The Buckets by Greg Cravens for April 14, 2015
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Tiny incisions. Yep. Your surgery was laproscopic. Just three tiny cuts. Three? I only see two. The third one's in your belly button. What about stitches? None! You're held all closed with medical adhesive. Puncture holes and superglue. How manly. yep. Couple of weeks and you won't get any sympathy at all.
Well I’m puzzled. I had what I was told was laparoscopic surgery a little less than 10 years ago, and I have a scar that runs from my navel due south for 4 inches. No stitches, but I was held together by surgical staples that ultimately fell off by themselves. Six days in the hospital, worst pain I’ve ever felt, and I had to stay out of the gym for a couple of months.