the surgeon said

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.

( day 289, local color )