Kevin was supposed to return to school in NYC yesterday via the 4 pm Vamoose bus, but when he arrived at the bus pick-up location, he found out he actually had reservations for the 2 pm bus. Since the 4 pm bus was full, he returned home to try again this morning. I had planned on having Mexican lasagna for dinner, but while it was cooking, Kevin decided he wanted to go out for dinner. So, Dennis, Kevin and I ended up going to Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse in Rockville. It was the first time any of us had ever been there, and while the service was extremely slow, the food was very good.
"Bugaboo" eyes!
Kevin is crowned Elk King!So, Kevin ended up taking the 8:10 bus back to New York City this morning. Hope he had a good ride!
WARNING – THIS NEXT SECTION MAY GROSS OUT SOME PEOPLE!
When I was 2 years old I had major intestinal surgery, and to this day I have this big, ugly scar on my mid-section. A couple weeks ago a small, red, painful bump appeared at the top of the scar. This morning the bump had turned pussy (as in pus), so I squeezed it. Out popped this ¼” long, plump, round, white thing that to me looked exactly like a worm. I totally freaked out, because it was very possible that it could, indeed, be some kind of parasitic worm. (Those who know me also know that I love to travel and have been to 5 Third-World or semi-Third-World countries in the past few years, so it was not inconceivable that I had picked up something. In fact, a few years ago, I did end up with parasites from a trip to India!)
Totally repulsed by this wormy discovery, I immediately called my doctor’s office and they had me come in immediately. I put the “worm” in a plastic baggie and off we went to see my physician. When I told the doctor my story and showed him the specimen, he kind of chucked. To my GREAT relief, it was not a worm or any other type of parasite. When my doctor told me it was a “calcified encapsulated suture” from my intestinal surgery scar, I was astounded! From over 50 years ago? How could this be!
My doctor explained that when I had my surgery, absorbable sutures made from animal gut (since they didn’t use synthetic back then) were used to close me up. It appears that not all of the sutures dissolved. Over the years, my body recognized these as foreign and calcium formed around them (this is a common occurrence with foreign objects in the body). Evidently, my body finally rejected this one particular suture, and my “worm” was the suture being ejected from my body. Boy, it sure did take its sweet time -- 50+ years! I now wonder how many more calcified encapsulated sutures I have waiting in my scar to be propelled from my body!! (TOLD YOU IT WAS GROSS.)
WARNING – THIS NEXT SECTION MAY GROSS OUT SOME PEOPLE!
When I was 2 years old I had major intestinal surgery, and to this day I have this big, ugly scar on my mid-section. A couple weeks ago a small, red, painful bump appeared at the top of the scar. This morning the bump had turned pussy (as in pus), so I squeezed it. Out popped this ¼” long, plump, round, white thing that to me looked exactly like a worm. I totally freaked out, because it was very possible that it could, indeed, be some kind of parasitic worm. (Those who know me also know that I love to travel and have been to 5 Third-World or semi-Third-World countries in the past few years, so it was not inconceivable that I had picked up something. In fact, a few years ago, I did end up with parasites from a trip to India!)
Totally repulsed by this wormy discovery, I immediately called my doctor’s office and they had me come in immediately. I put the “worm” in a plastic baggie and off we went to see my physician. When I told the doctor my story and showed him the specimen, he kind of chucked. To my GREAT relief, it was not a worm or any other type of parasite. When my doctor told me it was a “calcified encapsulated suture” from my intestinal surgery scar, I was astounded! From over 50 years ago? How could this be!
My doctor explained that when I had my surgery, absorbable sutures made from animal gut (since they didn’t use synthetic back then) were used to close me up. It appears that not all of the sutures dissolved. Over the years, my body recognized these as foreign and calcium formed around them (this is a common occurrence with foreign objects in the body). Evidently, my body finally rejected this one particular suture, and my “worm” was the suture being ejected from my body. Boy, it sure did take its sweet time -- 50+ years! I now wonder how many more calcified encapsulated sutures I have waiting in my scar to be propelled from my body!! (TOLD YOU IT WAS GROSS.)
