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karith Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1067 W: 80 N: 1171] (7409)
How handy to find the Cellphone Camera theme this week! During my recent hospital stay, my Blackberry Storm provided a way to entertain myself a bit when I started to feel better about three days after surgery. Although I hardly ever use its camera (only 3mp) I decided to try a few shots, never expecting to post them on TL...but the theme was unresistable:)

I'm so impressed with advances in modern medicine and the compassionate care I received. The House Clinic in Los Angeles is the best in the world for the treatment of acoustic neuromas, with patients coming from as far away as Turkey, Egypt, Argentina, and elsewhere, not to mention from all over the United States. At the guest house on the hospital campus, where I stayed before and after the surgery and hospitalization period, I met several other patients that came there for the same reason I did...and we became strong friends, supporting each other through the scary pre-op hours and the wobbly post-op rehab days. The healing atmosphere was incredible.

For those of you who are curious, I'll post a workshop image of the incision in my head, taken three days post-op. If you are squeemish, don't look.

Thanks to all of you that have sent greetings and support. I hope to start posting again, bit by bit, and will also try to catch up on critiques as well.
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karith Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1067 W: 80 N: 1171] (7409)
Incision
Edited by:karith Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1067 W: 80 N: 1171] (7409)
Middle fossa approach for removal of an acoustic neuroma. The large flap of scalp helps support the piece of skull that they had to cut out and replace/re-anchor in the opening (now healing like a broken bone does).