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Not Afraid · 01-04-2009, 09:13 PM

Welcome to SURGERY WEEK!

Thurston has his knee surgery tomorrow. He's the only one who gets a hospital stay out of it. He won't be home until Tuesday.

Chris has his hernia surgery on Tuesday. He comes home on Tuesday as well.

There will be lots of pain pills being doled out at our household over the next few days. I will just be taking advil.

lashbear · 01-04-2009, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Welcome to SURGERY WEEK!

Thurston has his knee surgery tomorrow. He's the only one who gets a hospital stay out of it. He won't be home until Tuesday.

Chris has his hernia surgery on Tuesday. He comes home on Tuesday as well.

There will be lots of pain pills being doled out at our household over the next few days. I will just be taking advil.

Ahh... so it's NOT Thurston who's having the Hernia Op...

Hugs & Best wishes for a speedy recovery and very little pain.

...and the same to Thurston & Chris.

BTW: Chris, make sure you get one of those little bedside bells to ring every few minutes for a glass of water, or a piece of toast, or to have the channel changed.....

Not Afraid · 01-04-2009, 09:35 PM

Lashbear - you're going to get a beating when you come here in April.

No, Thurston has Luxating Patella - basically he's getting the groove under his kneecap deepened, his kneecap put back on and the tendon pinned to the bone. Not easy surgery - with a 8-12 week recovery time to boot. But, it is also a common surgery for small dogs and he's a young boy and should be ok. It's just a bit more dangerous because of the anesthesia required. All of the Brachy Breeds have issues with anesthesia.

Chris is the one with the hernia - not an uncommon condition either. He should be recovered in about 2-3 weeks.

The doctor told both of us that it is better if he gets up and walks around, so I'll be the one ringing the bell.

alphabassettgrrl · 01-04-2009, 09:57 PM

Hope both Chris and Thurston feel better soon. And you, too.

Ten hours is a long time to spend at work. I'm tired and glad that I'm over 21 so I can have alcohol. Days like today tell me I'm old and can't do this anymore.

Capt Jack · 01-04-2009, 10:16 PM

hernia....ugh. no kama sutra for a few weeks.

bummer.

here's to a speedy recovery

ozron · 01-04-2009, 10:18 PM

Tonight was the last night of ZooLights. About 4:00 it started snowing. By 7:00 we had two inches of lovely, but wet and sloppy snow. Attendance was about 1200, so it was an OK night.

With our having to shut down the week before Christmas, I'm estimating that we lost about 50,000 in attendance.

ouch

Gemini Cricket · 01-04-2009, 10:18 PM

Get better quick you two.

Just popping in to say hello. Been quite busy lately and have not been online a whole lot.
Been thinking of all y'all and wish everyone a wonderful 2009. I love the NYE pics at Lisa and Chris' place.

alphabassettgrrl · 01-04-2009, 10:45 PM

Hi GC!!!

€uroMeinke · 01-04-2009, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Act 3 of last week's This American Life ("Scenes from a Mall") should be required listening for anyone who spends any time on internet message boards. All too familiar.

Indeed just listened to the podcast - I wonder how many times this story has played out with a different cast of characters

Ghoulish Delight · 01-04-2009, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

I've got the greatest wife, anywhere.

She did all kinds of cleaning, while I watched football today.

I feel like crap.

To be fair, those were GREAT games (I was a good boy and TiVo'd them so I got helping brownie points).

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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Welcome to SURGERY WEEK! Thurston has his knee surgery tomorrow. He's the only one who gets a hospital stay out of it. He won't be home until Tuesday. Chris has his hernia surgery on Tuesday. He comes home on Tuesday as well. There will be lots of pain pills being doled out at our household over the next few days. I will just be taking advil.
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01-04-2009, 09:35 PM	#513
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Lashbear - you're going to get a beating when you come here in April. No, Thurston has Luxating Patella - basically he's getting the groove under his kneecap deepened, his kneecap put back on and the tendon pinned to the bone. Not easy surgery - with a 8-12 week recovery time to boot. But, it is also a common surgery for small dogs and he's a young boy and should be ok. It's just a bit more dangerous because of the anesthesia required. All of the Brachy Breeds have issues with anesthesia. Chris is the one with the hernia - not an uncommon condition either. He should be recovered in about 2-3 weeks. The doctor told both of us that it is better if he gets up and walks around, so I'll be the one ringing the bell.
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01-04-2009, 09:57 PM	#514
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Hope both Chris and Thurston feel better soon. And you, too. Ten hours is a long time to spend at work. I'm tired and glad that I'm over 21 so I can have alcohol. Days like today tell me I'm old and can't do this anymore. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	hernia....ugh. no kama sutra for a few weeks. bummer. here's to a speedy recovery __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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ozron The once and former... Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 421	Tonight was the last night of ZooLights. About 4:00 it started snowing. By 7:00 we had two inches of lovely, but wet and sloppy snow. Attendance was about 1200, so it was an OK night. With our having to shut down the week before Christmas, I'm estimating that we lost about 50,000 in attendance. ouch __________________ http://www.portlandspirit.com/deadhusband.php
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01-04-2009, 10:18 PM	#517
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Get better quick you two. Just popping in to say hello. Been quite busy lately and have not been online a whole lot. Been thinking of all y'all and wish everyone a wonderful 2009. I love the NYE pics at Lisa and Chris' place.
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01-04-2009, 10:45 PM	#518
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Hi GC!!! __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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