Back home after having my gall bladder removed by laproscopic surgery yesterday. No problems with the operation and feel quite good apart from some tenderness. Still a bit of CO2 fizzing around inside though. Asked to keep the gall stones but they turned out to be more of a sludge than nice stones - so that’s another children’s talk idea out the window.
When I was researching the thesis I read about this system - Workmates - da Vinci Surgical System. Was planning to see what they used yesterday but forgot once they started pumping anaesthetic into me. Oh well, next time?



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June 22, 2007 at 6:01 pm
Naomi
Sludge?
I think that with some imagination sludge would make an even better kids talk than stones.
Good to hear you survived.
June 23, 2007 at 8:45 am
Paul Fromont
Pleased to hear that all went well Stephen. May you all have a restful weekend - well to the degree that you’re able.
Paul
June 24, 2007 at 2:02 am
John L
Just saw this in the news today. Gallbladder removed through the mouth. http://apnews.excite.com/article/20070623/D8PU88200.html
June 24, 2007 at 11:51 am
Stephen
Wow. Sounds good - though I’m happy with only having to recover from four little incisions rather than a single big one under the rib cage as used to happen more often.