Minivan and Medical Update

[kevin_standlee]

The Astro is still in the shop, and I do not expect to get it back until next week at the earliest.

Because we know that the shop guys would be highly unlikely to listen to a woman, I told them that "a mechanic friend" recommended replacing the fuel filter (which will do no harm) and that they check the fuel pump and its electrical connections. I called them today to check, and they told me that they had the fuel filter, but that the mechanic was at lunch. He never called back, so I wouldn't expect the van to be back in my hands tomorrow, especially because I have an appointment at Renown Hospital to have my surgical staples removed.

As tomorrow is Buy Nothing Day as a protest, we did refuel Lisa's pickup this evening and get groceries instead of combining those errands with tomorrow's hospital visit.

The surgical staples make it feel like I have a zipper running upward from my belly button to halfway to my breastbone. I do have an odd bulge down near the bottom of the healing incision in my belly. I will ask the medical people about those bulges. Here's hoping it's not a complication that will land me back in the hospital!

Comments

[belak]

If I ever win the lottery, I'd open a mechanic shoppe and name it something like Trustworthy. Mechanics, people you can trust will do the job correctly without reaming you, or upselling you, just do the job at hand without hassle or haggle or have to say "my mechanic friend said..."

Your bulge may be from gravity. Your surgery was likely performed while on your back. Sitting up or standing these last few days may have dragged things down a bit with gravity and settled at the bottom of the field of surgery. I have one scar like that and over time, the swelling went down and the lump is much less noticeable many years later, but there if you know where to look. Ask the medical folks and hopefully it isn't anything concerning.

Have a goot trip to get your staples out!

[kevin_standlee]

I like the idea. I'd especially like to set up a shop with qualified, trustworthy women mechanics. I know they are out there. Okay, Good Old Boys and insecure men might not patronize such a place, but we'd aim at everyone else.

You're probably right about the bulge. I'll just point it out to the people there, and if they need to examine it more, even with another MRI, then that's okay with me. Besides, I'm already close to the annual out of pocket maximum from my insurance, and the HSA will cover everything that isn't paid directly by the insurance, so I don't mind being safe than sorry.

I will pack my charger and cables for my mobile devices in case I end up hospitalized again. But in a Murphy's Law kind of way, I figure that packing the stuff means I'm unlikely to need to use it, which is fine by me.