Otto service for a week or two or three.

Hope all goes well. You'll be in our prayers and thoughs.

Is there anything we can do from this end to make your stay more tolerable?

We'll try to turn up the cranky but humorously informed comments to make up for your absence.

Wishing you a speedy and trouble-free recovery, amigo.

Steve

Well, I survived and am doing well. No major problems or complications. Thanks for the nice words. Back in a while.

Excellent! Now follow Doctors orders & read the instructions :) Best Wishes

kc

Thanks, but that's not the way the real world works. I'm in the recovery room, and the doctor and I have a discussion. One problem. I'm drugged out of my mind and can't remember anything. The next morning, he shows up to remove the drains. I'm still drugged out of my mind, so he repeats the instructions. Later that afternoon, he comes again with the release forms (I'm rather anxious to escape). I'm still loaded with pain killers but it's not obvious to me. Realizing what's happening, I try desperately to remember what he said. That worked for perhaps a few hours. I did make some notes at some point. However, the notes made no sense the next day.

What saved my posterior was the printed instructions they gave me before the surgery. I wisely dragged it to the hospital with me. RTFM definitely works, but following and remembering the doctors orders was almost impossible.