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after waiting a year, he's finally going in for his surgery. he went for his pre-op today and it's worse then everyone thought it was.

he needs a shoulder joint replacement but, his bone has so many hole in it that they can't replace all that with his own bone from his hip so, they're going to use a dead person's bones to do that with. we're a little freaked out about that. 8O

the surgery will take anywhere between 4 to 6 hours, they're going to remove his arm to do this. 8O and he'll be in the hospital anywhere from 3 days to a week and if he gets an infection, it could be a month.

he could be in the hospital for christmas. oh well, at least it's finally getting done, he can recover (which will take anywhere between 3 to 5 months) and get back to work. I'm off for 2 weeks from the 18th so at least i'll be home to take care of him.

you know, waiting a year for surgery that's supposed to be urgent is disgusting.