Well. It’s been an interesting week. On Tuesday, I went into the hospital for a lumbar microdiscectomy to relieve the sciatica I’ve had since back in the spring.
Things went pretty well, in spite of me being really nervous about the surgery. Dr. Kim calmed me down more than once, and appears to have done a good job, since I’m having only minimal pain in my leg. I’ve already quit taking the prescription painkillers for the post-operative pain after sleeping through the night last night, and I’m up and around today, and actually managed to make it to the neighborhood garage to get the oil changed in my truck and hit the McDonald’s drive-thru for lunch.
Initially I’d feared I’d be out the three weeks in the “up to three weeks recovery time,” but today I’m thinking that I’ll be back at work for at least a partial day on Monday. So overall, I think it’s been a pretty good week. And that’s going to do it for now. I’m ready for a nap.
- Want to know Why one TV exec bumped network news for Brett Favre? Personally, I’m not much for the network or local news. They haven’t had much in the way of substance for quite a few years, but some folks got awfully worked up about it.
- Ooh! Better BBQ Through Chemistry explains some of why grilled food is so yummy. It also explains why you don’t want to cook meat past medium. [boing boing]
- Heard about W32/Induc-A virus being spread by Delphi software houses? Banking applications are one of the leading uses of Delphi. [metafilter]
- The League of Ordinary Gentlemen takes a look at why health insurance is so screwed up in Wealth Care, a Historical Note. In each state, a few insurers dominate the market, and the offerings from the same insurer may be different in different states. The problem isn’t the free market, it’s the regulation that’s distorted the free market for over a century. [metafilter]
- This clip of ABC’s John Stossel on Health Care might open the eyes of some people who think it’s a good idea. But I suspect that this debate has become mostly religious. [vinnie]
- Finally, if you’re reading this through an RSS feed, you might want to hit the web page for a few paragraphs on my back surgery on Tuesday of this week.