Lugnasa Hiroshima Moon
Into the Midway Doctor’s Building this morning for a surgical consult. A hernia needs repair. Not very exotic, not carrying dire warnings, but significant nonetheless. Hernia’s are common. Common enough for hernia repair to be the most common surgical procedure in the US. Who knew?
Dawn Johnson, in her early 40’s, has practiced for 20 years. She had the brisk, almost brusque, approach Kate says means professional. We chatted briefly. she examined me (with no wine before hand) and said that, yes, surgery would fix it. Would I prefer laparoscopy or open?
Faced with a menu of only two choices I chose the one that did not require a general anesthetic. Open. Well, there were other reasons, too. It seemed to fit my situation and it has the additional virtue of being frequently performed, a known quantity. I’m very conservative when it comes to things medical. No experiments on this body except as a last ditch effort. Tried and true, efficacious and low risk. That’s what I want.
So, on September 28th, I’ll go to Abbott and Kate will drive me home the same day. Key consideration in the date was the requirement that I not lift anything over 30 pounds for 30 days. Hive boxes full weigh around 50. Couldn’t do this surgery until the bee season has calmed down.
