Originally Posted by Seabiscuit-P3

Good Afternoon Oregon and everyone everywhere else.






Still having difficulty talking about specifics for some reason, but this time it was just a little more than the common cold or flu. Some really good and nice docs on the team. 2 of them are chief of their departments at the VA as well staff surgeons and associate professors across the walkway at OHSU. Anyway the first surgery in Jan may have done the trick, we won't positively know until some lab tests come back next week.

Found out yesterday when we got to the VA that they had a room set up and planned on me staying for a couple of days after this surgery. Was kind of a bummer because it originally was supposed to be a day procedure. After the surgery they said the first surgery was healing very nicely and other than some tissue samples for pathology they didn't have to do anything else. They were very very happy with what they saw during the followup surgery yesterday, said I did very well during the procedure so they were going to send me home.

Anyway I am "grounded" at home. The docs and nurses at the VA have been very good. After the first surgery, supposed to be a day surgery, but things didn't go as we planned so they admitted me. They brought me snacks in addition to suprisingly decent meals for an institution along with real caffeinated coffee.

At home the warden is too bossy and makes me behave. She is off in Carlton taking care of her mother at the moment so I can get up and play a little........................

Better lay down again. Must be some good pain killers. 3 lap top screens where there should be only one..........................