tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post7376667596615953543..comments2023-10-23T13:48:04.341-05:00Comments on kind of . . .: oh, very mature!bonnie lenore kyburzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856781539848156298noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post-50799113472610179502007-09-19T13:08:00.000-05:002007-09-19T13:08:00.000-05:00wow! that sounds like a pretty cool procedure! i m...wow! that sounds like a pretty cool procedure! i mean, after a while and a lot of procedures, you (i) have to just start appreciating what "they" can do, right? i hope it's all well.<BR/><BR/>and, btw, i still have to explain to hairdressers why my scalp feels bumpy (1994 craniotomy) and have areas of very-near-numbness along the surgical site. i hope your residual feelings are similiarly banal bonnie lenore kyburzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04856781539848156298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post-17859732537313553832007-09-19T12:08:00.000-05:002007-09-19T12:08:00.000-05:00I'm glad it's turned out so well. The knee isn't p...I'm glad it's turned out so well. The knee isn't perfect, but it's much better than it was. I was told we wouldn't know if the surgery really worked for five years (they drilled holes to grow new capillaries to get blood flowing back to part of the knee cap), and that was over six years ago now. Some times I suspect it might not be all fine, but I was also told it would always be a bit wonky fromAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post-90830129689849975632007-09-18T17:26:00.000-05:002007-09-18T17:26:00.000-05:00you guys are awesome. thanks for caring and writin...you guys are awesome. thanks for caring and writing and sharing (John, hope the knee is fabulously "new").<BR/><BR/>it wasn't nearly as bad as i thought it'd be, but someday, i'll have to write up the story that begins "When the doctor told me that a resident would be 'standing in,' he neglected to mention that he'd be giving rookie a shot at it . . . "<BR/><BR/>you can't wait, can you?<BR/><BR/>bonnie lenore kyburzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04856781539848156298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post-72939816505894272562007-09-18T17:08:00.000-05:002007-09-18T17:08:00.000-05:00mature? crap. we're supposed to be mature on these...mature? crap. we're supposed to be mature on these blog things...<BR/><BR/>final stages of the countdown...<BR/><BR/>maybe they didn't get that card yet b/c they're saving up for a bottle of...<BR/><BR/>be well, b.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474897835570476116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post-7078716834582047932007-09-18T13:22:00.000-05:002007-09-18T13:22:00.000-05:00I hope it all goes well. I completely understand a...I hope it all goes well. I completely understand about trepidation before surgery. A couple of days before I had arthroscopic surgery on my knee, I completely broke down and my wife couldn't understand it. And that's nothing compared to what you've had done and will be having done tomorrow. The control issue is a lot of it, I think, made worse because while we give consent to have such proceduresAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post-85280613186107368222007-09-18T11:00:00.000-05:002007-09-18T11:00:00.000-05:00billie,you are so kind. this means so much to me. ...billie,<BR/><BR/>you are so kind. this means so much to me. and i love the people i share w/ here. it's silly and amazing, how much mylittleblog means to me (mostly, it's the people, though, the access, the kindness, the sharing . . .).<BR/><BR/>and no! i'm not on drugs!<BR/><BR/>maybe later today :)<BR/><BR/>thank you so much for writing.bonnie lenore kyburzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04856781539848156298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post-69759430313452190812007-09-18T07:17:00.000-05:002007-09-18T07:17:00.000-05:00Sending you good vibes today and tomorrow and the ...Sending you good vibes today and tomorrow and the next. What you are experiencing now must be so difficult. Even though "others" haven't been quite so human about it all, keep in mind that the rest of us are here and we wish you well. We care about you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com