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Greetings friends and foes. Most of my closest friends here know what's been going on because Chris has been keeping them in formed. I have seen all your comments on his post and want to say thank you so much for them.  They mean a lot and well I have always known what awesome friends I have. So here's a short version of what happened. Last Saturday I started getting a stomach pain in the late morning.  It felt just like food poisoning so I thought I could ride it out.  I had had eggs that morning and thought the eggs had been bad for me.  It kept getting worse and I told Chris to come home that it was hurting too much.  It got so bad he decided to take me to the ER.  We live very close to the hospital so that was a short drive.  I'm so glad we had the wheel chair from when I had had those back problems.  Because I hadn't had any vomiting they didn't think I had food poisoning. That and the fact Chris ate the eggs too and didn't get sick.  They wanted to do a CAT scan so after thinking about it I decided to go ahead with that.  It was rather neat and I enjoyed being wheeled about in the bed to the room with the machine. I enjoyed talking with the guy that did the scans. It was a nerdy conversation about how CAT scans are also used to scan fossils and make 3D models of objects and how technology has come a long way.  The hallway on the way in had awesome art work painted on it of Florida swamps and habitats.  The CAT scan room had all these native trees and sky painted on it even on the ceiling. Despite being in pain I was enjoying this new experience.

The results came back later and the doctor told me it was my Appendix and it had to come out.  They said it's good I caught it in the early stages. They were ready to do it that night.  So around midnight I went in for Larascopic Apendectomy.  I found it interesting that I was only mildly afraid. I didn't feel afraid until they were about to start.  One interesting thing was one of the attendants asked me to open my mouth and told me I had a small jaw.  I go, "This is for the breathing tube isn't it?"  He looked surprised and goes, "How did you know about breathing tubes?"  He asked.  I told him I'm a biologist and read a lot.  I know what he was psychologically trying to do. Ask me an indirect question to keep me from being afraid, but I knew what he was up to. I was actually curious about what the procedure was.   I was given anesthetics and an hour and a half later I woke up to fuzzy visions and told the operation was a success.  One of the first things I noticed was that I was in a different room.  So I had been moved while still under. I had lots of heavy blankets on me.  I think my body temp which is naturally low much have dropped during the procedure and I wondered if the doctors had panicked.  I get cold easily and one of my first requests was for socks.  Oh btw, I ended up with three pairs of free socks from the hospital. They were warm and neat and I was happy about that.  Also it was just like in the movies the way the lights go by over head and sometimes you see the face of a nurse look down at you. The operating room was like an alien spaceship with the big lights over the table and all kinds of neat looking machines all around.  Ok so when I woke up in that other room one of the first things I noticed was that my throat was all screwed up.  I'm very small so I think the tubes they used were too big. I was very scratched up and could not talk. I could only whisper and even that was hard. I asked for my husband and they told me he was  in the waiting room outside and I'd see him soon.

Poor Chris he was so upset and stressed over this too.  He slept in the waiting room.  The doc told him to go home and get some rest. I stayed the night in the hospital.  I was being given pain meds through IV as well as anti biotics. The five incisions in my tummy are small so it was rather non invasive as can be for something like this.  The doc said my appendix looked like a medium angry shrimp.  It had to do.  Chris came to see me the next morning and I was released in the afternoon.  I was hurting a lot but had been prescribed pain pills.  Everyone at the hospital was nice and I felt comfortable there. I grew up in a family of doctors so I had no problems with being in hospitals as I grew up around them.  I've never been afraid of doctors.  In fact I used the opportunity to show of my knowledge and have some fun conversations.  They loved my micbroes and my Fear that I brought with me as well as the art on my phone.

So for the past week I have been at home in bed recovering. It has not been easy. I have had lots of pain despite the medicine and been very weak. I've had to regain my strength and basically learn to walk again.  I still think this year is off to a good start though despite this.  The reason is I've always had tummy problems all last year. I thought it was odd I got food poisoning so much but now I think it wasn't that but an infection building up to this event. Now with the appendix removed and once I recover I think those problems will stop.  Good to have this happen now and get health stuff out of the way because I have big plans for this year.

I've enjoyed my down time though.  Chris and I have been together a lot and we've been watching cartoons and movies. Mostly super hero stuff.   We've grown closer because of this. My voice came back about three days later.  I've been enjoying my new phone through all this too. I'm not officially back but I have been reading what you guys say though I can't comment.  Chris reads to me and he keeps my inbox from over flowing.  On that note, to my friends, please do not send me any unnecessary stuff. I'm treating this like a vacation and just been deleting everything.  Or he has.  So I'll let you know when I can  catch up on posts and such. Right now I'm lying in bed with the laptop but can't do this very long. Strength's already fading. But I had to update you guys on what's been going on.  I may have over done it today. I felt very good so I wanted to go out since I haven't gotten out in seven days.  Chris took me to Red Lobster and met with a friend.  Was kind of a business meeting actually.  But then I got weak and tired.  Luckily we had brought the wheelchair.  First time using one in a restaurant but yeah still can't walk very far.  I was beat by the time we got home and now I need to stay down the rest of the day.

As far as movies go I found a hilarious one on Netflix just called The Pirates.  It's an Asian film with English subtitles about a whale that swallows the Emperor's royal seal and a bounty is placed in the whale's head. Pirates go after the whale and so do these inept bandits that know nothing about sailing.  It was under action so I had no idea this was a comedy but I really enjoyed it. The special effects were very good so that was a surprise.

Ok guys. I have missed you all but I must leave again.  I need another week of rest.

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DraftHorseTrainer's avatar
I'm glad that your surgery went well and that you got have fun talking with the different staff at the Hospital.
I will keep on praying for your recovery and strength to come back in your body, so you can walk again.

Oh, here is a cool video that I found, that I think that you will like. Its a about a unique species of Millipede from Costa Rica.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7nPcp…

Rest Up Well, Des. :)