It is seldom that a week goes by without Life being interrupted. Sometimes the interruptions are cataclysmic like 911 or the recent fighting in the Middle East and sometimes it is just a minor disruption at some personal level. Sometimes its even a combination of size and personal impact that gives the interruption greater meaning. Such was the case with my own heart attack two years ago. It definitely was not on the scale of terrorism or regional war, but for me it was nearly the end. To modern medicine's credit, a quadruple heart by pass operation and I am feeling renewed and living life fullest again.
This week, the interruption was much much smaller than the heart surgery, but still it has disrupted my comings and goings for most of the week. I had been having some gasteric discomfort due to a dysfunctional gall bladder which since Wednesday this week, has joined that list of things that will not happen again for me. Again through the wonder of modern medicine, my gall bladder was removed beginning at 7:31 AM on Wednesday and I was home sitting on my couch at 1:30 PM! A few hours labor by the fine doctors at University of Michigan Hospitol (literally my neighbors to the west), four small laproscopic incisions, some "super glue" sterile closures, and one less gall bladder.
My brother, who had his removed a several years back, spent three or four days in the hospitol for the same operation and I was barely from home 6 hours. Granted, I'm sore and tired, but generally pain free and quickly recovering enough to return to normal activities early next week.
However, this interruption does mean that any major work planned for this weekend will be delayed until next weekend when I should be better able to continue the Studio construction, getting the gardens and landscape settled for summer, and the like. I will however, be able to use this time off to make a few new plans for the coming months and start to visualize the new greenhouse that will be started this Fall.
With "Hats off" to modern medicine, I'll sit back this week, continue my brief recovery, enjoy the interruption, and will be back on track next week.
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2 comments:
So glad you are okay Dave.
In some ways medicine has moved on so much and we can really celebrate with you.
You sound so matter of fact about it all nd I really admire that.
Some people would go on about it for days, so well done that man!
Dx
Lovely to hear from you again - your were missed.
Lovely thoughts as usual - nice to read and gorgeous photos
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