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June 07, 2004
Why does anesthetic taste metallic?
Today, at 5 minutes past the 10th hour of the morning, my body was wheeled out of a surgery room for the second time of my life... resulting in a big-fat-burrito-like arm. And I got some really cool pain killing drugs to go with it.
Just for clarity, I had a lipoma from my right palm removed.
li·po·ma  Pronunciation: lI-'pO-m&, li- Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -mas or li·po·ma·ta /-m&-t&/Etymology: New Latin : a tumor of fatty tissue - li·po·ma·tous /-m&-t&s/ adjective |  |
My doctor explained it was good that I had it removed now because it was ready to impinge on my carpal tunnel. If it had gotten that far, it would have been interfering with the function of my wrist, and my recovery would have been 5x longer.
Yay me.
Back to sleep before my doctor catches me typing. Eep.
Posted by irena at June 7, 2004 04:02 AM
Comments
guess you can't say "IT'S NAHT A TUMAH!"
Posted by: matt d at June 7, 2004 04:29 AM