It seems it’s always something when you are 76. This time it’s a hemicolectomy, right ileocolostomy…robotic.
That’s just fancy words meaning they are going to remove 8 inches of my colon. No problem. You have several feet of the colon, so what’s 8” or so. The guy performing the surgery is a pioneer in laparoscopic robotic surgery and has done hundreds of these. TOP people involved! 2-5 days in the hospital to make sure the GI track is operating as it should, with no leaks, then I will need 2-3 weeks to recover. Once that is done I can get back to training for my next power lifting competition (senior class).
The worst part is the prep. Pretty much like the prep for a colonoscopy. The torture begins in earnest on Monday. Tuesday night I’ll be watching the election results through the fog of residual anesthesia and pain meds. Perfect. I’m hoping to be set free after 2-3 days. I worry about Karen going back and forth to the hospital, but she has the route down.
Sooo, as you can see, I will be out of pocket, and incoherent, for a while. A full report, in triplicate, will be forthcoming. I would like to have a video of the whole operation to share but I doubt one will be available. Most people would not want to watch it anyway. Wish me luck.
Tom
That’s just fancy words meaning they are going to remove 8 inches of my colon. No problem. You have several feet of the colon, so what’s 8” or so. The guy performing the surgery is a pioneer in laparoscopic robotic surgery and has done hundreds of these. TOP people involved! 2-5 days in the hospital to make sure the GI track is operating as it should, with no leaks, then I will need 2-3 weeks to recover. Once that is done I can get back to training for my next power lifting competition (senior class).
The worst part is the prep. Pretty much like the prep for a colonoscopy. The torture begins in earnest on Monday. Tuesday night I’ll be watching the election results through the fog of residual anesthesia and pain meds. Perfect. I’m hoping to be set free after 2-3 days. I worry about Karen going back and forth to the hospital, but she has the route down.
Sooo, as you can see, I will be out of pocket, and incoherent, for a while. A full report, in triplicate, will be forthcoming. I would like to have a video of the whole operation to share but I doubt one will be available. Most people would not want to watch it anyway. Wish me luck.
Tom
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