OT: I am alive but not whole anymore

**maddog** · 03-24-2006, 09:19 AM

Just wanted to say thanks one more time. You guys and your support mean alot to me. If anyone ever finds themselves in Tucson, I got the first round.

**Urwordsbreakmed** · 03-24-2006, 07:36 PM

ya man that sucks hope you get well soon

**bovinehost** · 03-24-2006, 08:30 PM

Whoa! Glad to hear you're on the way back to normal life, man.

You want to hear something scary? I had my appendix taken out in the middle of the night in South America.

So as much as it sucks to end up in surgery, be thankful for American doctors, nurses, beds, etc.

Jack

**Oldtoe** · 03-24-2006, 08:31 PM

I had my appendix taken out in the middle of the night in South America.

Well at least I hope they showed it a good time.

**bovinehost** · 03-24-2006, 08:32 PM

They showed it to Erika, so yeah, I guess so.

**Figjam** · 03-24-2006, 08:32 PM

badumcha

**maddog** · 03-24-2006, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by bovinehost

You want to hear something scary? I had my appendix taken out in the middle of the night in South America.

So you got a visit from Chupacabra?

Originally Posted by bovinehost

So as much as it sucks to end up in surgery, be thankful for American doctors, nurses, beds, etc.

Jack

Very thankful. Everything went smoothly once they got me diagnosed. Was amazed at how efficient the whole deal was.

I wanna hear the full story on the appendix one of these days. So they showed it to Erika. interesting...

**SteveB** · 03-24-2006, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by bovinehost

Whoa! Glad to hear you're on the way back to normal life, man.

You want to hear something scary? I had my appendix taken out in the middle of the night in South America.

So as much as it sucks to end up in surgery, be thankful for American doctors, nurses, beds, etc.

Jack

Did you wake up in a bathtub full of ice, with a cryptic message scrawled on the bathroom mirror in lipstick?

**Oldtoe** · 03-24-2006, 08:42 PM

Lol

**bovinehost** · 03-24-2006, 08:51 PM

Erika's uncle did my surgery. Thankfully, he's one of the premiere surgeons in Peru and was educated in the US. The scary part was that I knew him, until that night, only as my heavy-drinking pal. I mean, I loved the guy, but we were DRUNKS.

I'll tell the whole story someday. Pretty funny - now that I can look back on it.

At the time - not so much.