Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Let's Have a Contest

Who had a better afternoon - you or me?

Before you vote, let me tell you what I did. It was SUPER FUN.

I went to the plastic surgeon AGAIN. While there, I sat in the waiting room with two babies, each under two months old. They were fussy and squirmy and adorable and not mine and I closed my eyes, mourning my missing ovaries.

Then, I had a debridement session, in which green, yellow and black necrotic, bacteria ridden tissue was removed from my chest via tweezers and scissors. Gross.

And ugly.

And bloody.

Do I win?

9 comments:

Jennifer Glenn said...

I cleaned up cat vomit on the carpet and dog poop in the yard. But I think you still win :( Yuck - I think you need a vacation. At least a vacation from going to the doctor.

-Jen

Andy - Becky Carlson said...

Has the visual of a bad 3-D movie....

The Wills Family said...

eeew. Will it be over soon? I hope so. I don't like this contest. Let me know if you need a distraction. I'll order some Punch Pizza... :)

Sarah said...

Yep. You win. No question.

Why you gotta be so competitive?

P.S. Nice use of the word "necrotic." I mean, I REALLY wish you didn't have to use it, of course. But nice use of it, just the same. Hey, you have to claim your victories wherever you can find them, right?

Sarah said...

Also, debridement? Dear lord.

Sarah said...

Also, why were there two new babies at the plastic surgeon's office? Dear lord, again.

The Dougherty Clan said...

I third Sarah's "Dear Lord". And another Dear Lord for good measure.

Andy - Becky Carlson said...

Liz.....Great Vocabulary....do bad I don't know the lingo...so for those of us who need a literary lesson....in the for what it is worth department...here goes...

DEBRIDEMENT

Main Entry: de·bride·ment
Pronunciation: \di-ˈbrēd-mənt, dā-, -ˌmänt, dā-brēd-ˈmäⁿ\
Function: noun
Etymology: French débridement, from débrider to remove adhesions, literally, to unbridle, from Middle French desbrider, from des- de- + bride bridle, from Middle High German brīdel — more at bridle
Date: circa 1842
: the usually surgical removal of lacerated, devitalized, or contaminated tissue

— de·bride \di-ˈbrēd, dā-\ transitive verb

And Dear Lord what a word!

What about DEVITALIZED? he asked.

Main Entry: de·vi·tal·ize
Pronunciation: \(ˌ)dē-ˈvī-tə-ˌlīz\
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1849
: to deprive of life, vigor, or effectiveness

Now my college education is complete....

Aside: the word verification is "reche"...how fitting..

jdoughe3 said...

May 12th? I think I got a flat tire on my bike. Let's let the readers decide which is worse.

fl/at tirē: from the latin 'flatirey' to have lost air; punctured rubber; riding on the rims