Nervous Yet?
I get asked this a lot. The answer is, "Not really." I feel pretty calm about it all and, if anything, a little excited. Hopefully this is going to make Doug's life a lot easier. I can't imagine being on dialysis this long. My job is simple: show up when asked and do what I'm told. I can handle that. It's not a very risky surgery, no real side effects, and recovery is only supposed to last a few weeks at most. And I love road trips. Give me the free time and I'll drive to Michigan just to cross the Mackinac Bridge. I've got a lot of movies picked out to sit and watch, books to read, and music to listen to.
They say you bounce back more quickly the better shape you're in, and I do find myself exercising a little more franticly lately. Nothing like trying to cram at the last minute. Does that sound like me? I just get a little grossed out thinking of them having to cut through layers of belly fat. Skin? Muscle? Doesn't bother me. But the thought of a scalpel slicing through thick, yellow (It's always yellow in my imagination, at least.) fat? Gross. And a little embarassing. So I'm trying to minimize that.
Now, I am a little nervous on Phoebe's account. She's a born worrier and this is going to be rough on her. It looks like she'll be able to stay at the hospital while she's out there, though, so that'll help.
They say you bounce back more quickly the better shape you're in, and I do find myself exercising a little more franticly lately. Nothing like trying to cram at the last minute. Does that sound like me? I just get a little grossed out thinking of them having to cut through layers of belly fat. Skin? Muscle? Doesn't bother me. But the thought of a scalpel slicing through thick, yellow (It's always yellow in my imagination, at least.) fat? Gross. And a little embarassing. So I'm trying to minimize that.
Now, I am a little nervous on Phoebe's account. She's a born worrier and this is going to be rough on her. It looks like she'll be able to stay at the hospital while she's out there, though, so that'll help.
posted by Unknown @ 5:28 PM
3 Comments:
At 12:17 PM,
Zardoz said…
Remember, if you think of something we can do to help out (either you or Phoebe), all you've got to do is ask. Just let us know!
At 8:18 PM,
Bricker said…
Dave-
Phoebe is a worrier? You should talk to Malibar about this. He's frantic. Just last weekend I stopped by his place and he was sitting alone in the dark playing video games by himself and I was like, dude whats up, and he was like I'm totally freaked about Dave-O's surgery and I was like do you want to go get some pancakes and he was like sure especially if they have fruit compote on them and I was like Perkins can do pal lets go and then he just started weeping and weeping and grabbing at what I think was his kidney and I was like dude are you alright and he was like no I'm so worried about Dave-O and I was like dude you need some cakes and I gave him a tissue.
So you can see that everyone is a little nervous.
At 6:47 PM,
Bricker said…
Actor's left? Is that just down stage from Writer's right?
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