I am still struggling along

I am still only working 1/2 days and I am still in quite abit of pain.

and limping along like an 90 yr old.

The Jeep

I finally found a winter vehicle I can't believe it took me over a year and 1/2 but i did.

I am now the pround owner of a 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo . Green in colour with beige interior. So the car is in hibernation for the winter .

My new baby.

Where the Hell is Cunswaylo ?

Ok I have been looking for days .

Who the Hell stole Cunswaylo

I have
Plants to water
Sidewalks to shovel
Dog Kennel to Clean
Laundry to do
clothes to iron
Dishes to put in dishwasher

It just goes on and on and on I just can't deal with this who can I call ?

Very Hot Telephone Call

Operation Part Trois

Ok I have to confess I have been a little down since the operation well not really down as I have been heavily medicated and all, ok I have been at times in the past two weeks in lala land. I have had so much on the go but have not been able to get up and run around like my usual nerotic self.

My insicion has been healing no sign of infection everything is going great . I have been a little concerned about the pain in my leg and inner upper thigh but I'm not a doctor (I did play one once in a little number called Tell me you Love me Junie Moon).

Anyway the pain has been hanging around and I thought maybe I should go back to the doctor just to check it out make sure everything is ok.

So I made an appointment with my regular Doctor not the Physician who cut me open .

So he says to me in a very positive happy voice well we got the pathology tests back and their was no cancer .

CANCER what the hell are you talking about ?

Well I guess when they were in their fiddling around they could not find the pinched nerve so they kept fiddling until they found it.

Well low and behold they found my lymph node (some people call them lymph gland) it was well quite large and had a nice little growth all around it . It was part of the problem.

So they removed it .

Important part here: they did not tell me . I am quite happy they did not as I would have been a basket case for the past two weeks.

It all makes sense now as my recovery is taking way longer than expected.

I am on 1/2 days at work untill further notice.

So now I am one lymph node short of a few hundred. or he's one node short of a load.

Ok so I am happy and and recovering that is the main thing .

All is good in the land of Bruno.

For those of you like myself who do not know anything about lymph nodes here you go.



Lymph nodes are components of the lymphatic system. They are occasionally called "lymph glands", but as they do not secrete substances, this is incorrect terminology. Lymph nodes act as filters, with an internal honeycomb of connective tissue filled with lymphocytes that collect and destroy bacteria and viruses. When the body is fighting an infection, lymphocytes multiply rapidly and produce a characteristic swelling of the lymph nodes. Humans have approximately 500-600 lymph nodes distributed throughout the body, with clusters found in the underarms, groin, neck, chest, and abdomen.

Festival Weekend 2006

Well here we go, me hobbling along on our way to Speedy Creek . 4 1/2 hour drive not really what I feel like doing but It's Festival .

No meds today as I know my friend Wilma will be waiting with a martini (we haven't seen each other in way to long) a good martini with Wilma is well overdue.

Oh my god was the drive painful S'toon to Flowertown was GROSS that's the only way to describe it.

I just wanted to lay down.

The festival was great got to see old friends laugh, drink, shoot the shit etc it was a wonderful festival.

Got to see six plays some were Awesome some not so awesome but that is the whole point of our ActOne Festival. It is everyyear a learning experience for all that participate .

This was our second festival as our little group is just over a year old. Last year we did a little number and came home with Runner up to best play , we were so thrilled as this was our first production.

Well this year we did a little bigger number with four new people.
We took home:
Best Play
Best Director
Technical BackStage award
One Acting award



Well I do have to say the entire cast and crew were thrilled beyond our dreams as we did not expect to win anything.

So our Saturday evening green room was of course fabulous . One of our cast members made us all Balloon hats they were all so crazy .







A great time was had by all Except the security guard at our hotel he was one unhappy camper. I wish I had a picture of him as a picture speaks a thousand words . And let me tell you we were a thorn in his patuttie, Long into the we hours of the morning.

Then what a great surprise we got when we came home on Sunday Vinnie had prepared us all a great beef stew dinner with home made scones and dessert. What a wonderful end to a weekend.

Performance at St Mary's

Well we did it .

My cast and crew made me proud . We had over a hundred people attend our performance it was a great success . What a great little theatre .

I am so proud of everyone.

We even made the Arts page in our local paper.Big picture and a whole article .
It is quite interesting though that what was printed is not what was said .

Oh well any publicity is good publicity even if they bamboozle you during the interview.

One more week and we head out to Speedy Creek for the Provincial Festival

Operation Part Deux

I arrive at RUH for my designated appointment which is 6:30 am at admitting . I am the first one their and I am sparked and ready to go . With my sidekick Flo.

I stayed overnight at Flo's and she drove me to the hospital . I told her I would call her when I was ready to be picked up. She was having no part of that she brought her water a jug of coffee and a book and a purse full of other goodies. She was here for the duration.

After surgery she is to take me to her place then Vinnie is picking me up and taking me home .
I will be in my own bed and at home safe and sound. She does not leave my side No one is going to hurt her baby.
I answer questions and get a beautiful little bracelet. We then proceed to outpatients a few desks in a hallway Hmm no lights on no one around what the *5*#? We wait and wait and wait . Then along comes a woman who turns on the lights opens doors then proceeds to bring out chair after chair after chair .
We must be going to play musical chairs.

By this time their is about 10 people behind me waiting their was gallbladder guy , intestine woman and of course I can't forget tumour head .
I mean he was getting a tumour removed from his head. It was like watching a bad movie in slow mo with no drugs.


So the woman then announces who's first Of course being the King of the Que I stepped forward and said I am.

I answer questions (same ones) and then she takes me into this big room with six beds She says you are in number 1 and this is your locker you can strip and put on your RUH supplied nightgown robe and slippers.

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Ok I have never worn a night gown in my life what's up with that?
So Flo goes into the waiting area and I proceed to put on my wonderful nightgown . My curtain keeps wisping open as person after person is escorted to their designated beds. I flash almost all of them not on purpose .

Ok I am ready to go the nursy comes back ask me some questions (same ones) then tells me the doctor will be in to see me soon . Flo is back by my side I am now naked under this beautiful nightgown with the gentle breeze flowing . Doctor comes in meets Flo ask's me questions (same ones) and say s he will see me in the OR. He then get's me to stand up and puts a big X on my left leg . He got it right good so far.

I am then called to the hallway i think I must have won a prize but no me and gallbladder guy are on our way to pre op.

So with my trusty sidekick beside we are off

We arrive in this huge room that looks like a library it has cubicles everywhere and more doctors and nurses than you can shake a stick at. They were everywhere.

It was like Greys anatomy interns everywhere.

So another nursery comes along asks me questions (same ones) and tells me drug guy will be along in a minute.

So along comes drug guy wearing Nike running shoes Hmm weird

Then he introduces himself asks questions (same ones) then he proceeds to tell me about the dangers of being put out the percentage of deaths and brain damage etc etc , all good stuff I do not know if this was the time to go running and screaming but i missed my chance. He then tells me their could be a possibility of damage to my crowns on my teeth he says he is batting 100 and i think ok this guy is 50 what are the chances probably pretty good in my favour that he willl do some damage. wait a minute what the hell are they putting in my mouth taht is that big or hard that could brake my crowns? I have heard stories about people being abused while they are under but i think that is a little rediculous .

Anyway he said i will see you in the OR he winked at me and left. Ok when is this weirdness going to stop. who is behind this practical joke Halloween surgery its all making sense now.


Ok a nursey come gets me says it time we are off i say goodbye to Flo she says see you in recovery.
We walk the gauntlet we pass my surgeon he casually says hello in a funny kinda way says see you in their.

She opens the door and oh my god shiny clean bright lights lots of people and i only recognize one guy at this party Drug guy i guess in a way he is the man i need to know .
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So nursey says get up on the table I do and before you can lick your lips they are all at me hands and arms undoing things touching me taking my extremities untieing my nightgown , what kind of a party is this . Ok so then drug guy says this nurse is going to insert an IV in your hand you won't feel a thing then we will be giving you
some oxygen.

Well this Fetus with a manual stabbed me with the needle the drug guy and her are arguing and he is saying not so deep then he starts yelling at her all of a sudden he starts hitting me in the shoulder and says i am just trying to distract you while she does your hand . Ok now my hand hurts and my shoulder hurts what sense did that make ?

Ok then nursey on the other side of me starts commenting on my Tattoos and starts circling them with her finger and says i really like your Tatoos she then says i am going to give you some oxygen take a deep breath another and another

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I wake up in post op what a night mare I swear all the nurses that work in post op were trained by Hitler.




And their was Flo.

I was in major pain i asked for meds they said sorry you had enough .

So i figured The squeaky wheel gets the grease so I started screaming and yelling out of nowhere came a tall smiling nurse she handed me a little white pill and said this will make you feel better.

10 minutes latter i was in heaven pain what pain ?


So flo starts to tell me the surgery was more invasive than planned and i had to stay overnight. I have a drain tube attached to me that has to be removed.

OH no i don't not me no comprende I am going home.

The nurse came in and took Flo to the waiting room she must have heard the cafluffle , I heard her say to Flo you can just wait in here and read your book.

Nursey come back ask's me if i would like some toast with cheese whiz I am up for it. so i chow down then nursey says i think you need to sleep abit

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I awake in peace no pain the drugs are working i lay their for about 1/2 an hour

then nursey comes in and says if your ready you can get dressed and go home.

I must have been having a nightmare stay overnight what was that hogwash.

So I get dressed and go # 1 then get into the wheelchair and Flo enters me into the Indy 500 oh my god was that crazy . Note to self get Flo to get her eyes checked.


We ran into more things and crashed into more walls and people (i really do want to forget this part).

Off to Flo's house

On her deck have that long awaited Smoke. wonderful

I come back in and she tells me i am staying overnight as i have to be back at the doctors at 12:30.

I say NO way Vinnie is picking me up I am going home

Vinnie picked me up I made it home

I will call the doctor Tomorrow