- Severed tendon in my index finger - a plastic surgeon was able to stitch it back together without too much scarring.
- Lymphangitis - the location of this was what scared me, even though it ended up not being a big deal. (I'll let you use your imagination, you'll probably get it right).
- Back surgery - to remove a lobe of a bulging disk that was compressing my sciatic nerve. I couldn't walk right for two months prior to the surgery, and it took nearly a year to recover.
- High amounts of calcium oxalate in my urine - they never did figure out where that was coming from. Even after seeing two specialists, but it most likely led to the next one.
- Kidney stones - at least that's what they think it was. It's the reason I had to go to the doctor a couple of weeks ago. All the tests came back negative, but the doctor thinks it's because I got lucky and passed a very small one that didn't hurt as bad as a normal one would. Still not something I'd like to go through again, regardless of what it was.
All things considered, I think I'd take a cold or a flu over any of that.
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It must be the nearing 30 thing...
Look at me, I had my gall bladder out, have a huge bump on the top of my foot that he thinks might be a bone I have to have removed next Friday... I would rather have a cold, too. They are cheaper!
It's interesting that you blogged this right as I am coming down with an annoying cold. Nothing overly debilitating, just annoying enough that I am doubting my ability to go to work and move 300 pieces of furniture tonight.
I asked for my daughter's birthday off one month in advance and they told me no. I'm trying not to call in sick until then. It doesn't help that four people quit this week. It makes the bosses mad.(They are down to about 30 employees and six of them are newer than me)
But thanks for putting things in perspective. I'll take a few aches and a sore throat over a kidney stone any day.
It's interesting that you blogged this right as I am coming down with an annoying cold. Nothing overly debilitating, just annoying enough that I am doubting my ability to go to work and move 300 pieces of furniture tonight.
I asked for my daughter's birthday off one month in advance and they told me no. I'm trying not to call in sick until then. It doesn't help that four people quit this week. It makes the bosses mad.(They are down to about 30 employees and six of them are newer than me)
But thanks for putting things in perspective. I'll take a few aches and a sore throat over a kidney stone any day.
Oh, so NOW you talk about your kidney stone. :P
Sounds like a lot of medical problems to me... :)
At least you didn't have to have lithotripsy. That would have been spendy.
Hey, completely off the subject...I had a woman request a photo of the Las Vegas Temple the other day...I didn't get a chance to go out there when I stayed at your house. Could you get me a daytime photo, and maybe a nighttime photo sometime? That would be cool, and i would buy you a new cd for your time...
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