# Pre-op live!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-op-live/1030280>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 21, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-op-live/1030280 "2026-05-21T14:10:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-op-live/1030280/21 "2026-05-22T15:24:06Z")

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Super glad all went well. I never had any doubt.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-op-live/1030280/22 "2026-05-22T15:41:33Z")

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💬

(Word)

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**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-op-live/1030280/23 "2026-05-23T10:45:55Z")

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So Beck, what was this surgery? I remember vaguely you wrote of getting a pain pump. Was that what this was?

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-op-live/1030280/24 "2026-05-23T13:50:22Z")

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No that’s in place.

My bladder was moving around in vast emptiness of my gut situation. Bumping into things that caused stabbing pain.

So the surgeon had to anchor it down.

I’m all tucked up now.

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**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-op-live/1030280/25 "2026-05-23T16:55:26Z")

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Grateful you’re on the mend !

And-- if you ever decide to change Member name, well… “Bladder Anchor” is about as good as it gets.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-op-live/1030280/26 "2026-05-23T16:58:58Z")

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Nice band name.😁

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**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-op-live/1030280/27 "2026-05-23T17:16:44Z")

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That too.

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