debz,

Yes, you are awake...its a quick yank and its out. Bill's sounded like a champagne cork popping. He said he had a brief moment of pain and then it was over before he knew it. The hole looks icky for a few days but heals on its own. Bill was instructed to not eat or drink a lot for 2-3 hours and then he had no restrictions except to keep a gauze pad over the hole for a day or two.

You won't leak if you are careful for just a few hours. Congrats on this milestone.

Deb (without the z)