Day 53: Don't Call It A Comeback

After spending two days dreading my appointment, and the likelihood that I'd hear bad news, I hopped on the train to Miranda. I showed up a bit late, and ended up waiting an agonizing half hour to be seen.

Finally, Dr. Flanagan called me in to his office. Without much chitchat, and without so much as an invitation to dinner, he inserted the surgery camera into my ear. In high definition, I could see my ear drum. One whole, slightly scarred, but intact ear drum. Dr. Flanagan had me equalize my ears, just to check that it was structurally sound, which I managed without issue. I looked to the good doctor hopefully.

"It's fully healed."

I couldn't help but smile because I was pretty sure I knew what that meant. But before I got carried away, I made sure to ask if I was cleared to dive. After assuring my the eardrum was waterproof, Dr. Flanagan shook my hand, and asked where I'd be diving that afternoon. I didn't any more convincing than that. I walked back to the train station, ringing my mom and Rachael to share the good news.

Cem had taken my tub with him on the Open Water course that day, so I met them at Oak Park, for my first dive in almost two months. We geared up, and found that in my excitment, I had forgotten to pack my wetsuit. Awesome. Very put out, I packed my stuff and got ready to head for home. Cem jokingly offered to let me wear his fullbody Lavacore suit, which is a bit like long underwear for divers.

They say that Lavacore is equivalent to wearing a 3mm wetsuit. "They" are liars. But I braved the cold, wearing this Lavacore and a pair of boardshorts. I lasted all of twenty-five minutes. But I've gotta say, probably the best twenty-five minutes of my life.

Yours in Calling It A Comeback,
Robert

Day 50: An Update

After nearly a week of silence and lack of witty writings about average days, I've managed to find the time to give proof that I'm still alive. This past Tuesday, we moved into a new apartment and have yet to sort out the internet. Once we do, I should be posting regularly again.

Yours in Having a Ton of Make-up Posts To Do,
Robert