Or not. This wasn’t a particularly gory operation. No brains, no bone saws, and just a little tiny incision. Lots of x-rays though, so if I start glowing I’ll know who to blame.
That’s not really fair though. I had a nice lead apron to wear for the whole time… Very warm and cozy. And I think it was made from some extraordinary new alloy that increases in weight over time. It started out at about 3 pounds, but it was up to nearly 20 by the end of the second procedure. It was warm though. My front was sweating up a storm the whole time, while my back was freezing. Surgical scrubs have roughly the same insulating properties as a thin cotton bedsheet, and they’re just about as stylish.
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