tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post5320462264021864163..comments2023-10-17T02:47:38.574-06:00Comments on In Palinode's Palace: by request: something really, really grosspalinodehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01029915232895358768noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-4071580788711215602007-11-30T11:39:00.000-06:002007-11-30T11:39:00.000-06:00These photos don't gross me out. My husband had so...These photos don't gross me out. My husband had something just like it after his brain surgery. It was on his neck and the scar still makes him look like that's where his zipper belongs ~ you know, the one that allows him to slip out of his skin whenever he wants.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you are all sealed up and healing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-91978841710984763962007-11-23T16:12:00.000-06:002007-11-23T16:12:00.000-06:00actually - those are pretty cool brother - but it ...actually - those are pretty cool brother - but it sucks that if the suregery was around L4/5 we didn't get any crack shots ;) damn that schmutzie, keeping them all to herself!<BR/><BR/>take care of you!dkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942778047544504052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-75992410786299809862007-11-23T14:44:00.000-06:002007-11-23T14:44:00.000-06:00Oh, I'm going to be looking at this post EVERY DAY...Oh, I'm going to be looking at this post EVERY DAY. <BR/><BR/>I'm downloading the photos into a desktop screensaver even as we speak.Ozmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975578823318395358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-66186372459748100352007-11-23T14:35:00.000-06:002007-11-23T14:35:00.000-06:00ew.ew.i am the divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263135869760345387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-80733236858997228322007-11-23T14:07:00.000-06:002007-11-23T14:07:00.000-06:00schmutzie - I think the nurse was happy to get a c...schmutzie - I think the nurse was happy to get a couple of interesting and talkative people in there. To judge from the people in the waiting room, I bet they get a lot of gloomy Gusses in there.<BR/><BR/>abigail road - Yay! We're staple siblings, we are.<BR/><BR/>witchypee - Nope, no stitches, just a bandage for the next little while. It did not hurt to have the staples removed - it actually felt really satisfying. And as soon as the staples came out, the itching stopped.<BR/><BR/>shelley - Cartoon bums? Are you saying that I had a bunch of little cartoon bums sitting just above my real bum? That would be handy.<BR/><BR/>ada - It doesn't look pretty, but apparently it was time for the staples to come out. The nurse first removes every other staple, and if the incision doesn't look right, she leaves the rest in and the patient comes back a week or so later.<BR/><BR/>sgazzetti - I agree. I'm glad Schmutzie took such a beautiful photo on the way.<BR/><BR/>birchsprite & reddirtroad - There's no itchiness left, sad to say. I had a good time scratching at the bandage, but as soon as the staples came out, the itching stopped.<BR/><BR/>anonymous Monica - Dog bodies, human bodies - we're all just bodies, I guess. I bet your dog was happy to get them out - no more itching. When are we going out for drinks?<BR/><BR/>betsey C. - those little scattered wounds are marks from the bandage that I wore for a week. There was a guy with a shotgun in the room smoking a stogie, but he never used the gun. He just kept coughing. The nurse didn't even acknowledge his presence.<BR/><BR/>theresa - I will pass on your photo compliments to Schmutzie. I did not keep the staples; as soon as the little machine unhooked from my skin, they became medical waste. And in this Communist country, you can't take medical waste home from clinics, damn them all.palinodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029915232895358768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-69443715681807811982007-11-23T13:12:00.000-06:002007-11-23T13:12:00.000-06:00I will never not be able to look at these pictures...I will never not be able to look at these pictures again. They really are gorgeous. Did you keep the staples? Those wounded birds need tender loving care.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05899794817816658435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-47632744090623027572007-11-23T11:40:00.000-06:002007-11-23T11:40:00.000-06:00Wow, just wow! Fascinating. What are all the lit...Wow, just wow! Fascinating. What are all the little wounds scattered around near the bottom of the main wound? Was someone shooting at you with a pellet gun during surgery? What the heck goes on in operating rooms up there in the Great White North?<BR/><BR/>All kidding aside -- you seem to be a very good patient. Best wishes for your continued recovery.Betsey C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18045079596395908497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-52448885042752680822007-11-23T07:46:00.000-06:002007-11-23T07:46:00.000-06:00My dog just had the same kind of staples removed. ...My dog just had the same kind of staples removed. And the vet used the same remover tool. And they looked the same post-removal, only sprinkled on the floor. <BR/><BR/>I don't know why it should surprise me. Did I expect the dog to get inferior staples? Did I expect human staples to come in gold?<BR/><BR/>Your wound looks tidier, though. They must use golden scalpels for humans and butter knives for dogs. <BR/><BR/>--MonicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-18887723447494742182007-11-23T03:52:00.000-06:002007-11-23T03:52:00.000-06:00I have never had staples or even stitches for that...I have never had staples or even stitches for that matter, but I imagine that would be so itchy. Glad the recovery is going well.reddirtroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02746621272363827712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-1896464888622691052007-11-23T02:27:00.000-06:002007-11-23T02:27:00.000-06:00See if that was my wound... I would be itching it ...See if that was my wound... I would be itching it right now....itchy itch itchy.<BR/><BR/>But then I'm gross.Birchspritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07145780680291399808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-59048033212947933582007-11-23T01:28:00.000-06:002007-11-23T01:28:00.000-06:00That is exactly why they invented the internet. Bu...That is <I>exactly</I> why they invented the internet. But I have to say: I like the on-the-way photo best.sgazzettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07537570223133637162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-61260041350163985192007-11-22T21:31:00.000-06:002007-11-22T21:31:00.000-06:00I think you definately need duct tape, or super gl...I think you definately need duct tape, or super glue. That wound doesn't actually look like it was ready for the staples to come out. Glad Schmutzie was there to capture such a beautiful moment for us all!Adahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177117812460786750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-27712725408884907592007-11-22T18:14:00.000-06:002007-11-22T18:14:00.000-06:00I was looking at the lovely sad poisoned bird stap...I was looking at the lovely sad poisoned bird staples and feeling slightly melancholy until my eyes refocussed and they suddenly became misshapen cartoon bums.<BR/><BR/>Much better.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797510110695485816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-71676736321896405402007-11-22T16:48:00.000-06:002007-11-22T16:48:00.000-06:00It looks like you still need stitches after the st...It looks like you still need stitches after the staple removals.<BR/>Or duct tape.<BR/>Did it hurt?<BR/>I think I have to go to the bathroom now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-15256518719405710532007-11-22T16:17:00.000-06:002007-11-22T16:17:00.000-06:00Hey! That's the place where I got my staples out. ...Hey! That's the place where I got my staples out. Man, I hope I never have to get staples out again. I'll take stitches any day.Abigail Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07012285919607936159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-29126445171887915252007-11-22T16:13:00.000-06:002007-11-22T16:13:00.000-06:00I love that the nurse didn't even look at me funny...I love that the nurse didn't even look at me funny when started leaning in for shots at every stage of removal.Elan Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023867307505601913noreply@blogger.com