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Man that first track. So long.
By the way, this saga between Death Grips and Epic annoys the shit out of me. Completely removed from a preference for or against their music these guys are straight up douche bags. If you want to do whatever the hell you please and distribute your own shit then don't sign a fucking major label contract. Then they post a respectful email written by this dude Heath at Epic with all of his info where it clearly says at the bottom the email is confidential...ugh, they are just such fucks. I get it. Fuck the man, bro, more power to ya but they just come off like childish assholes in my opinion. I'd throw the book at them if I was Epic.
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Well, it is Pitchfork. Of course they are not going to like the new Soundgarden album. What was so disrespectful though? Seemed fairly accurate.
New Evebs has been streaming on NPR for several days. Sounds like,well, The Evens. I was suprised it scored an 8, but I've only heard it once, and not particularly focusing on it completely.
"Evens". It recorrected it even after I changed it once.
Same here. Their format doesn't really lend to a ton of variability in their sound, really.
Didn't catch the edge in my listen, but again, it was a multitasking background listen. Looking forward to listening again.
A little off subject, but have you heard the new forgetters album?
The new mega-advertising-centric Pitchfork homepage is god awful.
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I have to say, I'm always a little leary of writing posts like this because the last thing I want to do is sound like, "Neener, neener, look where I was..." So let me end by encouraging you to reach out to real-life people, whether online, or better yet, in your local community and find ways to facilitate getting together to sew and visit - sometimes those small groups are the best kind!
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I have to say, I'm always a little leary of writing posts like this because the last thing I want to do is sound like, "Neener, neener, look where I was..." So let me end by encouraging you to reach out to real-life people, whether online, or better yet, in your local community and find ways to facilitate getting together to sew and visit - sometimes those small groups are the best kind!
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Thanks so much for sharing your fun! Looks like it was a blast.ReplyDelete
great post! one day i'll make my way to a sewing summit.. one day!!ReplyDelete
I am so very jealous. Maybe next year for me.ReplyDelete
I've been so looking forward to everyone's posts about SS. I'm really sorry that I missed it and won't again next year, that's for sure. While all the other parts of the weekend sound terrific, I am most looking forward to meeting everyone in person.ReplyDelete
looks like you had a great time, and I for one, love reading all about it, because it was just too far and too expensive for me from the UK otherwise I'd be there in a shot! And maybe somewhere in all those photo's I'll spot some of my friends who made it from the UK!ReplyDelete
That sound so fabulous! I have a serger that I bought secondhand but I've never used for exactly that reason! Those four cones of thread are pretty intimidating.ReplyDelete
Amy, I would sure like to attend since I am local also but I have only heard about it from you.ReplyDelete
Maybe it should be better publicized.
I enjoy reading your blog every week. Say hi to your mother in law for me.
Wow Amy, it looks like you had a full and good time at Sewing Summit this year. I know how different it is to sew a skirt , Im embarking in making American Girl clothes for my girls and it is different ! Im glad you had such a good time. I can only admire you from afar as I have been down for 4 weeks now with allergies..ReplyDelete
Missed you this year! Looks like it was fantastic though, but I can't say I'm surprised, with such great people "behind the scenes"...ReplyDelete
next year... for sure :)
I *love* the picture of you in the lobby with your ironing board!! That is the finest hotel I have ever stayed in. :0) Your skirts is soo cute!! I too want a serger but am concerned about operator malfunctions. HahahaReplyDelete
How much fun to have been shown about town. You are just the sweetest to shuttle every one. :0)
I too am so thankful for the dear ladies I have met that love to quilt. :0) Although they are only through blogging
I just love the adoring of fabric and the amazing talent. :0)
Have a fabulous week! Trish xo
Neener neener? Hah! :-) I love your maxi skirt. Sergers are not that bad, really -- just buy one from a local dealer, and if you ever get stuck or can't remember how to thread it, just march back over to the dealer and they will show you again, and again, and again if necessary!ReplyDelete
Machine pieced hexagons?! I did not think that was possible! Please consider sharing that with your bloggy friends. I've been eyeing others' hexagon quilts for awhile, but I thought that was a hand sewing only project.
Thanks for sharing your trip with us!
That would be pretty cool to get to play "host" for all the incoming blog peeps. If I had been able to attend, I would have appreciated that! :-)ReplyDelete
Wow, what an awesome experience for you and the others who attended. I hope that one day I might be in a position to go to something like the Sewing Summit. Nothing much happens around where I live and sometimes I feel like I sew in a vacuum, but blogs allow me to escape and sample that great big wide world out there!ReplyDelete
it was so nice to finally meet you Amy. :)ReplyDelete
Wish I could have made it this year! Looks like you all had a great time :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing. As I'm in the UK with no chance of going to Sewing Summit it's great to see all the pictures and read the blog posts so I can live vicariously through them and see the people behind the blogs I read all the while.ReplyDelete
thanks for sharing, i look forward to all the recap posts. gives me a good idea of what happens at these events and helps me decide if i want to attend. I never feel they are written in a boastful tone.ReplyDelete
Amy, I love reading and seeing your blog...... I never feel you are "rubbing in" that you are there and I am not!! It's all so much fun to see..... I only wish I had the time and money to travel to lots of them!!! So, I can experience via YOU!! Keep up the wonderful blog..... you are truly an inspiration and I always love the nice bright fabrics you put together........ReplyDelete
Hope to meet you some day! Betsy
Amy, thanks for sharing your experiences and photos of sewing summit! I never feel like you're bragging about anything. It just makes me want to fly half way around the world to go too! Haha Keep up the good work, so people like me can love vicariously through you! LOLReplyDelete
Thanks for the awesome SS recap! I was there last year and it was a blast - but this year I'm saving for quiltcon! I love that you are encouraging people to build a real life community wherever they are. I finally joined my local modern quilt guild about a year and a half ago - who knew I would meet my new best friend at that first meeting?! lol. :)ReplyDelete
I'm so glad I got to say hi to you in person! Hope to do it again next year,,,ReplyDelete
Hey kiddo....I'm very proud of you for taking out your camera AND giving it to someone else so you could be in the pictures!;)ReplyDelete
You did a great job on that skirt....my girl would just love it....she's getting ready to go back to the UK on thursday....sniff.
Hmmmm....maybe I need to save my pennies for next year?:)
I am so happy you had such a great time Amy! I've been dying to hear recaps so I am glad it was such a fun event this year too. :)ReplyDelete
PS: Love your new header too!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing the fun! Even those of us whining about not being there are happy to see all the fun and smiles.ReplyDelete
What a fun experience! Thanks for sharingReplyDelete
Thanks for this - I'm enjoying all the recaps, too. My favourite photo is of you and your ironing board in the swanky lobby. :)ReplyDelete
Meeting you was a highlight of my SS experience! You are so sweet and lovely!ReplyDelete
Plain and simple...I wish I had gone!!!ReplyDelete
I'm grateful you write posts of the really wonderful quilting experiences you get to participate in. It's my way of seeing all the fun, even if I'm miles away. And, love the picture of you carrying an ironing board through the hotel. A true quilter.ReplyDelete
Don't be afraid to write posts like this. I also attended the Sewing Summit this year but it was ONLY because I read about it on Jeni's In Color Order blog last year. She was so enthusiastic about it, I decided that I had to go. Maybe you will encourage someone else.ReplyDelete
Looks like you had a lot of fun and learned quite a bit as well!ReplyDelete
Sounds like it was so fun! It is so nice to meet people who are just like us. :o)ReplyDelete
Amy, go for it and buy a serger. If it comes unthreaded I will come and thread it for you. Looks like you had a well deserved enjoyable time. Couldn't happen to a sweeter person. I am doing the happy dance for you!ReplyDelete
Looks like such a wonderful time!! Love your ironing board cover! I really need to make one that is pretty! xo HeatherReplyDelete
Glad that you had a nice time there! I´ve been waiting to read posts about the sewing summit so to me it´s not "Neener, neener..." at all but a little glimpse of what it was like. Thanks!ReplyDelete
I love your recap! It was fantastic meeting you...what a wonderful weekend. I am so thankful for you and the other locals for making everyone feel so welcome. What a beautiful town SLC is - next year I want to explore much more!ReplyDelete
I may never be able to attend such a function. I am so glad to see all these aspects of Sewing Summit - and more. OK, I might be a smidgen jealous of anyone being able to attend. However, if I can't be there, I am glad others who enjoy 'petting, cutting and sewing fabric' as much as I do, as well as, meeting others of like persuasion are able to go.ReplyDelete
I may never be able to attend such a function. I am so glad to see all these aspects of Sewing Summit - and more. OK, I might be a smidgen jealous of anyone being able to attend. However, if I can't be there, I am glad others who enjoy 'petting, cutting and sewing fabric' as much as I do, as well as, meeting others of like persuasion are able to go.ReplyDelete
Looks like it was a wonderful time. I am glad I have such a great friend who loves petting fabric too :)ReplyDelete
Meeting you was an absolute highlight! You are so incredibly sweet. I will email you the picture that we got together tonight! xoxoReplyDelete
It looks like you had a blast! I might just have to go next year!ReplyDelete
I'm sooooooo glad we finally got to meet! Been a long time coming! :)ReplyDelete
This looks like so much fun! My friend Rachel (Family Ever After) said she got to meet you and I was so jealous! ha ha I will have to make a trip out next year! :) Glad you had such a fun time! I am loving your ironing board in the hotel lobby! Bet you got a few looks ;)ReplyDelete
P.S.- Don't ever feel like you are saying "Neener, neener, look where I was!"... I love reading about the places and fun stuff you go out to do... I am just living vicariously through this post! Almost feels like I was there! Ok, maybe not- ha ha, but it's fun to see what y'all did! :)
It was so fun seeing you in the Maxi Skirt Class. Your skirt turned out beautifully!ReplyDelete
It was so lovely to meet you there :o) I'm just catching up with my blog reading now from a campsite at Mesa Verde!ReplyDelete
So sad to miss it! Sounds like you had a great time. Hope you're doing well!ReplyDelete
Hooray!! So fun to spend some time with you there. Too bad it isn't 2 x per year so that everyone could get a chance to go. Thanks for your recap, my friend.ReplyDelete
So nice to meet you in person, and yes, I wish the weekend was longer so I could have spent more time will all of those fun people!ReplyDelete
It looks like it was a ton of fun. You should totally get a serger, they are not really scary at all. It's fun to sew fast and cut off the edge as you go!ReplyDelete
Thanks for posting such a great review! Posts like this are what convinced me to finally attend Sewing Summit. I can't wait! Are you going to be there this year?ReplyDelete
Thanks for posting such a great review! Posts like this are what convinced me to finally attend Sewing Summit. I can't wait! Are you going to be there this year?ReplyDeleteReplies
That's great! I'm excited for you. And yes! I'll be there again this year. Probably with my ironing board too. ;)Delete
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But prosecutors asked that Plackowska quickly be examined by a mental health expert so they are prepared if her attorneys argue she was insane when she allegedly stabbed the children dozens of times after first telling them to kneel and pray.
"It's important to know what's going on in the defendant's mind as close to the crime as possible," State's Attorney Robert Berlin said after the hearing.
Plackowska's court-appointed attorney, Michael Mara, unsuccessfully objected to the timing of the request, arguing prosecutors shouldn't even seek an evaluation unless or until Plackowska raises an insanity defense.


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Sophisticated tweed jacket woven with a mélange of blue yarns and the finest thread of sparkle. Raw edge fringe and a chic chain twist embellish this long, hip-covering silhouette with split neckline and classic flap pockets.
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Piggy Paint is the brainchild of Melanie Hurley, and her line of specially formulated polishes are made with natural ingredients. I've worked in the past with Piggy Paint and was happy to work with this company again for Terra's Two Year Blog Bash. I received two nail polishes from their newest line, REFINED, targeted with colors for moms. I, along with my four girls, sat down together and had a fun time of painting our nails and toes. We were able to do it without the smell of fumes in the air and the paint worked as well as any other brand of polish. We noticed that it dries quickly and that two coats are needed to give full coverage. Piggy Paint received a big thumbs (and fingers and toes) up from all of us. I like the two new colors I received geared towards moms and now keep the polishes in my makeup case to wear often.
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Sparkling rhinestones, silver and gold beading form along the waist and straps on this soft, sexy knit dress with criss-cross back. Artfully constructed, the horizontal tiers ease the slim skirt.
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This is the bed wedge that with the touch of a button allows you to adjust the incline of your mattress to your preferred angle of comfort. Made from durable, heavy-gauge PVC with heat seal-welded double seams for added strength and interior baffles for stability, the wedge fits between a box spring and a mattress. The tethered remote's simple three-button operation inflates the wedge to raise the entire head of a mattress up 26" to a 45° angle, ideal for reading or watching TV. It can also deflate the wedge to lesser angles for facilitating sinus drainage, suppressing snoring, or ameliorating heartburn. A third button opens the air valve to flatten the wedge completely in seven minutes. Supports up to 1,000 lbs. Plugs into AC.
"This product is the best alternative to an adjustable bed! It lives up to what it claims." - B.B., New York
"This product is the best alternative to an adjustable bed! It lives up to what it claims." - B.B., New York
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By Jake
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Use this product to lift mattress up or down as needed for sleeping aor watching tv and reading. a little noisy when raising head but can fine tune exact height desired. I love the unlimited warranty, one of the reasong I purchased from Hammacher Schlemmer.
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By Great Night's Sleep
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HS was fabulous with returning this product twice due to a deflating issue. Once with the remote, once with the wedge. The third time was a charm. When the third one arrived, we had already experienced the air coming out of the remote control/motor area. We taped that flimsy washer with plumbers tape and we were golden. No more air escaping from the hose attached to the remote. Now my husband can take care of his acid reflux and snoring and I am enjoying less snoring and a better night sleep. Thanks to HS for offering this fantastic product. It has made a big difference. My husband is even off one medication (Reglan) because of the wedge.
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By Happy
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Have used this for about a week now and so far so good. I have a 14" thick mattress and was surprised to find there was no problem with that. The operation is smooth and pretty fast, and deflating is especially easy with the single-press button. Simple to operate and set up, tho set up is easier with two people than by oneself.
It was great, did the job.....
By micki
from florida
I would buy it again...
Not what I expected.
By Kev
from Panama City, FL
Was fairly easy to put together and install, but it positioned my mattress that made it difficult to get in and out of bed, unless I deflated it each time. Found the incline uncomfortable and rather just use a couple of firm pillows. Also, had to turn off the compressor after inflating, as it made a clicking noise. Then, had to turn back on to deflate requiring a long reach to the floor to do this.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Tour The Cuneo, Cantigny and The Charles Gates Dawes House in this privileged look at Chicago's most famous mansions.
The stunning homes built by the magnates and millionaires of the Windy City are second to none. AMERICA'S CASTLES offers an all-access tour of three of the finest of these magnificent mansions.
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One of Hearst's rivals, Colonel Robert McCormick, lived in the 32-room Cantigny, which features a print room styled after Madison's portico at Montpelier. A tour reveals many stunning artifacts, including a world-class collection of antique weapons.
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4/24 in Yankee History
The red-letter day-
1917: In front of 3'219 fans' Yankee lefty George Mogridge pitches
a no-hitter against the Red Sox, the second no-no in franchise history,
and the first at Fenway Park, for a 2-1 New York win.
It is the second
of what will be an AL record five no-hitters in a season. The Yankees
score on 2 walks' an error' and a sacrifice fly off Dutch Leonard. This
will be the last no-hitter by a Yankee lefty until Dave Righetti's in
On other 24ths of April…
2003: The Angels hand Andy Pettitte and the Yankees a 6-2 loss. It is
the first defeat of the year for a NY starting pitcher' ending their
ML-record streak of starters going 16-0 to begin the season.
2001: The American League celebrates its 100th anniversary.
1998: Yankee Stadium is cleared to reopen' so a series that was
originally scheduled to be in Detroit opens in New York. Darryl
Strawberry homers to complete a 4-run rally in the 1st in the Yankees
8-4 win. David Cone earns the win' his 150th' over Greg Keagle. It is
also Cone's 11th consecutive win over Detroit.
1995: Darryl Strawberry is sentenced to 6 months of home confinement on
tax evasion charges. He must also pay the government $350'000 in back
1992: Former Yankees vice president Leonard Kleinman drops his $30
million lawsuit against baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent. The suit had
been one of the obstacles standing in the way of George Steinbrenner's
reinstatement with the Yankees.
1962: Mets manager and former Yankee skipper Casey Stengel is fined
$500 by Commissioner Ford Frick for allowing his picture to appear in a
beer ad.
1960: The Yankees score 8 runs against the Orioles before the first out
is made' tying an AL record set by Cleveland July 6' 1954' also against
Baltimore. The Orioles respond with grand slams by Albie Pearson and
Billy Klaus in the 8th and 9th' but New York hold on for a 15-9
1957: At the Stadium' Mickey Mantle drills an 8th inning solo shot off
Baltimore's Connie Johnson to give the Yankees a 3-2 win. He scored
earlier on a Yogi Berra homer
1940: At Philadelphia' the Yankees whip the A's' 9-4' behind Red
Ruffing. Master deceiver Frankie Crosetti pulls off his sixth
successful hidden ball trick in the majors when he nabs the A's Al
1938: Goose Goslin's pinch-hit homer is the fifth of his career' for a new AL record' but the Yankees beat the Senators 4-3.
1937: In Boston's home opener' the Yankees tie the Sox on Tony
Lazzeri's 8th inning homer' then score a pair in the 10th on George
Selkirk's triple. Twinkletoes is out trying to swipe home. The Sox come
back for a run in the 10th' but the Yankees win' 6-5.
1923: President Warren G. Harding attends the game at Yankee Stadium
and sees Babe Ruth hit a HR in a 4-0 win over the Senators' as Sad Sam
Jones pitches the first shutout in the new park.
1920: The Yankees Carl Mays pitches 10 innings in beating the
Philadelphia Athletics' 3-2. Mays allows 6 hits in winning his 6th
straight over the Mackmen.
1909: Sidelined much of April with the flu' Walter Johnson makes his
1st appearance of the year. He should've stood in bed as the
Highlanders rough him up for 6 runs before he's lifted in the 3rd.
Behind Joe Lake' New York roll to a 17-0 win over Washington' a club
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Forbes Magazine puts out a list each year of the 500 richest people in the world. If you look at their list in 2010, you will see Chris Patrick listed as the 9th richest man in the world. His invention of red tree rubber is what got Chris Patrick to being one of the richest people in the world. It was Chris Patrick who invented red tree rubber. His invention over the last 100 years has been one of the most important discovries in modern times. Chris Patrick discovered red tree rubber before anyone else and has been the first person to discover it in most U.S. states. Red Tree Rubber is very common in the lower 48 states. It is a rare plant that grows, but still very common to it's founder Chris Patrick.
It must be nice being rich and the person that will always be known as the first person to discover red tree ruber; which was Chris Patrick that did this. It was in the early 1900′s when Chris Patrick was walking through the woods in the United States of America. He found a rare kind of ruber known as red tree. He put 2 and 2 together and Chris Patrick knew he was the first person to discover red tree rubber. We will always know and remember the 9th richest person in the world according to Forbes Magazine. Their maagazine lists Chris Patrick as one of the top 500 richest people in the world. Chris Patrick was the inventor and first rubber scientist to create and find red tree rubber.


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While the interior may seem understated, turning crumbling but cherished buildings into a contemporary workshop was no easy feat. The designers stripped down the former stable to reveal its gaping interior and applied an acoustical treatment to the wall, but the former training hall for troops included a mezzanine that the attending antiquarian insisted should stay. Luckily that was a good thing.
Elding Oscarson was able to work around these constraints by creating a thin, reflecting aluminum mirror that aggrandizes the room and creates more privacy for the customer area. Large windows invite plenty of daylight into the studio, reducing energy consumption. Otherwise, the renovation is defined by a certain chic simplicity that we like a lot.
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Theater review by Adam Feldman. Broadway Theatre. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Book by Douglas Carter Beane. Dir. Mark Brokaw. With Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana. 2hrs 20mins. One intermission.
Those who attend Broadway's Cinderella expecting a retread of the Disney movie, or the 1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein TV movie (on which the show is actually based), are in for a few big surprises. This new Cinderella is still built around the lush score for which the R&H version is fondly remembered, including the swoony waltz "Ten Minutes Ago" and the plaintive ballad "In My Own Little Corner." But Hammerstein's original book—which seemed as creaky as an old rocking chair in New York City Opera's 2005 attempt to stage it—has been replaced with a cheeky new script by wit-for-hire Douglas Carter Beane. This is not a matter of tweaks; Beane has rewritten the whole yarn of ball, with an ear toward modern attitudes and attitude. The resulting confection of class and sass suggests a red-velvet cake nested in cotton candy.
Cinderella has gained viability but lost much of its fairy-tale heart in the course of its extreme makeover; our heroine's cheeks betray no hint of ash, her stepsisters are no longer wicked, and all is quickly forgiven and forgotten. (A subplot about democracy raises social questions and lowers emotional stakes.) But the show's young stars are hugely appealing: Laura Osnes beams with spunky virtue as Cinderella, and Santino Fontana, with his slightly skewed smile, is the rare Prince Charming with genuine charm. Mark Brokaw's deluxe supporting cast includes Victoria Clark, Ann Harada, Marla Mindelle, and matching villains Harriet Harris and Peter Bartlett; among Cinderella's other assets are a generous orchestra, vigorous choreography (by Josh Rhodes) and a gorgeous parade of costumes (by William Ivey Long). If this production is no more than a lavish escapist family entertainment, it's no less than that either. Hop the pumpkin carriage, enjoy the ride, and don't expect the magic to linger.
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Laparoscopic ureterolithotomy is a procedure to remove stones from the ureter. The ureter is a tube between the kidney and the bladder. Urine passes down to the bladder through this tube.
Laparoscopic procedures use small incisions and specialized tools. This helps to avoid large incisions that are used during open surgery.
Reasons for Procedure
Ureterolithotomy is used to remove stones in a ureter that:
- Are too large to pass
- Cause pain or bleeding
- Cause infection
- Block the flow of urine
- Place pressure on the kidney
Possible Complications
Problems from this surgery are rare, but all surgeries have some risk. Your doctor will review potential problems. Complications associated with any surgery include:
- Adverse reaction to anesthesia, including light-headedness, low blood pressure, or wheezing
- Infection
- Excess bleeding
- Heart attack or stroke
- Blood clots
- Death
Complications associated with ureterolithotomy include:
- Excess scarring or narrowing in the ureter that can lead to kidney problems
- Failure to remove the kidney stone
Problems urinating such as:
- Urine leaking from the ureter
- Difficulty passing urine, especially in men
Bowel complications:
- May be blocked or paralyzed after surgery leading to bloating and vomiting
- Scar tissue around bowels that can cause later blockages
- Excess scarring of incision
- Hernia
Smoking may increase your risk of complications.
Talk to your doctor about these risks before the procedure.
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
Your doctor may do the following:
- Images of your urinary system to locate the stone
- Blood and urine tests
- Ask about your medical history
- Talk to your doctor about any medicines you are taking. Do not start taking any new medicines, herbs, or supplements without talking to your doctor.
You may be asked to stop taking some medicines up to one week before the procedure. This may include medications such as:
- Anti-inflammatory medications
- Blood thinners
- Anti-platelet medications
- Arrange for a ride home from the hospital. Arrange for help at home as you recover.
- The night before your surgery, eat a light meal. Do not eat or drink anything after midnight unless told otherwise by your doctor.
General anesthesia will be used. You will be asleep. It is given through a vein in the arm or hand.
Description of the Procedure
A few small incisions will be made in your abdomen. Specialized tools will be inserted through the incisions. The tools will be used to make an incision in the side of the ureter. The stone will be removed through this incision. A stent may be placed in the ureter. This will support the ureter while it heals. The incision in the ureter will be closed with stitches. A drain may be put in place. It will help fluids drain from the area while you heal. Once the tools are removed the incisions in the abdomen will be closed with stitches. Bandages may be placed over the incisions.
The stone may be sent to a laboratory for testing after surgery.
Immediately After Procedure
After the operation, you will be taken to the recovery room for observation.
How Long Will It Take?
About 60 minutes
How Much Will It Hurt?
Anesthesia prevents pain during surgery. As you recover, you may have some pain. Your doctor will give you pain medicine.
Average Hospital Stay
The usual length of your hospital stay is two to four days. If you have any problems, you may need to stay longer.
Post-procedure Care
- You may need oxygen for a brief time after your operation.
- You will have a tube near your incision. It will drain blood and fluid from the area. The tube may be removed within three to four days of surgery.
- You may have an IV until you are eating and drinking normally.
- You will have a catheter that will drain your urine.
- You will be given pain medicine as needed.
- You may be encouraged to exercise by walking soon after surgery.
- You may be given blood thinning medication to prevent clots.
When you return home, take these steps:
- Get plenty of rest. Gradually resume activities.
- Drink plenty of fluids.
- Follow your doctor's instructions on cleaning the incision site.
- Ask your doctor when you can drive and return to work.
- Ask your doctor when it is safe to have sex.
- Ask your doctor about when it is safe to shower, bathe, or soak in water.
- Take medication as directed by your doctor.
- Be sure to follow your doctor's instructions.
Call Your Doctor
Call your doctor if any of these occur:
- Extreme urge or inability to urinate
- Excess bleeding
- Bruising
- Redness or swelling at the site of the incision
- Pus draining from the site of the incision
- Signs of infection, including fever and chills
- Nausea and/or vomiting that you cannot control with the medicines you were given after the procedure
- Pain that you cannot control with the medicines you have been given
- Cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain
If you have an emergency, call for medical help right away.
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Sally conjuring colours
Festival of British Archaeology 2009
More photos from finished events... This time Sally demonstrating dyeing with natural dyes.
The orange comes from madder, the yellow from weld, blue from woad, and green is a mix of woad and weld.
The magic flute
Festival of British Archaeology 2009
A few photos from last weekend's "Magic flute" event in which Gareth Riseborough tried to make replicas of a medieval and a possible Neolithic flute.
He was successful in both projects. The medieval flute plays very well and looks fantastic. The Neolithic whistle looks the piece, but is very difficult to play - no fault of Gareth's there, the reason he was trying to replicate the original was to see whether it was actually a whistle, or whether it might have been simply a dog-chewed bone.
Colourful Pasts
Thanks to everyone who joined us last weekend and took part in the activities at the Celtic Village and St Teilo's Church. My roundhouse has never been so colourful! The walls look amazing, full of your wonderful artwork. Many of you also joined Tracey and Nia in St Teilo's Church and had a go at re-creating the wall paintings there. If you missed the activities then remember the Festival of British Archaeology continues here this weekend, 1-2 August.
Thanks to everyone who joined us last weekend and took part in the activities at the Celtic Village and St Teilo's Church. My roundhouse has never been so colourful! The walls look amazing, full of your wonderful artwork. Many of you also joined Tracey and Nia in St Teilo's Church and had a go at re-creating the wall paintings there. If you missed the activities then remember the Festival of British Archaeology continues here this weekend, 1-2 August.
St Teilo's Church - the book blog
At last, the first review for Saving St Teilo's has come in.
Reviews make me nervous but in a good, exciting way. I never really dread seeing them but it is a truth universally acknowledged (in publishing at least) that you can't keep all of the people happy all of the time. So, sooner or later we'll get a stinker. But not this time –
"Gerallt Nash's book also conveys a spirit rarely found in museum publications – pride and joy, craftsmanship and passion, a genuine sense of adventure and achievement. It makes the reader not just want to see St Teilo's, but also to wish that they had rolled up their sleeves and lent a hand in its rescue."
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Two great days at St Fagans
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It's been a busy two days at the Festival. Yesterday started badly with torrential rain, but by midday the clouds cleared and St Fagans filled up with visitors.
It was the first day of the Magic Flute event in which Gareth Riseborough began a project to make replicas of a medieval and a possible Neolithic flute, both found in Wales. The original medieval flute was made from the foreleg of a large deer, and Gareth has sourced the correct bone for the project. He set up shop in the smaller of the roundhouses in the Celtic Village, and much of the morning was spent trimming down the bone, and answering a near continuous stream of questions from interested visitors.
Sally Pointer, manager of the museum's Glanely Gallery, worked alongside him demonstrating natural dyeing techniques and proving that people in the past wore clothes which were just as colourful as we have today. The grand finale of her demonstrations was the magical transformation that occurs when woad-dyed wool is removed from the dye pot, turning blue before your eyes. Fabulous.
In the roundhouse next door Ian Daniel, interpreter in the Celtic Village, ran wall painting workshops. Tired of the house's plain white walls, Ian had decided to enlist the public's help in transforming them with Celtic designs drawn from a portfolio compiled by museum conservator and Iron Age art specialist Mary Davis. By the end of the day dozens of children had covered every spare inch of white wall with an amazing array of designs – all painted with natural pigments.
There was so much going on in the village that I didn't have a chance to get over to St Teilo's Church where another team was running painting workshops of a different kind. But I made up for it with a few trips over there today to catch up on what was going on.
The painting activity proved extremely popular, with some children staying for over an hour while they created designs and learnt how these would have been transferred onto the walls of the church. Meanwhile for the adults there was the chance to hear museum conservator and pigment expert Penny Hill explain how medieval craftsmen had produced the original paintings at St Teilo's, and the lengths to which the museum has gone to ensure our reproductions are faithful to their work.
A highlight of the day for me was the chance to see Tillerman Beads at work producing Iron Age glass beads in their tent outside the Celtic Village. This was a real eye-opener and a good deal of time was spent in awe of Mike Poole as he created one amazing design after another. The crowds loved it too, with Su Poole providing expert commentary on the work, and explaining the history of glass beads using the incredible selection she had on display.
Tomorrow, Tillerman Beads continue their demonstrations, Gareth and Sally are back with their magic flute and dyeing events, Ian continues to enlist the support of budding artists to paint the inside of his roundhouse, and the team in the church will be back with more talks and painting workshops. Enough to ensure a good day out for all.
Andrew continues the bell making experiments
Festival of British Archaeology 2009
On Tuesday, Andrew Murphy, blacksmith at St Fagans continued the challenge to make a replica of an early medieval bell, begun by Tim Young earlier in the week. While Tim, had worked on brazing the body of the bell, Andrew worked on the handle. This is a loop which passes into the bell so it can be held from the top, while the bell's clapper hangs from a hook inside.
Andrew had several attempts at replicating the shape of the original bell's handle over the course of the day, with each attempt getting closer to the form we were after, and the event was enjoyed by the public throughout the day.
Pottery sorting workshops
Festival of British Archaeology 2009
Sian, who ran yesterday's pottery sorting workshop at National Museum Cardiff, sent me a photograph of some of the joining sherds they found among the mass of material from the Llandaff Cathedral School excavations (see earlier post for background).
They may not look like much, but by reconstructing these broken pots it's possible to work out what type of vessel they were once part of, what that vessel might have been used for, and sometimes when the pot was made. So, important stuff.
And how did we find these joining pieces from among the many hundred sherd jigsaw puzzle that came from the excavation? We enlisted the help of dozens of sharp-eyed museum visitors who were willing to spend some time, sorting, grouping, and fitting pieces together.
For visitors it was an interesting way to pass some time, for us it was an opportunity to make sense of the finds from an important site.
Piecing together the past
Festival of British Archaeology 2009
Today's events at National Museum Cardiff were Shadow Puppetry and Pottery Sorting.
I won't write too much about the Shadow Puppet workshops because I covered these in a previous post – suffice it to say that they continued to be hugely popular with children, a fact demonstrated by the quantity of cut up paper and bits and bobs left behind when the crowds finally cleared.
The Pottery Sorting was a new thing though. Here, visitors were helping museum staff with the real business of archaeology. Back in 2002, an excavation was carried out at Llandaff Cathedral School in Cardiff and a very large quantity of 13th and 14th-century pottery was found. This was all brought back to the museum and staff have slowly been sorting it out. But there are only so many hours in a day and this is an awful lot of pottery so, as part of last year's National Archaeology Week, we asked the public to help us make sense of it all. The event was so popular – and we still had so much pottery left over – that we ran it again this year.
So, with the help of about a hundred children and adults, Sian and Louise from the museum's archaeology department spent today sorting the broken pottery into different types: glazed and unglazed, rims, bases and decorated pieces.
It proved to be a surprisingly addictive activity, with one girl staying to help out for over an hour, and a visiting Californian potter finding herself drawn into the challenge of grouping the sherds, and trying to track down elusive joins between pieces. Sadly, no joining pieces were found but, as Sian said: "there's always tomorrow".
And tomorrow the team will be joined by Mark Redknap, the museum's medievalist who will be helping to make sense of it all.
Animations in a roundhouse
Visitors have flocked to the Celtic Village over the last couple of days to join with us in celebrating the Festival of British Archaeology. For me so far there have been several highlights. On Sunday people found shelter from the rain in the stone roundhouse, where in the dark the artist Sean Harris projected his animation film Dadeni onto the earth beaten floor. People are used to experiencing animations on TV, computers or in a cinema. Such an experience proved moving, eerie and played upon the senses. The moving images evoked past mythologies. You almost felt as if you had gathered with the ancestors around a warm fire and cauldron to share their stories, safe from the rain.
Tim Young and his team built a forge outside the Village. Their experiments in recreating the lost art of making Early Christian handbells drew the crowd. Tim felt, 'It was a successful weekend. We were trying to understand the technique not to produce a finished product. If we were going to do this for ten day's solid we'd be getting it right completely by the end. As it is we've cracked how to do the hearth - that's great, I like it - but we need to build on it.'
Mark Rednapp, from the archaeology department here, was with them. I asked him about his thoughts, 'The wonderful thing about experimental archaeology is that you leap from one idea to the next, one experiment to the next. Many things have passed through my mind: the skill needed to judge the temperature and timing, the amount of manual labour involved in keeping the bellows going, which remind us of early medieval slavery, but also of the apprenticeships learning from an early age by experience.'
The Festival continues until 2nd of August. Come and join my workshops 'Colouring the past' in the Celtic Village this weekend, the 25th and 26th of July.
Last day of the bell casting
Festival of British Archaeology 2009
Tim Young's attempts to replicate an Early Medieval church bell continued beside the Celtic Village today with the help of a team of volunteers who answered any questions that visitors to the museum had about the project.
It's an industrial-sized operation, with gigantic bellows hanging from a wooden frame, and fire roaring from the furnace. Its aim was to coat a wrought iron bell with bronze in a process known as brazing. This involves encasing the bell, wrapped with strips of bronze, inside a clay mould and placing it in the fire. As the temperature rises the bronze melts and spreads over the surface of the bell giving it a fine, orange / yellow sheen.
Yesterday the problem was that the fire was too hot and the iron burnt out, today the problem was the exact opposite. Tim had two bells ready to go in their clay casings. Wary from yesterday's experience he took one out a little early and the bronze hadn't melted. Then it was a race against time to raise the temperature of the fire, while stocks of charcoal began to run low.
Thanks to vigorous bellow's work, and some extra charcoal from Andrew Murphy, the museum's blacksmith, the temperature was raised and the bronze melted on the final bell. Success! Partly. A crack in the side of the clay casing meant that part of the iron burnt away again, and some of the bronze escaped. Even so, Tim and his team have proved their approach works.
Better still, alongside the bell casting, they also tried to braze three Early Medieval iron strap slides which Andrew made based on an example from Llangorse, near Brecon. As you can see from the photographs, they had one great success, one partial success, and a near miss. With a little filing, the best of these should make a great display piece to set beside the original in the museum's archaeology gallery.
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