A stitch in my side

Actually, a whole bunch of stitches. I haven’t actually steeled myself to count them yet. The hernia repair incision ended up being a wee bit bigger than I anticipated, and my recovery from anesthesia a wee bit rougher. The did let me go from the hospital Friday night, but I spent all of Saturday moping…

On the schedule

Big City Hospital called me at about 3:30 this afternoon. As I may have previously related, I was expecting a call between 3:00 and 5:00 this afternoon to let me know when tomorrow I was scheduled for surgery. I was told I could be asked to report to the hospital any time between 5:45 am…

Preparations

Surgery to repair my hernia is still on for Thursday. Unfortunately, they won’t tell me what time on Thursday until between 3:00-5:00 pm Wednesday. The earliest they could want me downtown is 5:45 in the freaking am. That would mean leaving my house around 4:30, to be on the safe side. I actually find it…

Finally.

Passing Score: 650Scale: 300-900 Assisting the Pharmacist in Serving Patients: 835Maintaining Medication and Inventory Control Systems: 866Participating in the Administration and Management of Pharmacy Practice: 900 Total Scaled Score: 850 Not as good as I would have liked, but not shabby. NOW maybe I can get somebody to respond to my job applications.

Enraptured

OK, let it be said up front that I am an unbeliever. Not a doubter, not an alternative religion participant, not a searcher and definitely no longer interested in becoming any of the above. This is probably the reason that this whole Apocalypse Yesterday failed to hit my radar until a couple of days ago,…

An even worse job

Salamander Jeopardy time. Answer: An even nastier job that needs doing. Question: What’s the best way to get inspired to take on a nasty job? Yup, it finally (temporarily) stopped raining this afternoon. This morning I had picked up two month’s supply of Flagyl for two cats at my vet, and was sitting at the…