Sk8er-ji, thanks (and thanks for what arrived in the mail today, too).
This was done under sedation plus local rather than general anesthesia, but I presume the same sort of rules apply? I was under maybe an hour and a half, and that included time to do the pathology exam of the excised sentinel lymph nodes.
I presume you saw my more recent posting ... for the re-excision, she says it will be maybe 45 minutes. I'm still not looking forward to it ... .
I have to pull my brain together to some degree because I'm writing a story for Yuletide. But I just found myself thinking of a naughty ficlet, so I guess that part of my brain is still functioning.
I'm just getting cranky about the general subject of pain. I can deal with it (I used to suffer from spasmodic dysmenorrhea, in the days before ibuprofen), but I don't like having to ... .
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Re: Unsolicited advice: still dazed & confused
Date: 2007-10-26 10:16 pm (UTC)Sk8er-ji, thanks (and thanks for what arrived in the mail today, too).
This was done under sedation plus local rather than general anesthesia, but I presume the same sort of rules apply? I was under maybe an hour and a half, and that included time to do the pathology exam of the excised sentinel lymph nodes.
I presume you saw my more recent posting ... for the re-excision, she says it will be maybe 45 minutes. I'm still not looking forward to it ... .
I have to pull my brain together to some degree because I'm writing a story for Yuletide. But I just found myself thinking of a naughty ficlet, so I guess that part of my brain is still functioning.
I'm just getting cranky about the general subject of pain. I can deal with it (I used to suffer from spasmodic dysmenorrhea, in the days before ibuprofen), but I don't like having to ... .