A Lesson in Appreciation
This entry was posted on 6/24/2007 10:40 PM and is filed under Recovery, Complications.
I walked in King Corona last Thursday morning and as usual got a warm greeting from everyone. Joe Perez asked how I was doing and I said I was doing well but bitched a little about the leaking. Joe put things into perspective. “Think about how much better off you are than when you had a tube running out of your dick and a bag around your leg.” He said a little leakage is nothing. He pointed out that it was still early after my operation and that it should keep getting better and better.
It is funny how quickly we begin taking things for granted and begin wanting more. Only two weeks ago I thought that the catheter could be a long-term proposition and I would have several hurdles to face. At that point I was desparate to have the problem solved. A week ago Monday when thing got unexpectedly much better, I was joyous. For the first several days I was full of energy and felt a new zest for life. I was even periodically breaking out in song, much to the horror of those around me. I was loud and goofy. I really don’t know how Mary Anne put up with me.
After a few days, the excitement had passed. I became less and less patient with the leakage. Then I walked into King Corona and had that talk with Joe. I walked out of King Corona and down 7th Avenue. I had a bit of a skip in my step. I even wanted to break out into song.
