Adventures in healthcare (revisited) June 29th, 2008 The coming week is going to be, well, interesting for yours truly. Tuesday: Kidney stones blasted with sound waves. General anesthetic. Wednesday: Painful cyst removed from my wrist. Local anesthetic. Thursday: Gallbladder removal surgery. General anesthetic. These procedures will all take place at different locations. It’s an insurance thing. Hence, I’ve gone through pre-op at two different hospital, sharing only a few of the tests. I

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