http://hp.vox.com/library/posts/tags/surgery/page/1/ Food, music and a lot of other stuff too... en Vox Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:23:09 -0800 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss surgery http://hp.vox.com/library/post/the-secret-life-of-my-scar.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/the-secret-life-of-my-scar.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/the-secret-life-of-my-scar.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:23:09 -0800 It's been a couple of months now since my skin cancer surgery. My scar looks only moderately improved from a month ago, though now it mostly lurks under my bangs with my new hairstyle. It is still surprisingly tender to any pressure, but I'm OK n... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/the-secret-life-of-my-scar.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d0ba9f0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> surgery scar http://hp.vox.com/library/post/3-weeks.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/3-weeks.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/3-weeks.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:57:35 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398c291630001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398c291630001-50si" alt="3 weeks" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> At the risk of emulating LBJ, here is what my incision looks like at 3 weeks: Yes, it's healing well. But, I've got a bad-ass scar. Which I think is going to stay bad-ass for a while, so I might as well just get used to the idea. Not happy about... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/3-weeks.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398c292cd0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> surgery http://hp.vox.com/library/post/ok-its-been-a-week.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/ok-its-been-a-week.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/ok-its-been-a-week.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:45:13 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398bda7a10001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398bda7a10001-50si" alt="Me" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> ...since I had that somewhat horrifying incision on my forehead. And you know what. It's still pretty horrifying. Sigh. Good news is though they got it all. I'm going in tomorrow for a follow-up appointment. I'm still keeping it covered with ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/ok-its-been-a-week.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398bdbcb50004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> surgery drake http://hp.vox.com/library/post/honestly-i-dont-know-whether-to-laugh-or-cry.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/honestly-i-dont-know-whether-to-laugh-or-cry.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/honestly-i-dont-know-whether-to-laugh-or-cry.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:49:33 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398bbed540003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398bbed540003-50si" alt=":-(" /></a> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398bbd1d50001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398bbd1d50001-50si" alt="Looks oddly familiar.." /></a> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398bbe2ab0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398bbe2ab0001-50si" alt="Me_again" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> But right now it hurts to either laugh or cry... Update: Here's the new me using the flesh-colored tape they gave me for dressing. Really, it's not so bad. Or at least I won't terrify small children! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/honestly-i-dont-know-whether-to-laugh-or-cry.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398bbe6f20004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> surgery http://hp.vox.com/library/post/recovery.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/recovery.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/recovery.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:09:59 -0700 It's an odd experience waking up from surgery. When I went under, they didn't have me count backwards from 100 (my brother and Dad both did this with their surgeries). The anethesiologist just said I might feel some stinging around my IV (I never ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/recovery.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00ccff8da3154064?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> surgery http://hp.vox.com/library/post/better-today.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/better-today.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/better-today.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Oct 2006 06:33:46 -0700 I'll spare the details but yesterday involved going back to the surgical center to have a catheter inserted. My plumbing definitely wasn't right - a not-so-uncommon side effect of general anesthesia. Looks like I'll have this until Monday - it's m... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/better-today.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00c2252c245b8fdb?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> surgery http://hp.vox.com/library/post/im-all-set-for-tomorrow.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/im-all-set-for-tomorrow.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/im-all-set-for-tomorrow.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:30:16 -0700 Talked to the Surgery Center - I need to be there at 8:15 - my procedure is at 9:15 and I should be able to go home by noon! Wow, that's great. My brother had the procedure two years ago and he gave me some tips. First, I was going to try to toug... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/im-all-set-for-tomorrow.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00c2252caac78e1d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> surgery http://hp.vox.com/library/post/surgery.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/surgery.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/surgery.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:00:14 -0700 I have a small but bothersome umbilical hernia I am going to have fixed in mid-October. Based on Internet research, it sounded like I could get back to normal activities (for me that includes training) in a couple of weeks. But the surgeon yesterd... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/surgery.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00c2252627708fdb?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> surgery