Two Quick Things
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 6:56PM Mrs. G. 1) The Surgery: The doctor who told Mrs. G. she needed gallbladder surgery assured her there was no easier surgery in terms of recovery. "I had one patient," the doctor said, "who was back working in his dental practice the very next day." Not one to ignore a challenge, Mrs. G. took him at his word and 24 hours after surgery, she was back in full swing: shopping, decorating, baking, preparing for her daughter's arrival and the big holiday. Less than 48 hours later, she was back at the hospital with a fever, receiving antibiotics through an IV, her ass officially slowed down. She first felt human the day her parents arrived and she and her family spent a lovely, low key holiday hanging around, playing games and hanging around some more. It was intimate, merry and without incident. Mrs. G. hopes you all can say the same! Trust her, she thought of you.
2) The Cards: When Mr. G. brought in the first batch of mail a couple of days after Mrs. G. asked readers to send her a card, he was floored. "You what?!" he asked. "Mom, I thought that was kind of lame," Mrs. G's daughter admitted. Mrs. G's son had no opinion as he hasn't read her blog in four years. Mrs. will admit that she was only hours out of general anesthesia when that brilliant idea came to her, but she has no regrets. Your cards and notes have been a sure slant of light, a genuine bright spot (pictures to follow) during her hours on the couch, proof positive that while many question the nature and legitimacy of online relationships, they mean something to her because in her mind, connection is connection. Mrs. G. would have responded sooner, but her laptop mysteriously disappeared until her last pain pill was consumed. She suspects her family was trying to save her from herself.
Oh what the hell...
3) The New Year: Mrs. G. has high hopes and optimism for the coming year. She is full on excited for 2012 and what it will bring. She hopes many of you readers stick around, willing to share and experience another run on her crazy train. See you in 2012. Much love, Mrs. G.
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Reader Comments (44)
I was hoping the response would be good. Thanks for the update. I assumed you were probably recuperating but I'm glad all is well. I will hang on to your crazy train as long as you're driving. Happy New Year to the G's!
Jan, thank you. The response was incredible. I am going to display all the cards and letters on the wall behind my desk--to inspire me during dry spells! I also plan to respond to each one,though that will take a while. Thanks for your warm wishes. Happy New Year to you too!
Happy New Year! I have big plans for the new year too!
So glad to hear you're on the mend. (I was worried, because that's what I do.) Keep resting and enjoy a gentle transition to the new year, and later you can take the crazy train to full speed and give us all a hell of a ride.
I really wish that the fam let you post while you were drugged up, but I guess if you made me laugh any harder than I usually do, I'd probably end up in the hospital too! Welcome back! So glad everything is going well... Can't wait to see the cards.
Lame? No! It's good to receive prayers and well wishes when you are ill. Oh, I've really missed you, Mrs. G. I, too,consider this my online hangout!
Glad to hear you are on the road to recovery. I had my gall bladder out w/ the large incision (due to migrating stones from a rupture) and the recovery time was about 3-5 weeks. Not fun and the pain meds made me sick! I am glad you are doing better though had a slight bump in the road w/ the re-admit. Good to know the card request was met with enthusiasm, we Like YOU, we really like you!!! Saunter, sashay, lolligag your way back to writing and we will still be here! Stay healthy and well in the new year, your voice has been missed!
Mrs. G., I'm glad to hear you're doing better and had such a wonderful holiday with your family! Best wishes for a happy and healthy new year!
Glad to have you back - when you are gone I find I'm just the tiniest bit addicted to your blog - as in I miss you!
Happy New Year!
Darla
OH GOSH I hope you feel better and happy new year!
I sent Mrs G a card with this lame haiku I wrote:
Fork-a-duck, Mrs G!
Glad your heart is A-O-K,
But gallstones suck eggs.
Hey, welcome back!!!!! Looking forward to 2012.
So good to hear from you Mrs. G. Warm wishes to you and your family for 2012.
Glad to hear you're feeling better. Much love right back at you, Mrs. G.
Happy New Year Mrs. G & the G Family! Thanks for the update and glad you're feeling better!
Thank you so much for the update! I'm with everyone else in the well-wishing department and on board the crazy train whenever it departs! I'm so glad you are beginning to feel better! Di
I had no idea. I'm glad that you're okay.
So glad to hear that you are ok. I am sad that my card to you did not make it out the door. Perhaps it will today...
Happy 2012! xoxoxoxoxo
So glad you are on the mend!! Happy New Year to you, your family and all the Derfs out there!!! I can't wait for the crazy train to get rolling again!!
Glad to hear you're back and things are well. It's good to see you back and ready for the new year!
I don't want to say I told you so, but I think I might have mentioned that I, too, after my surgery pushed myself too far too soon. Ah, well - will the next Derf who goes under the knife heed your lesson - and maybe mine too?
And a quiet holiday with your family, including your mother? Hooray!! You deserve a wonderful new year!
Can't wait to see the photos of all the cards.
glad you're on the mend, merry happy new year too! and yours is one crazy train i'll be sure to catch. so glad you got a pile of cards too, amen to connection is connection ... it adds joy to my life for sure.
It is true that we feel connected to our online friends and as such I was worried that we hadn't seen a post or update from you for awhile. So happy to hear that you are on the mend!
Can't wait for the next ride on the crazy train to leave the station!
Take good care of yourself.
I guess I'm the anti-stereotypical female...I never push myself LMAO! I also buy things for myself during holidays, something a friend I was shopping with said she'd never done. Oh well! Glad you're ok and that the cards gave you a smile :-)
Oh gosh! I assumed you were living it up with Miss G at home and were busy, busy, busy. I'm glad you're doing better.
You mom is not lame, Miss G!
Happy new year to you too! May 2012 be the best yet.
I think I'd like to book a sleeper compartment on the crazy train. Sorry you put yourself back in the hospital, I guess it's live and learn, eh? I'm glad you had such a good Christmas with the family. Bring on 2012!
Mrs. G glad you are back. I look forward to the crazy train ride in 2012. I too thought you ere spending quality time with family, not back in the hospital.
@Janet. I'm always into taking care of myself. I buy myself a Christmas gift every year, wrap it, and put it under the tree. That way Santa gives me what I want, it has always worked for me.
I'm so happy to hear that you are doing well! Have to admit I was a teensy bit worried ... And, I guess that with the pain meds from the surgery, valium was not needed?!? Take care ... I, too, am ready for a ride on that crazy train - bring it on, 2012!
It's always wonderful to hear from you. Much love to you and yours xxoo
you know- you know I was wondering if something was up.
BUT- I have been too busy and too lazy to send you an email.
Happy to hear you are still with us!
You are a shinning star.
And Gary---:)!
Happy New Year- I'm in!
Yea...you're back! Was a bit worried there. Glad all is (now) okay, and you had a good, uneventful Christmas. Hope your New Year's celebration is the same. Looking forward to joining the crazy train in 2012!
I'm glad you're feeling better Mrs. G! Happy New Year!
So good to have you back! I suspected that there might have been some complications slowing your recovery - glad to hear that everything turned out so well. Missed you and all the Derfs!
I'm so glad you dropped a line to let us know how you're doing, and that you're feeling better now! I had to laugh at your husband's reaction to all the mail. Mrs. G, we like you, and online relationships are legitimate! looking forward to 2012!
Rest and recover Mrs G, the flu smacked me upside the head a few days before Christmas. I had a much needed day in bed flat on my back. Why are we so stubborn about listening to our bodies when they try to get our attention? Glad to hear you are on the mend.
hugs for you and the other derfs.
So sorry you had a relapse, Mrs. G, but I'm glad you're on the mend and had a low-key holiday with the fam. Love and hugs from just another crazy-train-riding Derf!
I'm glad you're feeling better Mrs. G! Rest as much as you can over (and after) the holidays. We need you around!
Quiet and intimate is a great way to spend the holidays! We haven't had much of it, but it has been relaxed and I am all for it. Sorry to hear you had relapse... darn those expectations anyway!
I love train rides.
So glad to get an update on your surgery. I was worried. I had a friend who had serious complications after her gallbladder surgery.
Happy to hear you are resting and being taken care of!! Continue to improve, we miss your wit and wisdom!
So what was the grand total? And what is it about receiving a lot of mail that is so much fun, anyway? I can't think of anything better, myself.
SC, I don't have a grand total, though I will when I put them all up in my office but there were so many cards, I felt guilty. Especially since my family told me it was pathetic I overtly sought them. I got over the guilt as I read them. It was incredible! I had no idea there were so many lurkers. If I had to guess, I'd say 200 to 250-ish. Honestly, it was one of the best affirmations I've ever experienced, magical, really. It makes me want to hit 2012 writing!
Ever since I read this, I've been hearing Ozzy yelling, "All aboard!" and then that crazy laughter...
So glad those cards made you smile. I had to choose between 3 different ones, so I might need to send you another one someday.
I'm at the station with my bags packed for the Crazy Train.
Oh, I'm so glad that you are on the mend...and you got a lot of mail!
Ah, the mystery is solved, gall bladder surgery. Sorry about your rebound symptoms and 2nd trip to hospital. Hope you are as good as new by now. As for the cards, will need to read further, but I hope it's not too late?