Surgery

August 14th
A. had very minor surgery today. A "subcutaneous cyst" - an overgrown zit - had to be removed from his back. We waited more than an hour for a 10-minute surgical procedure. (Don't know how much he'll charge for the operation; A.'s younger brother offered to remove it for free using a grapefruit spoon.) A. has to lay off cross-country practice tomorrow but is OK for Saturday as long as he feels up to it.

He was a little nervous going in but played it cool. The way you'd expect a 17-year-old to.

He claims that the surgeon told him that a half-gallon of Edy's cookies-and-cream ice cream is necessary for pain relief and to speed healing. I guess the surgeon forgot to tell me that. But if it's doctor's orders...
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