Yesterday, I asked my parents to bring me a b.good burger and a vanilla milkshake for lunch. I made the assumption they would be down at 1:00, it may have been wishful thinking since I was napping in bed and it was past 12:30. I roused myself out of a deep slumber, and felt exhaustion in my body. …
Live Donor Update #7
Before I launch into this epic post, I want to remind everyone about a post I wrote back in December called "The Ring Theory of Comfort." If you're not sure what to say when you speak to either of us, just remember the mantra: Comfort In. Reading it again was a good reminder to me that Derek …
Reality Hits You Hard, Bro.
Logan posted our schedules for yesterday's Lahey meetings, and did a good job of making it sound like it would be all Sunshine and Rainbows. Remember it went something like this? AM: General poking and prodding, blood work, with some chit chat and head nodding, plus mmmhmmm’s thrown in for good measure. PM: Ooo! More poking and …
Conquering The Fear Of The Unknown
As promised, here is my report from Monday's tour of the surgical areas of Lahey. Because this meeting was about my surgery, this information is very Logan-centric. Much of what happens on the day of surgery will be similar for Derek and me, but for obvious reasons, his surgery and recovery are a bit different …
What Rhymes With Surgeries?
April surgeries, bring May...? Man, if you thought it was hard to find something that rhymes with orange... April showers, apparently bring May flowers. And so, we have chosen April for our surgical odyssey. (For those of you who follow the blog regularly, you may recall that a couple of days ago I said, "Why …
The Derek Janiak Hepatobiliary Forum 