Comments on: Like flossing with barbed wire

by: Gareth J M Saunders

Sat, 12 May 2007 11:17:26 +0000

I got this comment in an email from my friend Kenny, which made me laugh:

I do enjoy your blog but any more pieces on invasive urethra procedures may be too much for my delicate empathetic pain threshold. I shall pass on your report to Amnesty International who should surely act on this

by: the Chef

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:47:39 +0000

“oh I’m sorry I didn’t realise you said organ-ist….” 100 house points if you get the character who said that.

it’s just not right.

by: essie

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:00:08 +0000

I’m a medieval historian. Honest, that’s my job. I read lots of things about horrible events, deaths, mutilation etc.
That blog entry is the most gruesome thing I’ve read this year, and we’re four months in.

Glad all is well (although the long-running unnamed illnesses must be frustrating). My Mum, who had a camera exploring her bowel (guess where that went in) on Tuesday is also all clear. Mum won’t be blogging though…

by: Gareth J M Saunders

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:59:57 +0000

I’ve had local anaesthetic before — I’ve had my big-toe nail completely removed on a number of occasions using local anaesthetic, and I’ve had a tooth removed also using local.

And on each occasion I had to have two or three times the normal amount of anaesthetic to numb my various appendages. I’m now beginning to realise that had they waited then it may well have been less traumatic.

I got this in an email from my good friend Kenny:

P.S. I do enjoy your blog but any more pieces on invasive urethra procedures may be too much for my delicate empathetic pain threshold. I shall pass on your report to Amnesty International who should surely act on this.

That made me laugh. A lot.

by: jimmy McPhee

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:26:16 +0000

I had this procedure a few years ago in the southern general
apart from the obvious embarrassment I didn’t find it painful
that five minutes must make all the difference - or whose doing the procedure
they didn’t find anything wrong with me either.
there was one nurse who was a bit stroppy but the rest of the staff
seemed to me to be very competent.

by: Gareth J M Saunders

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:06:00 +0000

Thanks for the sympathy Doctor Jo and Fr Dave, it’s now 22:04 and I’m feeling much better and not quite as sore as 12 hours ago, praise God.

I have to say that I’ve not prayed with so much determination and concentration as I did for those unpleasant few minutes.

Phew! Glad that’s all over.

I mean the procedure, not the praying.

by: Dave McCarthy

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:16:29 +0000

I passed out, merely reading this harrowing account of the horrors perpetrated on your bits. I had a similar experience about twenty years ago - as a result, I occasionally wake up in cold sweats, and can’t bear hearing the word ‘catheter’ mentioned (only joking, but I do sympathise).

Still, it’s good news that nothing untoward was detected.

by: Jo

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:31:38 +0000

Gareth, you poor thing! I did laugh a little bit, I’m sorry, but in sympathy, especially with nurses not paying the closest of attention…

I was in hospital briefly in november (viral meningitis apparently, mwahaha, although the lumbar puncture was worse than the feeling ill) and it was only after I’d been in for 16 hours and kept dropping my BP that someone thought to take my blood sugar level, which was pretty low - they brought me some food but didn’t appreciate that because I was unable to sit up without blacking out it might make it somewhat difficult to cut, spread and eat a roll, let alone eat cereal! I love the ’she’s young so she’s fine’ attitude.

Anyway, I hope your man bits are recovering from their violation!

Take care,
J.