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Thursday, June 15, 2006

I Left My Stent in San Francisco

Actually, it was Albany, New York, but that doesn't have the same cachet. Anyhow, I was in a hotel in Albany for my Tour de Cure ride and stashed my dilator and equipment in the night stand drawer after use and then forgot all about them. I didn't realize what I had done until I was home and was preparing for my next session. I suddenly hit me that I hadn't packed it. Oh the horror! Luckily, I was only traveling with #3 and could use the next smaller one. It took about 4 separate calls to the hotel before we were able to get them to look in the night stand for it. Apparently the night people don't talk to the day people and nobody is very good at talking with the cleaning staff. Thank goodness they finally got their act together, found the dilator, and sent it on its way back home.

2 Comments:

  • what is the stent for? i found you via blog mad and havent had much time to delve into archives...
    very well written tho, I am enjoying this blog :0)

    ( good luck on recovery, its a long process, but in the end, worth it I am sure)

    By Blogger Bluepaintred, at 7/05/2006 12:35 AM  

  • Hi,

    A stent and a dilator are the same thing. After vaginoplasty the dilator is used to increase the diameter of the vaginal canal and to keep it from closing up.

    Thanks for reading.

    Nicole

    By Blogger Nicole Thomas, at 7/05/2006 8:24 AM  

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