I've mentioned this, more or less off-hand, a couple (ok about a hundred!) times lately, but here it is officially:
I'm going in, in a little less than 12 hours to get my darned ol' gallbladder yanked out so that I can finally (after 11 months!) start (and keep!) feeling better.
I'm not overly concerned - in fact, I'm looking forward to getting it over with - but several (wonderful, caring) members here have expressed concern and heartfelt well-wishes and I just wanted to take the time to say "Thank you, each and everyone, it really means quite a lot to me!"
I'd like to be nervous and I guess I probably should be and maybe I am just a little bit, but mostly I figure that it won't be a big deal and I'll be back on my feet in a day or two and back to work in about 3 weeks or a month.
In the mean time, you poor souls are liable to get awfully tired of me hanging around all the time.
So thanks again to everyone who's already wished me well and thanks in advance to anyone who bothers to respond to this. With friends and family like you guys, my convalescence should be an absolute breeze! (Not to mention a real hoot!)
ClaayerWild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK15,888 posts
The_Kansan: I've mentioned this, more or less off-hand, a couple (ok about a hundred!) times lately, but here it is officially:
I'm going in, in a little less than 12 hours to get my darned ol' gallbladder yanked out so that I can finally (after 11 months!) start (and keep!) feeling better.
I'm not overly concerned - in fact, I'm looking forward to getting it over with - but several (wonderful, caring) members here have expressed concern and heartfelt well-wishes and I just wanted to take the time to say "Thank you, each and everyone, it really means quite a lot to me!"
I'd like to be nervous and I guess I probably should be and maybe I am just a little bit, but mostly I figure that it won't be a big deal and I'll be back on my feet in a day or two and back to work in about 3 weeks or a month.
In the mean time, you poor souls are liable to get awfully tired of me hanging around all the time.
So thanks again to everyone who's already wished me well and thanks in advance to anyone who bothers to respond to this. With friends and family like you guys, my convalescence should be an absolute breeze! (Not to mention a real hoot!)
...Don...
(A.K.A. The Kansan)
haha Noooo it will be GREAT!..
How lucky are YOU to have such a fun way to recover
Us asking for blow blow accounts of stitches etc.. well.. that maybe just be me..
It will be great for you to finally get it all over and done with Don.. no more pain.. just think! WOOHOO!!
Maybe you want to say a few words to the departing GB tonight.. yanno.. 'It was nice knowing you blah blah' ...
The_Kansan: Oh God, Bob! My boss has been telling me that I SHOULD ask 'em to let me keep it! (I think he wants to see what's been costing me all the time off!)
Just throw a batch of chicken livers in a jar.... he won't know the difference.
We will all have to sit here straight and stony faced when he comes back.
::tries not to laugh:::
Oh suuuuure! I can just see you gettin' everybody together and saying "Hey! Let's see if we can crack him up! Make him laugh so hard it brings tears to his eyes - shouldn't be too tough, he's already in stitches!"
Indyfella: Just throw a batch of chicken livers in a jar.... he won't know the difference.
I love it! Oh Gawd! He's given me such a hard (good natured) time about this, that I can't wait to SEE the look on his face when I go into the office, saying "Hey, I've got somethin' for ya'!" and plunking it down on his desk! Gawd! I'll bet he's gonna' jump a foot!
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I'm going in, in a little less than 12 hours to get my darned ol' gallbladder yanked out so that I can finally (after 11 months!) start (and keep!) feeling better.
I'm not overly concerned - in fact, I'm looking forward to getting it over with - but several (wonderful, caring) members here have expressed concern and heartfelt well-wishes and I just wanted to take the time to say "Thank you, each and everyone, it really means quite a lot to me!"
I'd like to be nervous and I guess I probably should be and maybe I am just a little bit, but mostly I figure that it won't be a big deal and I'll be back on my feet in a day or two and back to work in about 3 weeks or a month.
In the mean time, you poor souls are liable to get awfully tired of me hanging around all the time.
So thanks again to everyone who's already wished me well and thanks in advance to anyone who bothers to respond to this. With friends and family like you guys, my convalescence should be an absolute breeze! (Not to mention a real hoot!)
...Don...
(A.K.A. The Kansan)