It Only Hurts When I Type
I apologize in advance for any misspellings, unintentional obscenities or gratuitous nudity in these last two issues of RAMP. A funny thing happened to me on Wednesday night — I underwent an emergency appendectomy. I started having severe abdominal pains on Tuesday evening (making my wife’s birthday even more romantic and memorable than I had planned). By Wednesday morning, the situation had gotten worse, so we went to the local Urgent Care facility, and, after poking me in the gut several times, they immediately told me to get to the hospital, STAT (I learned that term, along with “Ringer’s Lactate” from watching Emergency).
Anyhow, moments after my wife snapped this souvenir photo, I was wheeled away and underwent an operation to remove my flaming appendix. The weird part is, I actually finished writing, editing and uploading Thursday’s RAMP from my laptop in my hospital bed, less than two hours after coming out of general anesthesia. So yes, there are some gaps in my memory. Thankfully, I was released yesterday and was able to finish today’s issue from the safety and comfort of my home office. I want to thank everyone who has checked in on me, and if you ever feel a weird pain where your appendix is, don’t hesitate — get it looked at ASAP! — Kevin Carter [Photo credit: Sarah Vance-Tompkins]
