. . . tmi . . .

. . . warning: you may wish to

avert children's eyes . . .

. . . my poor husband is

{to say the least} hurting . . .

. . . imagine my surprise, then,

when i heard him say today . . .

"you should take a picture of this

& put it on your internet"

{i'm pretty sure he meant blog, but,

pain medication, blah, blah, blah . . .}

. . . that suggestion

& the fact that he's already shown it

to several friends in person {right, girls?} . . .

. . . led to this photo shoot . . .

. . . let me explain what it all means . . .

. . . the lower right owie

{the really yucky one}

is the site from which

the original battery was removed . . .

. . . on the left

{x marks the spot}

is where the new battery

was implanted . . .

. . . the smaller bandage is

where they made an incision

to anchor the newly implanted leads . . .

. . . & that, my friends, is the

END

of this spinal cord stimulator 101 lesson . . .

. . . honestly, you know you see

at least this much

every time michael phelps swims . . .