I'm more broken than you

[cranefly]

Where do I get my Heal Fast/Seek Revenge tshirt?

Available as a tattoo.

The best t-shirts are tattoos.

One of the side effects of this operation is constipation.  Wouldn't you know it, I went into the operation without having a bowel movement since early the previous day.  The pain killers exacerbate the problem.  I was trying to avoid them for that reason.  Yesterday was miserable in that regard.  Yes, I'm taking laxatives and whatever, but they take time to work their magic.  Late yesterday I got some hard-fought relief.

Yesterday a nurse/therapist came out.  He evaluated me and my setup, made recommendations, prescribed exercises.  He does consider me a fall risk, in part due to the neurological hit I took a couple years ago.  The cause was never pinned down, but these days I'm the last to know I'm off-balance.  The walker is my friend.  In martial arts parlance, I must become one with my sword -- where the sword is my walker.

I have yet to see my wound.  He checked the bandage and said all looked well.  I won't have it changed until Monday or Tuesday next week.  As for when the stitches come out, there are none.  None on the surface at least.  The surgeon used superglue.  When I asked why he used superglue, the nurse answered with a question.  "Do you know how much stitches cost these days?"

Okay, he didn't say that.  But the incision is glued shut.  Make a note of that, and add superglue to your battlefield readiness pack.