Just when you think spring is really starting to come along and photo missions are just around the corner, the weather takes a turn for the worse and you end up in the hospital with a ruptured appendix!
After several winter kayaking cruises on the Mississippi, I thought that spring had finally arrived. Of course Minnesota winters don't let go that easy! So, after kayaking on the Sauk river below the dam in Cold Spring, I didn't feel so good. Stomach cramps thru the nite and then things got bad quick. By early a.m. Sunday I couldn't stand straight and the pain was really quite interesting. A guy really hates to admit that it might be a good idea to go to the emergency room. After a nice bumpy ride with pain lancing thru the midsection, I pretty much crawled into the emergency room, got admitted, had a scan, started an IV, and all the other fun stuff, and it's off to surgery for a ruptured appendix. Apparently a person can walk around with a ruptured appendix for several days and get away with it. But not for long!!
Also found on the inside was a partial bowel blockage with gangrene, along with the results of walking around with a ruptured appendix. This will usually result in a bit of a hospital stay. So after 11 days, I finally got to walk out to meet the spring... Or Not...
Now it's snowing! Another blast of Minnesota winter, 4-6 inches worth!! I suppose that I could look on the bright side. While the winter weather is sticking around for another few days, I'm cooped up recovering anyway....
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