I've never had any surgery or been under general anesthesia before. Short term disability has already been approved by the insurance company so I won't miss out on any pay, which is good. Doc said it's a painful 2-4 week recovery time. I'm hoping I'll be out no more than 3 weeks.
If you remember the running joke from the movie Mallrats about "an uncomfortable place" I think you can figure out why it's going to be uncomfortable to sit down for a few weeks. An an example of where I got my dark, sarcastic sense of humor.
I told my dad I was nervous about the anesthesia (he's had lots of surgeries including liver cancer twice) and his response was:
"Don't worry about it. You'll wake up............and if you don't, you won't know anyway."
You've got this. Its normal to be nervous.
Modern anesthesia is pretty amazing; they are professionals who do this every day . Honestly for most cases, the actual surgery is just the first step.
Follow the pre and post-op instructions they give you; take the pain meds the surgeon prescribes, especially the first couple days, as well as the stool softeners.
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:OHSCrifle said:Hey badass. How you doing?
i see what you did there
I have a friend who is a colon cancer survivor. Nicknames are given - not chosen.
Hey thanks for asking. I won't go in to too much detail, but it's getting better.
I hope none of you have to go through this.
Just another indication I have to get my E36 M3 together and start taking better care of myself.
In reply to z31maniac :
Definitely not interested in the details but glad to see you reply. Hang in there.
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