13 July 1999

Elder Surowiec doesn't have chicken pox.  It was just a rash.  We went to Tacloban Monday morning for my toe surgery.  I was really nervous, but they drugged me up some good.  I was conscious and completely aware, but they used a powerful painkiller plus a local anesthetic, so I didn't feel a thing.  Elder Surowiec watched, and he said that the doctor went really deep, and there was a lot of twisting.  The worst part of the experience came after the operation, and it wasn't really that bad.  I was standing up while the doctor was instructing me on my medication.  All of a sudden, I felt nauseous, and my face went completely white.  I sat down trying my hardest not to vomit.  I laid back down on the operating table and stayed there until I could walk without blowing chunks.  I'm fine now.  Check these babies out:

Portions of the removed nail.  Yes, I still have them taped in my journal.