I finally arrived home in Roseburg today. After several ultra-sounds via a tube shoved down my throat and on into my small intestine to see what's happenin'; two attempts to go down my throat with an instrument, on into my bile duct to remove gall stones; several trips to the emergency room for pancreatitis attacks they've sent me home. On April 2nd I must return to Portland VA for an interview with the anestheiologist in preparation for surgery on April 10th. They will go in with approximately a 4-inch slit in my stomach area, take out my gall bladder, cut a small hole in my bile duct and remove the gall stones. After this, they tell me I will spend 7-10 days in the hospital for recovery.
What I have to cheer me up is on March 30th, a Sunday, I will go in and pick out my new gas stove which is to be delivered on March 31st. On April 1st, the plumber will arrive to hook up the stove and shortly after he finishes I will depart for Portland without a chance to even use it. It will be at least two weeks before I return and have a chance to fire it up. Oh well, life is a [censored] and then you die . I do get to spend quite a lot of time with my two remaining sisters which makes up for the frustration.
What I have to cheer me up is on March 30th, a Sunday, I will go in and pick out my new gas stove which is to be delivered on March 31st. On April 1st, the plumber will arrive to hook up the stove and shortly after he finishes I will depart for Portland without a chance to even use it. It will be at least two weeks before I return and have a chance to fire it up. Oh well, life is a [censored] and then you die . I do get to spend quite a lot of time with my two remaining sisters which makes up for the frustration.
Don't wait too long to tell someone you love them.
Billy
Billy