The Adventures of Cavity Sam

Remember the game Operation? That’s the one where you use a pair of tweezers to remove comical body parts from the body of Cavity Sam. For example, if you bump the cavity, while removing butterflies from his stomach, a buzzer goes off and Sam’s nose lights up!  On Thursday, I am going to be Cavity Sam.

This Thursday, I am having a colon resection to remove part of my colon that has nasty diverticulae causing problems.  I’ll be in the hospital for three to five days. I am hoping that my biggest issue is the pure boredom of being stuck in the hospital. I’ve had surgeries before so I am only a little nervous. Okay, a little more nervous each day.  At least this time they are not removing an entire body part, just a part of one!  And, at least, there is no sign of everyone’s dreaded fear, cancer!

So I’ve been thinking about body parts I no longer have. My appendix was the first to go, when I was nine. Do I miss it? Not in the slightest! Next was my gall bladder. Do I miss that? Even less. About a decade ago I lost my prostate. Do I miss that? You betcha!! Haha.

So I have been getting by without these things and I guess I will get by without part of my colon.  It could always be worse, right?  So I am hoping that, on Thursday, I will hear no buzzers and my nose will not light up!