Bottle

French

I'll be the first to admit that this is a lame cartoon (no offense to the lame, Johnny) but it's been a wild ride here for a few days. Daughter Jarlsberg was having sporadic back pain that the local Doc-in-a-Box clinic diagnosed as muscle strain. It sort of ebbed and flowed for about a week, then on a Saturday (of course) the pain suddenly "went to 11" as they say.

So off to the emergency room and a battery of tests, revealing gallstones blocking the ducts of her pancreas AND liver (in hindsight, her suddenly turning orange should have been a clue). Morphine didn't touch the pain, but Dilaudid did. Mostly.

Monday they did laparoscopic surgery to remove the gall bladder and any blockages, and today (Tuesday) I brought her home for further recovery. I'm currently running on sleep deficit and anxiety overload, but everything went smoothly and everyone at the hospital was exceptional. In a good way, unlike what you usually see here.

I appreciate the messages of support!  -Stilt

Sorry about missed deadline!

 Sorry that there was no cartoon today. We had a Health crisis over the weekend and daughter Jarlsberg ended up needing surgery. She's still in recovery right now but the surgery went very well. Fortunately, the hospital we're in is way better than the one Johnny is in!