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DiO'Bolic

Not completely obtuse
Nov 14, 2013
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Poconos, PA
Once, right before I was going into surgery to rebuild my spine after a car ran a red light and hit me, a doctor came into the room right after they shot me full of sleep juice and sat down next to me. I asked her why she was here. She said she was needed to monitor the operation because it was so delicate there was a good chance it would cause me permanent paralysis. I said... WAIT, WHAT!... and then I was out. :)
 

GNTLGNT

The idiot is IN
Jun 15, 2007
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Cambridge, Ohio
Once, right before I was going into surgery to rebuild my spine after a car ran a red light and hit me, a doctor came into the room right after they shot me full of sleep juice and sat down next to me. I asked her why she was here. She said she was needed to monitor the operation because it was so delicate there was a good chance it would cause me permanent paralysis. I said... WAIT, WHAT!... and then I was out. :)
...yep, sounds about right....
 

Sundrop

Sunny the Great & Wonderful
Jun 12, 2008
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Turns out what I thought were 3 lipomas that needed to be removed at the doctor’s office turned out to be 2 lipomas and 1 tumor. Of course the tumor is the one on the face and needs to be operated on right away at a hospital. Going under the knife Thursday. Dear gawd, the rules you need to follow in advance of an operation are ridiculous. Appears the scar might end up being bigger than I thought... Cool! :)
I'm still available to remove the lipomas for you.
Hope the tumor removal goes well. Try to do what the doctor tells you.
 

DiO'Bolic

Not completely obtuse
Nov 14, 2013
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Poconos, PA
I'm still available to remove the lipomas for you.
Hope the tumor removal goes well. Try to do what the doctor tells you.
Thanks. If I do what a doctor tells me it would be a first. The hospital called today and told me no asprin or advil beforehand as I would be losing enough blood as it was. Of course that was right after they said I couldn't drive home and they wouldn't even release me to a uber... so I asked if hitch-hiking was allowed. They don't believe in bedside manners in these parts for smarta$$es.. :)
 

Sundrop

Sunny the Great & Wonderful
Jun 12, 2008
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Thanks. If I do what a doctor tells me it would be a first. The hospital called today and told me no asprin or advil beforehand as I would be losing enough blood as it was. Of course that was right after they said I couldn't drive home and they wouldn't even release me to a uber... so I asked if hitch-hiking was allowed. They don't believe in bedside manners in these parts for smarta$$es.. :)
You sound like my dad.
 

Notaro

Stark Raving Normal
Mar 23, 2007
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Why do these IMDb side articles never mention names? It's always just "Star Trek Actress" or "The Boy from 'Mrs. Doubtfire'"
They just want you to click on the links so it'll take you to a site full of those headlines, then you click again and again and they infect your pc with malware which plagues you with pop up ads and whatnot. Best to just ignore the whole thing.
 

Moderator

Ms. Mod
Administrator
Jul 10, 2006
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Maine
Might have strained a muscle patting myself on the back this morning. On Monday night I had a senior moment forgetting that stringy things don't do well in garbage disposals and put a bunch of kale stems down. Result was the pipe got a clog and wouldn't drain on that side of the sink. Found a YouTube video yesterday for how to take the pipes apart and clean things out but didn't have time then. For whatever reason, woke up at 4:30 this AM but thought it was 6 so had plenty of time to attempt the project. An hour later all pipes put back together, clog was cleared, water is draining on both sides of the sink and no leaks. Can only imagine what that would have cost had I called a plumber.
 

Sundrop

Sunny the Great & Wonderful
Jun 12, 2008
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Your dad sounds like a great guy. :)
I remember when I was little, he was hit in the eye with a baseball, and was taken to the hospital. As they were admitting him, he asked if he could go home and get some clothes.....Idiots allowed him to do so, and he didn't go back. when the eye started bleeding again about a week later, he went back to the hospital, and again as he was being admitted, he asked if he could go home and get some clothes. The doctor looked at him sternly, and said, "You ain't going nowhere".
 

Sundrop

Sunny the Great & Wonderful
Jun 12, 2008
28,520
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Might have strained a muscle patting myself on the back this morning. On Monday night I had a senior moment forgetting that stringy things don't do well in garbage disposals and put a bunch of kale stems down. Result was the pipe got a clog and wouldn't drain on that side of the sink. Found a YouTube video yesterday for how to take the pipes apart and clean things out but didn't have time then. For whatever reason, woke up at 4:30 this AM but thought it was 6 so had plenty of time to attempt the project. An hour later all pipes put back together, clog was cleared, water is draining on both sides of the sink and no leaks. Can only imagine what that would have cost had I called a plumber.
Doesn't it feel amazing to do something like that yourself? I've been doing small plumbing jobs on my own for a couple of years.
The best reward is the amazed look on my Mom's face......she thinks you need a man to so everything.