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From: Take a wild, friggin guess
To: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:37 PM
Subject: [SkunkworksAMA] Now I know how Frankenstein's monster felt...
Hey all-
I returned home from Saint Louis last night, but was far too
exhausted to do anything worthwhile. One thing I've noticed is that I
have a real limited amount of energy, and it appears only a couple
times a day, so I have to pace myself.
I got the call on the 14th of November, and both my mom and I had to
get our shit together and then she drove me up to St. Louis. I was
prepped overnight, and had both surgeries performed over a 5-6 hour
period. I think it was around 6am or so. In any case, the docs
replaced my pancreas with a functioning one, and put in one good
kidney.
I was in ICU for awhile, then went through all the fun painful shit
for the first week after surgery. All I can say is: catheters are not
fun. I had more tubes and hoses in me than the six-million dollar man.
Reply:
WONDERFUL news, Jim.
You bet your Aunt Fanny we all were pulling for you, and now you're home for
Christmas.
Just follow the doctors' insturctions, keep your paws off the nurses, and
you'll be up and playing the violin next year! <G>
:thumbsup:
Received on Wed Dec 19 2007 - 19:52:11 CST