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Skriven 2015-04-22 09:52:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Re: wanderings 507
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 04-13-15  22:17 <=-

 NB>> (My use of the word minor should probably have been in quotes, as I
 NB>> meant it rather facetiously...)  How come his wound ended up so
 NB>> deep... were there problems with the healing...?  
 ML> I believe that flesh-eating bacteria or somesuch iatrogenic
 ML> infection had something to do with it. He wrote me when it
 ML> was going on, but I seem to have lost the e-mails. Anyhow,
 ML> they had to excise a bunch of meat and parts of 4 ribs. He
 ML> complained that they didn't take away his beer belly while
 ML> they were at it.

Yuck.  I was afraid it was something like that... definitely a bad
scene.. I trust his complaint was intended as some sort of humor...? 
But I can well relate to the thought... ;>

 ML>> One of the items included in the care kit was a sterile
 ML>> pack of long-handled swabs. I asked Bill what they were for,
 ML>> and he said that they were to poke the dressing into the
 ML>> deeper recesses of the cavity.
 NB>> Definitely not for the squeamish... 
 ML> The first time I was a little queasy, but I got used to it,
 ML> and furthermore, it had to be done.

Yup, that last manages to get one over the hurdle... been there...
 
 NB>>> Go figure... but probably a good providence in the long run. :)
 ML>> Speaking of which, I went past the Providence airport train stop
 ML>> yesterday, and the winds and storms had smashed the shelter.
 NB>> Oh, dear....
 ML> So what do they do? They stop the train at the beginning of the
 ML> station, before the mess, and tell everyone to troop up to the
 ML> front to get off.

Sounds typical.  I suppose they don't have a lot of options, though.
 
 ML>> Speaking of which, I'm invited to my friend? Ann's for dinner
 ML>> tonight. I've been apprised by a third party that the main dish
 ML>> for the evening is cheese souffle.
 NB>> Was she the one that had a mostly dairy meal for you not all that long
 NB>> ago...?  Did you go anyway, despite the menu...?
 ML> I went, had a bit of cheese souffle and a lot of salad
 ML> (which was made by another guest and was dairy-free and
 ML> very good). At least dessert had a sorbet choice.

So the meal was survivable, and even somewhat enjoyable.  I trust the
company would have made it worth it anyway...?
 
 NB>> Sigh.  Speaking of which, I need to pack for a trip in the next couple
 NB>> of days...  I'm already rehearsing to myself how much I'll need of
 NB>> everything, and figuring out how to package it... and making sure I've
 NB>> got enough of it all... :)  Leaving on Tuesday, returning Saturday...
 NB>> (so I'm trying to get myself caught up first... [g])
 ML> It's gotten to the point where I have to write myself a
 ML> to-do list for such occasions.

I've done the to-do list thing for some trips, especially the more
involved ones... probably have to do that to make sure I'm not
forgetting anything majorly important for my beginning of July trip, for
my family's camping tucked into a Pond trip for the annual meeting...
two separate worlds as far as packing goes, in a number of ways...

 ML> Sometimes I get it wrong nevertheless and pack, say, 2 weeks'
 ML> medication rather than 3.

Oops.  Too bad it wasn't 3 weeks worth for a 2 week trip... ;)  I forget
which med it was that somehow didn't get packed for my mom for last
year's family camping, but it was one that I also take, so I was asked
if I had any she could have... I think the solution was for someone who
hadn't left yet to go get hers and bring it with them... since I only
had what I needed for me.

ttyl       neb

... In wine there is wisdom, in beer strength, in water there is bacteria.

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