This might ramble a bit, so be patient.
First off:[
rant] Thanks to the miracles of modern medical insurance, I am back a week (or maybe two) earlier than I (or my surgeon) expected! The plan was that after a week or so in the hospital, I would spend a week (or two) in a rehab (nursing) home.
BUT, NO!!! My insurance company decided I'm doing "too well" for that. So, here I am 50 Km from the nearest hospital (by helicopter!) with a home health care nurse who will check on me once or twice a week. I could go on about the problems with the health care system of the "richest nation on Earth", but getting banned is not my intent, so I'll [
end rant].
Second: Yes, BAUT is my first stop on the web (OK, I did check my e-mail first
) I checked my earlier post and caught up on the replies posted after I went to the hospital. Thank you
all for your wishes!
Third: Thanks to several talks with the surgeon, I know a lot more now than I did before about my first surgery. From what I had to go through to clean out my colon this time, it is obvious that the first operation
was an emergency!
Once again, thank you all. I'm going to get some sack time. I'll be back in a few hours.