Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Last week had surgery. It was an interesting experience and still a time to recovery. Total Hip replacement. Posterior.
When they were starting to get me ready for surgery I took the meds they wanted and before I knew it I was on the bed on the journey to the operation room. It gets colder as we get closer to the room. The room is bright with X-rays on the walls and people waiting.
I am hugging a pillow. The anesthesiologist is behind me. I close my eyes. It is black. Time is different and I see a red line. The is angled from bottom left to upper right..then I awake and carry on with then wanting me to walk with a walker while being dosed with more drugs than I have ever taken from birth all at once. I barf and immediately my brain feels better. But the pain I was behind on for a couple days.
The red line is interesting. Don’t think it means anything but it seemed to appear and before I was capable of focusing on it I was awake.
Thank you for the prayers and I want to get back to work now.
I’m glad surgery went well and praying for quick successful recovery.