My dad has to get the Heller Toupet procedure and their are many things he has to take care of before he can get that done. Before my Dad could get to see the specialist who was going to perform the Heller Toupet procedure we had to sit through a 2 hour orientation. I was running late because we got a tad lost trying to find the hospital. After a little while of searching and asking around we found out where the orientation was taking place. We entered into the dimly lit room where the Doctor was giving his presentation. I looked around and thought something is not right, 90% of the people are really way overweight and the Doctor was talking about Gastric Bypass. All these thoughts started to run through my head. Was I in the wrong room?  No way is my Dad going to have to partake in that procedure, should I just leave? Well I decided to stay, and I'm glad I did.  I now know quite a bit about Gastric Bypass, and the life altering operation they will have to go through. Here are some of the things I learnt: Before the operation will take place you will go ...

My dad is having an operation on Thursday, he is having a Heller-Toupet procedure. Ha has been suffering from Achalasia, which is a rare primary esophageal motor disorder. The lower esophageal sphincter is not able to relax. This results in regurgitation, aspiration, chest pain, and weight loss.  My pops has suffered a lot. He has lot 30 pounds and I’m not accustomed to seeing my pops in a weakened state.  I’m glad that they are finally having a procedure and will hopefully be able to have a real meal and gain some of his weight back.

I came back from my yearly group vacation to Animal Kingdom on Monday.   We rented a five bedroom house with a nice pool, Jacuzzi, and most importantly a play room for the kids. There were a total of ten adults and ten kids eight of which are under the age of three. Can you imagine the madness and laughter with a bunch of excited kids running around the house with reckless abandon?  Well for those of us with kids it’s not bad at all! We arrived at the house early Friday evening, unpacked and settled in. A few hours later the kids and our wife’s were hungry, so the hunters decided to run out and kill some food. Now I knew that was a mistake, why you may ask? Will if you have been married or in a relationship for any significant amount of time this is what invariably happens. The ladies can’t decide what they would like to eat.  The guys eventually pick the restaurant. Then at the last minute you get a call that they changed their mind, and at the end of the night the guys get blamed for something. The genius that I am was correct, so while we ...