I had a scan and also saw my surgeon yesterday.
He explained to me how lucky I was to be alive and showed me
pictures of my abscess. It had a diameter of 4.5 cm – this is bigger than a
golf ball - Holy Toledo.
He explained how pleased he was when he got inside my head
and saw it - and drained all the muck
out. This apparently is one of his favorite things and gives him a great deal
of satisfaction.
My scan was OK and he does not want to see me again. I thanked
him for saving my life and said I really hoped I would never see him again
professionally.
I said that under Australian tradition if you save a
person’s life you own them forever. I promised to pop round and wash his car as
soon as I was up to it.
He thinks my headaches are because of the trauma my brain
suffered – but he does not really know – he is not interested in much except
poking about in brains and said he didn’t really listen to anything in medical
school unless it was about brains.
I got his bill a day or so ago – it was for $10,000. This
seem to be a bit on the low side for removing a golf ball sized abscess.
Perhaps this was just the first part of it.
I bought a filing cabinet from Amazon for my medical bills
and when it fills up I will store stuff in boxes in the basement. I am working
on a Dewey decimal filing system and may get a motorized wheel chair so I can move easily between sections.
I am still not allowed in the basement. I am not sure why.
I am starting to be allowed to cook and made Mrs. Henderson's
famous hotpot yesterday.
Tomorrow see my
infectious diseases doctor. He also saved my life but I am not washing two
cars. I will send him a Christmas card.
I'm so relieved to see you feeling better. Lynette and I have worried over you no end and send our best to you and Cate.
ReplyDeleteSo was this an infectious abscess or a run of the mill abscess and you have additional infectious things going on?
ReplyDeleteIt is super he does not to see you again.
I would after sucking muck out of your head and then prodding the brain and stapling the scalp a headache or two would be in order, but I am not a doctor. I am an engineer and would have put a bandaid on the whole thing and called it good. Not great, good. Then there would be a recall and bad headlines and such.
It is Chili time of year.
I think a Christmas card is fantastic. perhaps you can get one of the fancy photo cards and feature a picture then of your brain? I think they would both enjoy something like that. ;) Glad you're feeling better!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear you are feeling better and even better news that the surgeon doesn't want to see you again ! A huge big YAY for that !
ReplyDeleteHave the best day and I hope that your forays down to the basement can start soon.
Quite a few laughs out of this one :P
ReplyDeleteSK Waller: Thanks - I really am feeling better.
ReplyDeletefmcgmccllc: Ron of the mill - and there is nothing else happening. I am glad the US auto industry does not do brain surgery.
TNDW: Thanks: I plan on sending pics of my scar.
Me; Thanks so much.
Keegan88: Excellent news.
I like your car and card theme. If there is a third physician maybe you could somehow involve a cardinal. Cardinals are quite flexible as they come in bird, baseball, and religious categories of gifts. I rarely see a cardinal bird and neVer the other two. I am off early to work on printing shirts. But I need to make soup first.
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