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The Memorable Patient

Published May 27, 2011

A few days ago, I had arthroscopic knee surgery to remove the two screws that have been holding my shattered kneecap together since May 10th of last year. Hopefully, by doing this, I can jumpstart a final phase of recovery and move me out of the temporarily handicapped masses. Over the past year or so, the prospect of getting the screws out was a light at the end of the tunnel. I talked to many folks who have had hardware in for one reason or another, and all seemed to agree that if the option to remove the hardware is…

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Medical Memories

Published May 6, 2011

It’s been a bit silent here over the past few days because I was going through the ordeal surrounding my very first colonoscopy. I won’t go into the details here, because that’s most certainly not why you came. Suffice it to say that I do not have colon cancer as we feared might be the case, but there is still no better explanation for the symptoms I’ve been enduring for many months. Frustrating, but one has no choice but to live on in the interim. I am exceptionally grateful to the many friends who have sent positive thoughts or prayers…

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