Sausages, laws, and surgery
The less people know about how sausages and laws are made, the better they will sleep at night.…
and the slight variation,
…I have about made up my mind that laws are like sausages — the less you know about how they are made the more respect you have for them.
…(Attributed to Winston_Churchill, Benjamin_Disraeli, Clarence_Darrow, Mark_Twain, Kaiser Wilhelm, and Otto von Bismarck, among others.)
So, in preparation for my next spine surgery, I’m looking up a wee tidbit of information and come across what seems to be an interesting link.
Here. (Real Player required)
Sausage making begins just before the 6-minute mark. And I wish mine were the minimally invasive variety. C3-7 done. L4-5 done. L3-4 and L5-S1 coming up, all with fusion.
I want a refund or replacement under warranty on this body.
March 12th, 2008 at 6:54 am
I hear you, Bob, and you have my sympathy. I suffered a work-related injury that required fusion of L5-S1, but has left me with permanent nerve damage in the left leg and limitations on mobility. The surgery (twice) was No Fun At All . . . but hey, at least the surgery is available! I shudder to think what our forefathers had to live with in the days before such operations.
Good luck and be strong.