It's the little things that irritate

[fsn]

Shaving's a pain in the **** !

Conjures up a disturbing picture of the Techno household in the morning.  "Dewi Sant, Techno Bach! Have you've fallen off the sink again? There's clumsy!"


Had a full beard since I fell and fractured my elbow a couple of years ago. Had a 'tache since I was about 17 and only shaved it off when it interfered with the nose-tube when I was in intensive care.

[Westmarcher]

You were in intensive care?

[FierceKitty]

I first grew a beard when I lost my shaver and in those hard student days couldn't afford a replacement.

[fsn]

You were in intensive care?

Yers. Pancreatitis. More painful than gallstones which I have on good authority is more painful than giving birth.

Dosed up on morphine so had some great hallucinations.

The moved me out of intensive care without telling the wife, who turned up and ... well thought the worst.

Which turned out to be true, because I survived.

[Westmarcher]

The moved me out of intensive care without telling the wife, who turned up and ... well thought the worst.

Which turned out to be true, because I survived.

... and still having the hallucinations. 

[Westmarcher]

The postman - for discarding two elastic bands on my driveway. 

     

..... when I only needed one.

[Roy]

The postman - for discarding two elastic bands on my driveway. 

Ours used to do that, too. I wished they still did, as they're the best elastic bands we currently have. Perfect for using when gluing up 4Ground MDF buildings.

[jimduncanuk]

Yes. Pancreatitis. More painful than gallstones which I have on good authority is more painful than giving birth.

Dosed up on morphine so had some great hallucinations.

Yes, gallstones are pretty painful, has put me in hospital twice but the morphine made up for that.

Can't comment on birth pain as my good lady had two caesareans so nothing to compare it against except for a lumbar puncture, 6 anaesthetic injections and I could still feel the needle.

[d_Guy]

Irritating thing: car in front of me stops at red light and driver decides that the "hand-free" rules no longer apply so  begins to frantically text!
This leads to missing the light change (and sometimes much of the green light cycle!)

Have had beard since I was about twenty (uglier without than with) but no longer need worry over much about trimming
Had acute pancreatitis once also - an experience I hope NEVER to repeat!

[Subedai]

On the beardy/moustachy/goatee/shaven head thing. Had any number of combinations over the years, even grew the beard long enough to plait but having curly hair made it look like an inverted palm tree so that came off. Bic'ed the old bonce for years and now only have a beard with ash blond highlights...that's my excuse anyway. I have a couple of ear rings, a few rings and bracelets and I'm
always being asked if I was or still am a  biker. I've been on one of the infernal machines once in my life travelling on the back of a BSA 650 heading into the centre of Birmingham at rush hour. All that dodging and weaving nearly made me share my breakfast...and I don't get travel sick! Don't even drive neither.

On the subject of gallstones. Been to the vets and yes, I have them and they are giving me some jip, so I've had an examination and the gall bladder gets taken out any time between the middle of April and middle of May. Amazing, gall bladder comes out in the morning by keyhole surgery, go home later the same day and a recovery period of two days at least after that it's whenever I feel okay to carry on with normal life.

[Orcs]

Orcs never shaves his baby-face

Saves giving the ladies stubble rash to delicate areas. 

[jimduncanuk]

On the subject of gallstones. Been to the vets and yes, I have them and they are giving me some jip, so I've had an examination and the gall bladder gets taken out any time between the middle of April and middle of May. Amazing, gall bladder comes out in the morning by keyhole surgery, go home later the same day and a recovery period of two days at least after that it's whenever I feel okay to carry on with normal life.

Had my gall bladder out last October, op scheduled in the morning (11am), lost a lot of blood during op, had to stay overnight, vey tender the following day, driven home by the wife, screamed at her to take the corners and bumps more slowly, at least a week before I could stand upright, then I'm in my sixties, how about you?

[Subedai]

Had my gall bladder out last October, op scheduled in the morning (11am), lost a lot of blood during op, had to stay overnight, vey tender the following day, driven home by the wife, screamed at her to take the corners and bumps more slowly, at least a week before I could stand upright, then I'm in my sixties, how about you?

You're not exactly selling the operation are you? 

I turned 60 last January.

Signed, Concerned of Kent.

[jimduncanuk]

You're not exactly selling the operation are you? 

I would still recommend getting it done. It will eliminate the symptoms without a doubt.

I was in pretty poor health before the op for a different reason and I was surprised that they went ahead regardless.

If you are fairly fit and otherwise well you should be OK.

You will find it difficult to get travel insurance, particularly to America, if you have gallstones. That was the final clincher for me as I spend 1-2 months every year in the States.

[fsn]

Meh! I had keyhole. Four small scares - the worst of it was having a very itchy scab in the bellybutton.

Think it took me about two weeks to get up and back to what passes for normal in FSN world.