that surprises you as that's not what you see online but real life ain't like Twitter, darlin' (larfs).

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