OK, I concur with the hernia! eek After 46 years I have learned sometimes you just agree to be part of the team.

Mica/Kirk, I forgot to mention you will see the brown goo turn clear at some time. Sort of imagine Crystal Gale in the background singing, "Don't it make your brown goo clear". laugh

By the way, Kirk, CONGRATULATIONS on reaching another milestone! It really deserved a new thread, but at least know I took notice.

Ed

SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023