Tom asks:

> At 04:14 PM 2/27/2003 -0500, Johnson, Tracy wrote:
>  >At least Larry got a kinder note from Wirt than
>  >I did for my hernia.
>
>  What did Wirt say to you?

What I told Tracy was that he didn't have anything to complain about, other
than it would hurt for a while when he laughs. Otherwise, a hernia operation
is just a snip and a tuck sort of thing. Most surgeons can perform these
operations during lunch, holding their sandwiches in one hand while operating
with the other. I told him to write back when he's really hurt. No sympathy
here.

As for Larry's operation, that's a substantially more serious thing, but
there's no reason to pessimistic either. Indeed, I did just find this web
page that explains some of the amazing regenerative powers of the liver:


http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/liver/regen.html

The type of operation that Larry will undergo is called a partial hepatectomy.

Wirt Atmar

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