Gall Bladder
The Life and Times of Bruce Bramson
June 24, 2009
Operations are almost “drive-through” these days. I was in the hospital yesterday from 10 am until 6 pm. Of that time, I was on the operating table less than an hour! The remainder was preparation (2 hours) and recovery (5 hours).
After the Gallbladder Surgery
Nothing but a big black hole where my gall bladder was. Of the operation itself, of course, I have no recollection: I was out cold! Now, I have some minor pain around my tummy: after all, my old bod has been assaulted rather violently. But the laparoscopic technique is so much less invasive than the old “carve ‘em up” approach that I should be back to what passes for normal (in my case) quite soon.
There was plenty of time to think through some more of my most recent story, Nature Boy. The second installment is mostly on the computer now: I just have to do a little polishing and convert it to ASCII per Nifty’s rules and get it uploaded.
Thanks for all your kind wishes, of which there were none at [email protected] . Perhaps I have no readers!
June 21, 2009
OK: The subject isn’t what you might think!
I’ve been told many times I “have a lot of gall”! Very soon, it will no longer be true.
Trouble Brewing
Earlier this month I began having some pains in my middle that did not go away. After suffering a week, I got to my doctor, who suspected gallstones (as did I): these were confirmed two days later by ultrasound, which revealed at least one stone an inch in diameter! So, Tuesday I enter the hospital to have my gall bladder removed. It should be routine, and I should be out the next morning.
Of course, if something goes very much wrong, this blog will go dead as well, so as soon as I can I will update so all my readers (are there any? I never get email!) waiting breathlessly will be relieved.
ON A COMPLETELY UNRELATED MATTER
After a three-year hiatus, I’ve published another story: it is in the nifty archive, currently at the top of this index. There will be a continuation of this story, assuming I don’t expire in the midst of the gall bladder removal.
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