{"id":47,"date":"2006-04-28T23:28:34","date_gmt":"2006-04-28T21:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ayor.nl\/view\/archives\/2006\/04\/28\/out-patient\/"},"modified":"2006-05-02T10:45:22","modified_gmt":"2006-05-02T08:45:22","slug":"out-patient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ayor.nl\/view\/2006\/04\/28\/out-patient\/","title":{"rendered":"out patient"},"content":{"rendered":"

About 2 months ago, I spent the night at the emergency room of the OLVG (local hospital) because of a gall stone colic. That was not an experience I’d care to repeat, so I avoided fatty foods, coffee, chocolate and eggs since that night. (All over Easter, too!)
\nOf course, I went to see my doctor, who referred me to the hospital. The diagnosis was, indeed, a stone in my gall bladder.
\nThe only way to get the stone out, is to remove the gall bladder itself. Or so the current medical practice says, anyway. So I was put on the waiting list for an operation.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, medical science has progressed and nowadays it’s possible to have the operation as an out patient: you turn up in the morning, they take your gall bladder out, you’re home before dinner. <\/p>\n

And thankfully, that’s exactly what happened. Jan took me to the hospital this morning (actually we cycled there – it’s only five minutes) and I was in my operating gown by 7:30am. Not very fetching, by the way – unlike some gowns I’ve worn. But I digress.
\nBy 8 o’clock I was in the operating theatre, by 8:10 I was out like a light.<\/p>\n

I woke up in recovery at about 10:30am. With a little cup on my nightstand, which contained this<\/a>. (Not the coins, they’re for comparison!) All in all a necessary operation, I’d say.<\/p>\n

After a couple of hours, I was well enough to go home again. Jan and Wim came to pick me up, by car this time, and I was home by 4pm. So far I’ve not had any great pain or discomfort. I do have 4 cuts in my belly though. Something to show off on the beach this summer I guess.<\/p>\n

So Queensday – which is celebrated tomorrow, Saturday April 29 due to some strict Christians not being allowed to have fun on a Sunday – will largely pass me by. I’ll be happy to take it easy at home.\"Forecast It’s going to be cold anyway. Although I’m up and about, I think I’ll have to take it easy for a while. On the upside, I can have a Oranje Tompouce<\/a><\/em> tomorrow without having to worry about the fat-content….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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