Missing!

No, this is not from an X-Files body parts removal episode, and yes, it is the most disgusting picture I have ever posted to this blog. This is the last known picture of my now defunct gall-ballder. It was taken via fiber-optic camera as they did the surgery just prior to its removal (it's the bluish thingy in the foreground and that's my liver behind it. It stays, thank you very much. Gross? Yes of course I know it's gross, but if I suffered, you can certainly suffer the pictures!)

Birgit took me in on Thursday at noon and was my moral support through the entire very unpleasant process. They began by making 5 unsuccessful attempts to start an IV. This had to be done before they could give any anesthetic, so needless to say I began to feel rather like a mistreated pin-cushion before they could even get started. They wheeled me back into OR and the next thing I knew I was waking up minus some body parts. Mulder, I told you to keep an eye on them!