This $25 Alligator Conquers Cramps (and Sadness)
Warmies sells a menagerie of heating pads that combine comfort and cuteness. Its alligator is my latest obsession.
Laparoscopic surgery is an increasingly popular technique for operations in the abdominal area (like gall bladder removal) that is meant to be minimally invasive. Typically, a surgeon pumps a patient full of carbon dioxide gas so a laparoscopic camera can transmit quality video to monitors in the operating area. The patient is left with tinier scars than would result from traditional “open” surgery.
And the aftermath hurts! As someone no longer in touch with her gall bladder, I would recommend a massive, stomach-spanning scar literally every time! Unfortunately, my ability to discuss the finer points of surgical practice was severely hindered by the gall (sorry) of the aforementioned organ trying to kill me last autumn.
Post-surgery, leftover gas roamed my body (with a particular vendetta for the left shoulder), resulting in searing pain. If it weren’t for the hospital gift shop, I would’ve sought out Hans Christian Jacobaeus, the first person to perform a laparoscopic operation on humans, in the afterlife for a duel to the (second) death. Lucky for him, a well wisher bought me a stuffed manatee.
