Request for MacHete

I see youre up and around Machete!

Howzit?, didja get a nifty scar?
Hope ya feel better soon.
 
Prayers for speedy recovery. And I have found that the leather corsets are much more effective (when paired with a bustier anyways, and maybe fishnets stockings)

Steve
 
Good to hear from You!
Glad things went OK.... Hang in there!!!
Doc N His Lady
 
I finally saw my surgeon again for the follow-up to my hernia repair.

Dude had pictures of my innerds! :eek::confused::cool: Granted, nothing I would want hanging in the family photo gallery, but maybe on the fridge. ;)

Anyway, I was right about the hernia being much worse by the time of the surgery than it was at his initial exam. Turns out not only my intestine, but also my bladdder had become invovled, and they had become "incarcerated", which means they were stuck in the hole. Worse than a simple hernia that can be pushed in by hand, but not as bad as a "strangulated" hernia where the tissues are actually pinched off from a blood supply and start to die.

Now i've got this nifty fabric mesh patch across the inside of my gut held in by 12 to 20 cool little curly-q staples. I wonder if I'll be able to set off airport metal detectors now? ;)

Bottom line, I have to take another 2 to 6 weeks off work. I'm allowed to lift stuff and go about normal activities, but no work until the swelling and tenderness are gone.

I guess it's just as well. Although I really enjoy my job, it is somewhat strenuous, and I am out-of-shape after three weeks of doing nothing but sitting on my increasingly ample butt. I can use the time to get my strength and endurance back, and maybe get a few things done around the house.

Thanks again everyone! :)
 
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MacHete said:
Bottom line, I have to take another 2 to 6 weeks off work.

I guess it's just as well. Although I really enjoy my job, it is somewhat strenuous, and I am out-of-shape after three weeks of doing nothing but sitting on my **increasingly ample butt.**

I can use the time to get my strength and endurance back, and maybe get a few things done around the house.

Thanks again everyone! :)
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**increasingly ample butt.**
MacHete AKA Bryan,;)

Ya oughta try bein' off fer 14 years and see how, "ample" yer butt gits. ;) :eek:
'Cept in my case it ain't my butt but my middle section. :(
I've dun sit fer so long I havta use one'a dem rubber donuts ta sit on ta keep from havin pressure sores on my butt, I'm just a big butterball of problems. ;)

One of the side effects from my being under forced sedentary conditions for so long is that I have a, "ventral hernia." It runs up the center of my gut to my lower ribs and anytime I do crunches or start getting up from an awkward position from off my back the very center of my gut pops way up!
I tell everybody I have a, "baby alien" from the movie Aliens, where the cute little bugger jumps up outta the one guy's chest and goes scurrying off. :eek: :cool: :D

My doc says it ain't a problem unless it pops out and stays out, until then it's a good party trick.

Well my grandkids and great grandkids thinks so, at least the younger ones anyway.:D

It's still good to know you're recovering well, just do as the doc says but remember you're not superman so when you get tired, rest!
And whatever else you do or don't do, don't over-do!
 
YOWZA Yvsa! :eek:

I deeply and firmly believe that The Good Lord never allows anything into our lives that we can't handle.

The fact that I have never had to deal with anything nearly as rough as so many others just confirms my suspicions about what a wimp I must be. :o;)

Contrast:
My Brother-in-law just had his sternum sawed in half and his main pump rebuilt right in his chest. He is expected to return to work in one to two months.
I just had a couple little holes poked in me to patch my spare tire, and I'm gonna be off work as long as him?
Granted, he works in radio, not on an automobile assembly line. But still...:confused::rolleyes::confused:

"You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din." (Whoops! Wrong kinda Indian.) ;):D;)
 
MacHete said:
I deeply and firmly believe that The Good Lord never allows anything into our lives that we can't handle.

"You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din." (Whoops! Wrong kinda Indian.) ;):D;)
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Me too Bryan, me too, which is just one of the many reasons I'm still around on this plane.;) :D

But my friend you're a damned long ways from being a wimp whether you think so or not. I know you'd be a good man to ride the river with, nuff said.:p ;)

Yup, wrong kind of Indi(A)n. Gunga Din probably wouldn't know the tent was stolen****, but then again......;) :D



**** The Lone Ranger and Tonto went camping in the desert. After they got their tent all set up, they fell sound asleep.
Some hours later, Tonto wakes The Lone Ranger and says, "Kemo Sabi, look towards sky, what you see?" The Lone Ranger replies, "I see millions of stars." "What that tell you?" asked Tonto.
The Lone Ranger ponders for a minute, then says, "Astronomically speaking, it tells me there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it tells me Saturn is in Leo. Time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three in the morning. Theologically, it's evident the Lord is all-powerful and we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow.
What's it tell you, Tonto?
Tonto is silent for a moment, then says, "Kemo Sabi, you dumbass. It tell me someone done stole tent."
 
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