the surgeon said

[cornerofmadness]

that the surgery went perfectly. Naturally John is in incredible pain (parents trying to remind him that's expected when you've been gutted.) they preserved the anus area in case they can reattach stuff up down the road and ditch the bag. My parents had no sooner gotten home that he called them, saying he was SO worried about them. Can we say he's on the good drugs? Mom said she's never seen such a nice hospital and was so surprised how awake John was post-op.

Unlike me you mean, mom? Yes you, who can never go home even if it IS outpatient surgery.

I've been assigned tasks at PT. Wash my hair with the bad arm (already doing it), get something off the high shelf...not today. But I WAS annoyed. The 1030 appt showed up at ten minutes to ten and they didn't make him wait so I was just left on my own doing half of what I could have done at home.

Random note more to the younger people on my flist. DO NOT email/speak to someone in charge, especially if you've never conversed with them before and call them by their first name. It's disrespectful and a whole lot of bosses will gladly ream you a new asshole for it. And high school teachers if you're allowing the kids to call you by first name, quit setting them up for rude awakenings down the road.





I pass this all the time going to therapy. Sometimes you get so many vendors in this cemetery's side area they get into fights. I love the little headstone tucked into the tree roots

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[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

The venders fighting is just cracking me up, really.

I like the tombstone among the roots, too.

I'm glad to hear about J.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

they were belly bumping the other day, hysterical

it's neat

thanks

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Now I'm just giggling. Or maybe shouting out the window as I drive by, "GET A ROOM, NO ONE WANTS TO SEE THAT!"

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it would probably end up as a dukes of hazzard chase if i did that

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

...that might be worth it.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

well if i had all day...

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

You mean you don't?

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

That tree was probably planted behind the headstone and grew up there like that (I've seen that in old cemeteries).

At first I thought that sign said "BEARS." :D

Good to hear your brother's surgery went well.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

could be but if I remember frmo my exploration, it's a broken head stone just sort of lying there.

hahaha, we have helluva farmers markets, you can buy you's a bear.

thanks

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

Ah, that's sad. I should dig out my pictures from our trip to Santa Fe and see if I can scan them in somehow (need a new scanner!) -- We stopped at a great cemetery up there.

Hee hee hee

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

cool, now there is one SW city I have not been too and really want to go.

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

I'd love to go back again -- best food anywhere, and everything was gorgeous.

Taos, just up the road, was cool, too.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I've heard it's beautiful and artistic

Not been there either. actually i don't remember ever being in NM

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

I like New Mexico -- I lived in Zuni for a couple of years when I was young and it left such an impression on me I was able to drive there when Barb and I went through; I've been to a lot of the northern parts, but nothing in the south.

Very artistic. Galleries as far as the eye can see!

And sopapillas on every table. Nom.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

oh cool, i do have friends in albuquerque but just never been out there

sopapillas, well now you sold me

[sillymagpie.livejournal.com]

And not just any sopaipillas! The best sopaipillas in the WORLD! I swear, no one makes them as good as they do in New Mexico.

Yeah, I could probably live in New Mexico, if I could get used to the relative cold the cold there.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

cool, i'll keep that in mind.

I'm pretty sure i couldn't handle how hot it is there though I know Sante Fe gets cooler

[sp23.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear all went well for you brother.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks

[bay115.livejournal.com]

Great news that your brother is all right!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks

[sillymagpie.livejournal.com]

I'm glad your brother's surgery went well. Best wishes to him for his recovery. And good drugs.

I could never bring myself to call my professors by their first names in college.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thank you

and seriously, it's just rude. it's one thing if i tell you it's okay (for instance my patients/nurses called me Doctor Dana but only after I said it was ok)

[bob_fish.livejournal.com]

Very glad to hear your brother's doing okay.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thank you

[silvrethorn.livejournal.com]

Great to hear the surgery went perfectly. Here's hoping J. never develops lesions again. Having major gut removal once is quite enough. I hope you and your parents are getting some well-deserved rest now that the surgery is over and done with.

We had an eager, young student teacher in one of our high school classes who insisted we students call him by his first name. We never did--nobody felt comfortable doing it. I know why he thought it would be a good idea, but it cost him our respect.

Fights aside, the informal local market looks like a great place to get locally-grown produce. Which may or may not be a good thing, depending on what the unregulated and uninspected locals spray and fertilize their crops with.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

he shouldn't because he has ulcerative colitis and not chrons. UC only affects the colon. Mom and dad seem okay. Haven't spoken to my SiL

i think a lot of young teachers try to be hip. call me by my first name. I'm one of you. Even in college, i had one prof who did that and seriously 10 years ago None of uss would do that. nowadays they ALL do even after I correct them. I never sign my emails as anything BUT doctor evans

it does have fun things to buy but mostly i have my own tomatos and beans

[enemytosleep]

Glad to hear your brother's surgery went well (and in another post, that you're doing more things with your arm). I hope tihngs keep looking up. :)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thank you verymuch.

I took a step back when everything went into a spasm yesterday. ALL of therapy was spent in trying to break the spasm and i stayed 15 minutes late just to exercise. but still, it IS getting stronger.

My brother's in a lot of pain but that's to be expected. the ostomy is already working even to the surgeon's surprise so that is good