the reason for the sneezin'

[somedayseattle]

Instead of my usual foot doctor, yesterday I met with a plastic sturgeon. Believe it or not, her name was Dr. Fish!! Well, it was actually Dr. Fisher, but for the sake of comedy, she will be Dr. Fish moving forward. She took a gander at my blown out left toe and told me it was definitely a candidate for a skin graft. She said I could get in as soon as possible (which in this case means sometime in the next 2 to 3 weeks). They will take a graft from my thigh and slap it on my toe. Dr. Mindy said the spot where the skin is removed usually hurts more than the graft itself. Boy Howdy!! That gives me something to look forward to.

Dr. Fish and associates-


I will have to wear the bandaging for one week and then go back to the hospital to have it examined. After another week, I can go back into the shower. So it looks like two solid weeks of not showering. It will feel just like following the Grateful Dead . I was not able to convince Dr. Fish to let me use Nigerian skin for my graft. A perfect opportunity to make bad jokes completely ruined by doing things correctly.

I’m stoked to have this done as it should speed up the healing of the bacterial infection. Maybe then I can get back up on my feet and start all over. I wanted to be back at Da Park working the ticket booth by March 31. I’ll have to push that back a few months, but if it’s the last thing I do, I will be getting my ass back to Da Park.

Comments

[meowmensteen]

Well if she's promoting the Grateful Dead lifestyle, shouldn't you call her Dr. Phish?

[somedayseattle]

Damn!! That was absolutely brilliant. You have definitely one upped me!!

[meowmensteen]

LIFETIME GOAL ACHIEVED!!