I'm alive!

This past Wednesday I had a tummy ache. It was small.. insignificant. Thought if I just had a good fart, it'd go away. Didn't think much of it.

Come Saturday, the ache was still there. Woke up just to sleep again. ALL day. A quick visit to a doctor said I might have Appendicitis! I heard the word, "might"... so I shrugged it off and went home. I jumped back into bed and tried to overcome it "mind over body" style. Never thought sleeping could be that exausting. Broke out into a big fever. Now, I know my body's going overtime. Felt like the first Canuck playoff!

Now, it's Sunday. I wake up feeling really good. Thought everything was good. Proceeded to go out with Lina and run some errands on a beautiful day. Out of the blue, I get a call from my doctor with orders to go to the Emergency Room because I may need to go into surgery. Uh... what?!?! She said my appendix maybe infected and may need immediate removal. First thing that comes to mind is that episode of the Simpsons where Dr. Hibbard performs an on-site emergency appendicitis and yanks out the appendix and throws it out onto the street and it explodes like a grenade. HAHA.. that was good times. Then back to reality.. of course I'm listening to the professionals. I made a B-Line for ER. If you know how ERs are like... then you know how it sucks big time to rush over there just to WAIT. And it's not that "rush to wait" like you do at a movie you've been waiting all year for... this "movie" doesn't have a good ending... it's an ending with me on a hospital bed. So, I waited. With Lina by my side. For 8 hours. Yea.. EIGHT HOURS. Just for a bed, a 10 minute chat with a doctor, and a blood test. EIGHT HOURS!!!! Just so the doctors can confirm to me that I have indeed improved in health and was in no further risk of any kind of exploding devices in my belly. I did have some entertainment during some of that time though. This old woman in the bed next to mine(behind a curtain) just kept screaming at the top of her lungs "GEORGE! Where are you?". Over and over and over. All I kept thinking was Mrs. Costanza from the show Seinfeld. It was in that voice too. I kept laughing... but felt guilty cause I really shouldn't at the same time.

[sigh!] If this little venture cost me even a penny... I would be bitchin'!! But, a big thanks to our great canadian medical plan... it only cost me my taxes that I pay anyways. PHEW! Hmm.. guess this "movie" did have a good ending. I didn't need that emergency surgery and went home with a clean bill of health AND it didnt' cost me anything. (Except the damn parking fee)

I've learned 2 things this weekend. 1) I now know my defensive system is kick ass! Like Chuck Norris!!!! It'll round-house kick any viruses it comes its way. 2) Lina also kicks ass! She's gotta be tough to hang with me at a hospital all day! (dare I say... Chuck Norris' equal?!?)

So, that was my weekend. Hope yours was better! 8D

Here's my eProps:
Cat, A BIG thanks to you!!!!! for coming by with all the groceries and cleaning our dirty washroom!!!!!! love you lots!!!!!!!

Cat, Andrew, Randall, and David from dropping by the ER for a little visit. Thanks David for the PSP.. but on the other hand.. you suck David.. for leaving me baseball. worst game eva. LOL