Monday 5 February 2018
Becoming Lopsided.
One worrying aspect just occurred to me with regard to having
a kidney surgically removed. You’d become asymmetrical and therefore
unbalanced, wouldn't you, so you’d always have to be careful never to walk along the canal
bank because you might suddenly lurch sideways and fall in.
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I thought I might offer some consolation regarding this issue (which hopefully won't be an issue at all). I've had scoliosis since I was 11. You get used to seeing the world from Dutch angles. Or at least it doesn't seem to make a difference.
As an interesting aside, my uncle was born with three kidneys. Unfortunately the third one is a bit of a runt; otherwise he'd be the family's default donor.
I hope you get good news soon.
I didn't know you had scoliosis, Mad. I do hope it doesn't cause you too much trouble, and I suppose there's something fitting about your body staying true to form by also being a deviant, even if only slightly.
Are you familiar with the term 'lopsided', by the way? It was used to comic effect in the original Ealing version of 'The Ladykillers', in which the delightfully dotty and determined Mrs Wilberforce holds her own against a bunch of crooks. One of them refers to her as 'Mrs Lopsided' and it occurs to me that somebody might apply the same appellation to you in about fifty years time. If so, do take it as a compliment. (And I think you would probably like the film if you haven't already seen it.)
No news on the issue this end yet. I suppose good news would be if the removal of a kidney was the end of the matter.
Yes, I'm familiar with "lopsided." Great word. Is it not common in England? It's pretty standard over here.
I always thought it was one of those quaint old English expressions. You don't hear it much these days. But maybe we got it from the wartime GIs along with chocolate, chewing gum, nylon stockings, and 'oh boy oh boy.'
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