It was probably the scariest point of my life.
And I can't figure out why. It's not like this surgery was my first. I
had a back surgery eight years ago and wasn't anywhere near as scared
as I was for this gallbladder operation.
I'm talking white knuckled, stare into space, colorless fear. I looked
whiter than the sheet I was laying on. I tried. I fought it. I prayed.
Others prayed. Man, I was scared. Until I woke up anyway. Then I wasn't
scared anymore. Just a little apprehensive about the pain and recovery
process.
But, all is well now. The surgery was Thursday and I have been following, to the letter, the Dr.'s orders.
I am glad that I went through with it, because the pain is gone. But, I
have told my wife that under absolutely no circumstance will she bring
me to the hospital again.
Anyway, that's all done. I can now move ahead with some big projects I"ve been working on and look at the future.
Summer is going to be full this year. I am planning on continuing with
school until the middle of August when we will take a few weeks off and
do some vacationing. My family hasn't taken a vacation, of any
substance, for quite some time and I'm itching to get away for a few
weeks. Where? Don't know yet, but the kids really want to see Niagara
Falls and I'd love to see some Civil War battlefields.
Hopefully we can work that in this summer.
Jun. 2, 2006 - just stopping by
i have been cleaning out my bookmarks and yours is going to stay :-) why? you ask? well, i have been trying to find other homeschoolers in maine so i can start making contact and see what the scene is like there. we have been homeschooling since the mid 1980's - 5 sons and are planning a move to maine within a year. our family is coming to the Houlton area in august to check things out - job interviews, check out property and see what will happen. i have appreciated your blog and how you keep at it! i havent' been writing much - just too stretched with too many projects. our sons range in age from 26 to 11. we have our youngest two still at homeschool. most years we keep at our work year round - it just depends what they need to concentrate on. are you originally from maine? well, just wanted to say hi - not sure how i found your blog - probably a link from another maine person. hope to 'talk' to you again.
Jun. 3, 2006 - Untitled Comment
I'm so glad that the surgery is over and went well. I remembered to pray! :o) It is such a nice feeling to know that you won't have that gallbladder pain anymore, isn't it?
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