It has been an exciting few days.

After getting her sutures out on Thursday, there was a problem with one of her incisions, and so we spent much of the morning on Friday waiting to get in with the doctor to see if anything further needs to be done. It doesn't -- and this is not an unusual thing with this type of surgery. It just adds to the healing time. Friday aftern0on was spent on various household tasks.

Saturday the A/C went out again -- that meant a three-day stay in a hotel until we could get someone to fix it for us. And proving that I've hit middle age, I pulled a muscle in my back trying to carry too much into the hotel at once so I didn't have to go back out in the nearly 100 degree heat. That kept me done for most of the time at the hotel. The only good thing is that the repair guy admitted he missed the real problem earlier this summer and comped the repair job as a matter of good will.

Yesterday I spent trying to get used to my new glasses -- progressive bifocals. Middle age is officially here, I guess.

So I'm back.

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You may have noticed I've been sporadic in my blogging in the last few days. My Darling Democrat and I have each been facing some physical ailments which have needed to come first. In addition, we have been dealing with another situation that has had to be dealt with. More later.

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It strikes me that he is missing an essential element in this plan.

With less than six months to go before he would be sworn in as the nationÂ’s 44th president, Sen. Barack Obama has directed his aides to begin planning for the transition.

"Barack is well aware of the complexity and the organizational challenge involved in the transition process and he has tasked s small group to begin thinking through the process,” a senior campaign adviser said. “Barack has made his expectations clear about what he wants from such a process, how he wants it to move forward, and the establishment and execution of his timeline is proceeding apace.”

Yo, Barry Hussein -- aren't you forgetting something?

You know -- the formality of winning the election.

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Paula's second surgery is underway.

Prayers are, of course welcome.

UPDATE -- 15:30: Gee, that was quick! Doctor says everything went smoothly and she should be feeling much better almost immediately with the abscess in her jaw gone.

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Well, she's looking good and feeling better after last night's surgery.

However.

Remember that dental problem from Monday, and the fact that it had started to swell and become otherwise difficult? They did a CT of the head and neck, and it appears that some of the infection that we have been dealing with migrated to her jaw from the site of the other infection, and there is a thumb-sized abscess that has formed (apparently) away from the teeth themselves. The solution? More surgery!

So the upshot is that my Darling Democrat will be going under the knife again tomorrow, at a time yet to be determined.

As before, your continued prayers are requested. And as mentioned before, please feel free to click the Paypal link (or the Amazon one), if the spirit moves you -- we started with a $1500 deductible and have blown right through that, so even with what the insurance covers I imagine our share of the bill increasing like the cost of a tank of super-unleaded for a Hummer.

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Initial Post -- 05:00: Last night, shortly after I posted my two early VERY early posts while trying to wind down after a stressful day, I got a phone call from my Darling Democrat at the hospital.

Yeah -- and "after midnight" phone call. She had just gotten done with a visit from hospital personnel telling her that there would be surgery connected with some of the test results from earlier int he day.

It appears to be an exploratory thing, connected with the underlying cause of this infection. It could well be a cyst or an abscess -- it just isn't clear from the pictures they have taken, hence the need to actually go in and remove whatever it is. However, another possibility is a tumor, though that is highly speculative (and I'm now told highly unlikely) and whether it would be benign or malignant is unknown. She asked me to come to her early -- and so that is my plan. I'll have the trusty laptop with me -- but I don't know if the hospital is set up for wi-fi.

Suffice it to say that this is something unexpected for both of us, and I am definitely going to put her first. When I know more and can access the site, I'll update everyone on things -- and it will stay at the top of the site all day, hence the posting time of 23:59 PM, even though I'm writing this first part of the post some 19 hours earlier. Check back for the updates.

And as I said yesterday, your prayers are requested -- and at this point of uncertainty, even begged for until we know more. And yes, if the spirit moves you to click the Paypal link (or the Amazon one), we'll also be appreciative -- but that is secondary to the prayers for health and comfort at this time.

More later.

Update -- 08:00: Surgery will be later today, not first thing in the morning like we had initially thought -- probably in the afternoon, depending upon the surgeon's schedule. Paula is feverish, which leads the doctor to believe that the issue is will be no more than a deep infection, not anything more serious. Unfortunately, she is having swelling in the face related to the dental problem from Monday -- how the two situations are connected (if at all) is speculative at this point.

Update -- 13:00: Surgery will be in the next two or three hours, depending on when the surgeon gets done with his earlier surgeries. Best guess? Around 16:00 this afternoon.

Update -- 18:30: Due to another patient's surgery taking much longer than expected, surgery will be delayed another couuple of hours -- starting between 20:00 and 21:00.

Update -- 21:30: Well, she's in the OR at last -- they've told me to expect to see the surgeon in an hour. Prayers appreciated.

Update -- 23:15: Well, she is back in her room after teh removal of some infected tissue and an abscess that seems to have been at the root of the problem. All is well, and I'm headed home.

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Several weeks ago, my Darling Democrat was diagnosed with an infection and treated with antibiotics. After a second unsuccessful round of antibiotics ended two weeks ago, she was started on something more powerful and told that a failure to improve in while on the third round of antibiotics would result in her being hospitalized -- and last week there was enough progress to justify keeping her out of the hospital. Unfortunately, the continued treatment with antibiotics failed to bring about any more progress to this antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection, and she was hospitalized this morning.

And before anyone asks -- yes, there is a possibility that this is related to what we thought was an unrelated dental problem that I mentioned earlier. One of the specialists has ordered tests to rule that in or out -- and that may or may not change the course of treatment.

Your prayers are requested, and anyone who feels the urge to click the Paypal link (or the Amazon one) would also be appreciated.

Needless to say, I may be less prolific than usual -- call it having my priorities in order.

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