Originally written Aug 12th, 2006

So, my surgery Friday could not have been easier or more trivial. They used twilight instead of general anesthetic, I recovered almost immediately, and I actually walked part way home afterwards - I could have made it the whole way but Brie wouldn't let me.

I checked in at 7:30, went to surgery just after 9:00, and was in recovery by 10:00. In fact, we were home by 11:30.

On the other hand, I'm still completely bleeping miserable, because I have a terrible cold and a fever.

And on yet another hand, they put in another drain under my arm, since I'm still having lymphedema from the first surgery (I've had to go in and have the area needle- drained 3-4 times a week). The tubing on the drain is about2 feet long, and at the end, there's a soft oblong reservoir that is constantly getting clogged. I suspect this one won't last much longer than the last one.