Sebaceous Cyst

(Warning: this blog contains graphic material that may not be suitable for small children or the squeamish)



Once the Super Bowl is done and we are all sick of winter and snowmobiling, we resort of some bizarre forms of entertainment. This week I operated on a friend at home. She has a sebaceous cyst on her neck, which we are preparing to remove.......

....you can't see it in the last picture, but in this one, where I scared the Hell out of her by pulling out a giant syringe and teased her with it, you can see it stick out a little better.......

....I brought home from the hospital this bag of supplies. Sort of a "Home Surgery In A Bag" thing. We go from this test market to nation-wide in the spring. We plan to sell millions (just kidding)........

....we laid out the supplies............

....I then put on some betadine prep for sterility..........

....on go the sterile gloves.........

.....here goes the needle part everyone hates. I use Marcaine, a local anesthetic that lasts 3-4 hours........

....then for the incision (warning: this blog contains graphic material that may not be suitable for small children or the squeamish)....

....teasing it out of her.........

....at this point, something interesting happened. The patient got lightheaded. Her husband came to hold her hand and he got lightheaded.Wendy was taking pictures and she got lightheaded. So this picture is blurry. Almost done.....

....placing the last closing suture. This is monofilament absorbable suture, buried under the skin so you cannot see it. Like the emperor's new clothes.......

....the final product. (small children and the squeamish may look now)......

....the cyst was cut open and the contents examined to make sure it was just a benign cyst.

Normal people would be bored with winter at this time of the year, but most would make popcorn or play scrabble.

Uncle Hans

23 and Me

Have you been to a “spit party” yet?? There is a company, www.23andme.com that makes it possible for you to take an at-home genetics test. The spit party is a reference to the body fluid you send in to the company for analysis. Sounds better than the piss you need for a home pregnancy test!!

But in real terms what does this actually mean? This test which costs $399, can identify and interpret 600,000 genetic markers and estimate your predisposition for more than 90 traits and conditions such as your odds of developing cancer, having a heart attack, a stroke or going blind. So what do you do with this information? Let’s say the test indicates you are at risk for developing macular degeneration, which can cause vision loss. If you have this information, you can increase your consumption of green leafy vegetables which can go a long way to help you avoid this condition.

So go to www.23andme.com and check it out….do you want to see into your genetic future?? What a world we live in!!

BRIQUETAS DE CARBON

WRITTEN BY REX

REMEMBER WHEN POTATO CHIPS WERE A NICKLE A BAG? NOW A BAG TWICE THAT SIZE IS $1.19? REMEMBER WHEN A THREE POUND CAN OF COFFEE WEIGHED THREE POUNDS INTEAD OF TWO POUNDS, TWO AND A HALF OUNCES?

THOSE OF YOU THAT KNOW ME, KNOW THAT I HAVE A FETISH ABOUT CHARCOAL. I COUNT THEM OUT WHEN I COOK OUTSIDE, I CLOSE THE VENTS ON THE SMOKEY JOE TO PUT THEM OUT SO I CAN SAVE THEM FOR THE NEXT TIME I COOK-OUT, I KEEP MY “USED” CHARCOAL IN TIGHTLY TWISTED WALMART BAG, I ALWAYS HAVE AN EXTRA BAG STASHED LIKE AN ADDICT STASHES CIGARETTES OR BOOZE, COME TO THINK ABOUT IT, MY CIGARETTS, 30 PACK OF MILWAUKEE’S BEST, AND MY EXTRA BAG OF CHARCOAL ALL HAVE ASSIGNED SPOTS IN THE BACK OF MY PICK-UP TRUCK. BUT LET’S NOT GET OFF TOPIC…………….

A 10LB BAG OF KINGSFORD CHARCOAL NOW WEIGHS 9LBS !!!!!

BUT IT’S NEW AND IMPROVED. JUST HOW THE HELL TO YOU IMPROVE CHARCOAL?

CHARCOAL HAS BEEN THE SAME SINCE THE 1900’S WHEN JACK DANIEL’S USED IT TO FILTER HIS FAMOUS No.7 BEFORE PUTTING IT IN OAK BARRELS TO AGE.

THE HISTORY OF CHARCOAL, AND THE HENERY FORD STORY IS NOW GONE FROM THE BAG, AND INSTEAD THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE BILINGUAL

(A RERUN POST, ORIGINALLY POSTED 6-29-06)

THE PUNCH LINE
"Very cold in Washington. In fact, with the wind chill, President Bush's approval rating reached minus 13." -- Conan O'Brien

RAIN

RAIN IS SOMETHING OF AN "EVENT" FOR US. IT USUALLY RAINS ONLY ONCE A SUMMER AT LAKE TAHOE. LAST SUMMER DURING THE ONE RAIN, WE WERE WORKING, SO WE WENT THREE MONTHS WITH NO RAIN AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE!!

HERE ON THE LOWER MOHAVE DESERT, RAIN, OF COURSE IS REALLY AN ODD OCCURRENCE. WHEN WE MAKE PLANS WE TALK ABOUT, AND WORRY ABOUT, THE WIND, NOT RAIN AND SNOW. WE WERE PRETTY DISAPPOINTED WHEN WE HAD A RAINY SPELL THE FEW DAYS IN DECEMBER THAT WENDY WAS HERE TO VISIT.

SO TODAY WE PLANNED ON A TRIP TO LAS VEGAS WITH GRANDMA TO CHECK OUT THE NEW TOWN SQUARE SHOPPING MALL, THE NEW CASINO ENCORE, AND THE BROKEN ARM. I GOT UP AT 6 AM TO DO AN INTERNET WEATHER CHECK AND FOUND RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR VEGAS TODAY.

WE CANCELLED OUR TRIP TO THE CITY, BUT PICKED UP GRANDMA AND WENT TO BREAKFAST. BY THE TIME WE FINISHED BREAKFAST AND THE FOG CLEARED WE COULD SEE SNOW ON THE MOUNTAINS SURROUNDING OUR VALLEY.

GOOD THING WE CANCELLED OUR TRIP, OR WE WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN THE SLUSH AND SNOW BY THE TIME WE GOT TO SEARCHLITE.

WE FOUND OUT TODAY THAT GRANDMA ISN'T LEAVING UNTIL MARCH 17TH, SO SHE WILL BE AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO ENJOY THE DESERT FLOWERS THAT ALL THIS RAIN IS SURE TO BRING WHEN IT GETS HOT, AND WE WILL RESCHEDULE OUR TRIP TO VEGAS TO CHECK ON PAULIE IN A WEEK OR TWO.

THIS WAS THE SECOND OF THREE RAIN SYSTEMS ROLLING ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OFF THE PACIFIC.

BOONDOCKINGG/ MR HEATER

I'VE ADDED THE NEXT PIECE TO OUR BOONDOCKING EQUIPMENT, THE MR. HEATER. I'M STILL MISSING THE HOSE AND FILTER TO THE LITTLE LP TANK, BUT THEY WILL BE ALONG SOON.

THE MR HEATER IS A PORTABLE LP GAS HEATER THAT'S SAFE TO USE INDOORS. INSTEAD OF THE LITTLE GREEN CANISTERS, YOU CAN USE A FILTER AND HOSE TO ATTACH THE HEATER TO AN LP TANK.



THERE IS A SENSOR BUILT INTO THE UNIT THAT SHUTS IT DOWN IF THERE ISN'T ENOUGH OXYGEN IN THE AIR TO SAFELY RUN THE UNIT. THE SENSOR IS SO SENSITIVE THAT THE HEATER WON'T WORK AT 7,000 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS.

THE HEATER DOESN'T HAVE A FAN, SO IT USES NO ELECTRIC. THAT'S A REAL POSITIVE WHEN BOONDOCKING. ALSO WE WILL BE GETTING ALL THE HEAT OUT THE LP GAS, UNLIKE THE FURNACE IN THE CAMPER THAT EXHAUSTS ABOUT HALF THE HEAT TO THE OUTSIDE.

BESIDES BOONDOCKING THIS HEATER WILL GET USED WHENEVER WE'RE SITTING AROUND TO TAKE THE CHILL OFF.