THE ANT FARM: SURGERY DIARY (1998-2002)
Phil., the Ant, logged frequently to tell about his jaw/mandible surgery stories, and how he overcomes his pain and suffering. Think of this list of logs as a little diary. First surgery was in the mid 1980s/80s which didn't go well so no diary/logging back then for this callow ant. :(| Date: | Description: |
| 6/24/2002 & 8/6/2002 | My doctor was on the news and small updates. |
| 3/20/2001 | I got laid off from PropertyFirst.com and was thinking about surgery, but still not ready. :( |
| 11/20/2000 | I shared my surgery nerve story on Slashdot (it got a score of 5) on Living-Donor Nerve Transplant discussion (find antdude to find it). |
| 5/7/2000 | Finally, an update for Y2K. |
| 11/3/1999 | 1 year anniversary for the second surgery and still healing! |
| 7/20/1999 | Sign of life. |
| 12/14/1998 | Worker ant starts. |
| 12/07/1998 | Good news! |
| 11/11/1998 | My recovery days... |
| 11/05/1998 | Another long, detailed summary from the last three days. |
| 11/3/1998 | I'm back with aches, headaches, swollen neck, etc. :( |
| 10/27/1998 | [Drools red blood.] |
| 10/23/1998 | Get ready for round 2! |
| 10/14/1998 | [SNAP] What da? |
| 10/6/1998 | Come on nerves. Please revive so I don't have to go through another surgery. |
| 9/22/1998 | Ack! Another surgery? |
| 9/8/1998 | DOH! I have been capped. |
| 8/26/1998 | Stop poking me with those pins! |
| 8/23/1998 | Ant's articles appear in a magazine and on the Internet. It will be related to the surgery. It is exactly one month since the big day! |
| 8/22/1998 | Ant gets a new toy for his "improved mandibles". |
| 8/18/1998 | More cavities and bad Bill. |
| 8/13/1998 | Ugh, a tired ant. |
| 8/8/1998 | A frustrated ant. |
| 8/4/1998 | Time to exercise! And a 1, a 2, and a 3... Move those mandibles! |
| 8/2/1998 | Argh! It's hot again, but who cares. |
| 7/30/1998 | A much cooler day finally! |
| 7/28/1998 | Another hot day... |
| 7/27/1998 | A long, detailed summary over the past few days. |
| 7/25/1998 noon |
I just got back from UCLA hospital! I will write stories later. I feel like crap right now. Come back soon please. |
| 7/20/1998 | Less than three days! |
| 7/7/1998 | My first log with a converted e-mail that I sent to a lot of friends. It was an announcement about my surgery and titled "I will be getting an improved mouth soon..." E-mails were already pouring into my mailbox from many of my friends. Thank you, guys! :) |
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