Back In The Saddle

Well, everything went according to plan. Though from a pain standpoint, it’s likely to get worse before it gets better, because they shot up the area with a local, and I’ll probably be unhappy when it wears off (I do have decent meds, though). But at least for now, I’m ambulatory, up and down stairs, and can sit at the computer.

It was probably good to get this out of the way in front of a three-day weekend…

[Friday mid-morning update]

Just to end all the speculation in comments, it was not an “@n@l spelunking” (not that there’s anything wrong with that). I had to patch up (literally) an inguinal hernia on the right side. I was trying to avoid TMI, but…

35 thoughts on “Back In The Saddle”

    1. I’ve undergone anal spelunking twice. The preparation is far worse than the procedure. It simply is unpleasant. As for the procedure, they use really good drugs. Not only will you feel little or nothing, you won’t remember much of anything either. I now understand how “date rape” drugs work.

          1. I suspect that any medical advance that results in substantial human life extension will first have to reduce the degrees of unpleasantness that the human body can experience.

  1. Well, if your sitting at the computer, it might rule out any repairs at the ‘back’ of the structure.

    Use the meds, don’t be a hero, dragging out post-op wellness so you don’t feel loopy is just foolish. Too many people want to fight it out with pain, and you won’t win. My major disabling complaint is chronic pain, and I mean MAJOR. Sometimes I’m loopy two or three days at a time from my meds.

    But I learned that dragging it out so as NOT to feel loopy only made the recoveries that much longer. Feel well soon sir.

    1. I’m not avoiding meds — I’m taking everything prescribed. And it is worse today now that the local is wearing off and swelling is commencing, so don’t know how much I’ll be able to sit.

  2. Hmmm, I’m guessing that this is a mechanical repair involving hydraulic pressure. If so, the pain probably won’t be too bad, but you’ll REALLY notice the hair growing back. 😉

  3. Welcome back, Rand. Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery. The blogosphere is just NOT the same without you.

  4. I’m not even sure Titus had a chance to sober up yet. Heck, I’m not even sure he planned on sobering until Monday. Anyway, take some pain killer, and try the Stephen Green approach to blogging.

  5. Went through the hernia repair thing myself 14 years ago. Didn’t enjoy the procedure. Didn’t enjoy the recuperation. Drainage tubes are never going to be hip, cool accessories. Once everything healed up and quit hurting, though, things were much better. Sympathies in the meantime.

    1. No drainage tubes. Not even sutures (he glued the incision together). If I’d spent extra to do it laproscopically, it would have been even less invasive.

  6. I was trying to avoid TMI, but…

    Well, if it means anything to you, I now feel well on my way to Mars…

  7. TMI? This is the internet.

    Honestly, the speculation was killing me. People always downplay what they are going through out of modesty.

    Glad to hear you are doing well.

  8. I’ve had to go through the inguinal hernia repair twice. The first time was 19 years ago with a “traditional” repair on the left side, and the second was 12 years ago with a “mesh patch” repair on the right side. The second one was much easier with a speedier recovery and less pain. It seems like the “traditional” repair has since loosened, but I’m in no hurry to go through another surgery to get it fixed again unless it’s absolutely necessary.

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