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93Flareside said:
How do you sleep so long? My body limits me to 6.5-7 hours, 8 if I'm exhausted. I've never been able be out that long.
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Yes, I have the same problem. Courtesy of 2 young kids (ie getting up to give them water, hugs, or scare monsters away) and 2 old dogs(ie getting up because they crap or piss all over the house if I don't), I rarely manage 7 or above though, especially not consecutively.
 
The date seems fitting. because after a violent and rather messy accident involving windex, fat and a hammer; my glasses are ruined and it's at least three until I am able to see anything that's not three inches from my eyes again. So I'm having to use the force to go around places and do things. even writing this thing is a literal pain in the neck (and the eyes.)

grr...
 
Looks like I'll be looking for a new job... company just announced they're centralizing all non-consulting employees to a shithole little town in North Carolina in the next year. I have 6+ months, but I either
1) Relocate to North Carolina (You could shoot me first)
2) Move into a different role, and over to travelling constantly
3) Find a different job

Right now I do about 25% billable work, and 75% internal IT. Moving to a new role would mean 25% billable infrastructure/IT work, and upping my totals to around 75% travel and 80% billable work, meaning I'd have to learn another facet of the ERP Software business to get my revenue generation up to that level. Meaning I'd probably have to learn the operational side of the software, or financials, or development, or something. Don't know.

Really only looking into #2 and #3. Would not be opposed finding an infrastructure engineer or consulting position but.... I'd rather just keep doing what I'm doing now. I love my job. Guess this puts house hunting on pause.
 
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What's so funny ... Oh, nevermind, now I see that he put the wetsuit on the wrong way, with the zipper in the front while it should be in the back...
 
He also painted a face on the back of his head.
 
I was bored and so i randomly applied for a job last Thursday night , the job was listed a month earlier. She rang me on Friday, but I ignored her... She rang back today and I have an interview tomorrow. Do I want the job? No not really, but the pay is better. So we shall see I guess.
 
Sitrep.

- I had a hemithyroidectomy (translation: left lobe of thyroid and all of the goitre) last Thursday, to remove the compression of my airway.
- Intubation took one hour, because of how compressed my airway was (and the anesthetist very kindly wanted to spare me what it feels like to have an "awake intubation")
- Surgery took 5 hours (expected was only 2), due to how extensive the mass was. The surgeon thinks it was the second largest he's ever seen in his practice.
- My first day post-op I felt great. Chalk it up to adrenaline and not yet letting my brain fully know the details. I became a blubbering mess the following night, and I have had considerable discomfort, not to mention a recurring sensation of choking (chalk that up to the inflammation/healing tissue forming in my neck). My physical strength is, understandable, completely gone. A 5 min walk and I'm ready to sleep the rest of the day. Obviously, this will improve.
- Complication: my left laryngeal nerve (what innervates that side's vocal cord) has likely been damaged. It's not a common complication, but it's known to this procedure, and given the extent of goitre tissue it became increasingly likely. What does this mean? I have little to no voice. It is not likely to improve on its own, but fortunately there are additional surgical interventions to deal with it. Until then? I do a near perfect Christian Bale-era Batman.
- I get to finally go home tomorrow, to continue improving. I'm not likely going to work for a while :(

So, many, many people in my life have been supportive and caring, both on and offline (not least of which my wife, who continues to be the single most important person to me). So a very big "thank you" to those of you who've written well wishes in this thread. It did not go unappreciated.
 
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JimCorrigan said:
Sitrep.

- I had a hemithyroidectomy (translation: left lobe of thyroid and all of the goitre) last Thursday, to remove the compression of my airway.
- Intubation took one hour, because of how compressed my airway was (and the anesthetist very kindly wanted to spare me what it feels like to have an "awake intubation")
- Surgery took 5 hours (expected was only 2), due to how extensive the mass was. The surgeon thinks it was the second largest he's ever seen in his practice.
- My first day post-op I felt great. Chalk it up to adrenaline and not yet letting my brain fully know the details. I became a blubbering mess the following night, and I have had considerable discomfort, not to mention a recurring sensation of choking (chalk that up to the inflammation/healing tissue forming in my neck). My physical strength is, understandable, completely gone. A 5 min walk and I'm ready to sleep the rest of the day. Obviously, this will improve.
- Complication: my left laryngeal nerve (what innervates that side's vocal cord) has likely been damaged. It's not a common complication, but it's known to this procedure, and given the extent of goitre tissue it became increasingly likely. What does this mean? I have little to no voice. It is not likely to improve on its own, but fortunately there are additional surgical interventions to deal with it. Until then? I do a near perfect Christian Bale-era Batman.
- I get to finally go home tomorrow, to continue improving. I'm not likely going to work for a while :(

So, many, many people in my life have been supportive and caring, both on and offline (not least of which my wife, who continues to be the single most important person to me). So a very big "thank you" to those of you who've written well wishes in this thread. It did not go unappreciated.
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:comfort: glad to hear you made it through! I'm sure you'll take the time off to rest up
 
@ Jim

Glad to hear how large it was, although I think there is some bragging in there(the fish was this big style). :p

Hope the pain and swelling go away soon. Once that happens, your strength will come back quickly.

I also hope the "blubbering mess" was just an aberation, but it could be a symptom of post surgery depression. This is not uncommon with a major surgery. Don't ignore it, talk to your doctor about it.

Breath as easy as you can and get betterer.
 
So, now you can wake up in the morning and declare that you're batman? :D
 
Halloween in just around the corner!
You just need a suit and some steroids. :p

Seriously: glad to know everything went (mostly) OK.
 
Record ALL the voicemails!
 
Aston Martin said:
I was bored and so i randomly applied for a job last Thursday night , the job was listed a month earlier. She rang me on Friday, but I ignored her... She rang back today and I have an interview tomorrow. Do I want the job? No not really, but the pay is better. So we shall see I guess.
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Hmmm....

"Do you drive?"
"Yes"
"Do you have a car?"
"I have two"
"Urwhgh" (Sounded like a slow-deflating Spacehopper)


I didn't even mention that they were Pan-Pans, or that one was technically off the road. <_<
 
Why having a car was bad?
 
House got robbed today :( fuckers stole $350 and my iPad

left a whole bunch of other stuff that surprised me that they left (like my macbook and xbone + other consoles), thankfully junkies don't tend to realise that you may own expensive stuff that's not electronics/cash/jewellery
 
We're all rooting for you, Jim. Get fully fit as soon as you can.
 
Hidden_Hunter said:
House got robbed today :( fuckers stole $350 and my iPad

left a whole bunch of other stuff that surprised me that they left (like my macbook and xbone + other consoles), thankfully junkies don't tend to realise that you may own expensive stuff that's not electronics/cash/jewellery
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Agh, sucks.
On a smaller scale, but still sucks.

EDIT: A joke, to try to lighten up the mood


A British couple adopted an orphaned German baby. For five years the baby was silent, wouldn't cry, never said a word to any one. The parents, concerned that the child might be ill somehow, took him to specialist after specialist, and all concluded that the child was normal.
On the child's sixth birthday the parents gave young Wolfgang an apple strudel. Wolfgang took one bite and said, "This apple strudel is a bit tepid."
The parents look on in amazement, the mother asking, "Wolfgang, you've never spoken before. Why now after all these years?"
Wolfgang looked her in the eye and says, "Up until now everything had been satisfactory."?
 
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Redliner said:
Agh, sucks.
On a smaller scale, but still sucks.

EDIT: A joke, to try to lighten up the mood


A British couple adopted an orphaned German baby. For five years the baby was silent, wouldn't cry, never said a word to any one. The parents, concerned that the child might be ill somehow, took him to specialist after specialist, and all concluded that the child was normal.
On the child's sixth birthday the parents gave young Wolfgang an apple strudel. Wolfgang took one bite and said, "This apple strudel is a bit tepid."
The parents look on in amazement, the mother asking, "Wolfgang, you've never spoken before. Why now after all these years?"
Wolfgang looked her in the eye and says, "Up until now everything had been satisfactory."?
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It's just as much that they went through all my stuff and draws

and the iPad is totally useless, it's already locked and wiped
 
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