I posted some new photos on my leisl.blogspot.com and podia.blogspot.com, if anybody's interested.

Stent, hell! They said it was a little tube that would go from my kidney to my bladder to help things heal up better. "Little" my ever lovin' fanny! I had it removed today and the doctor showed it to me. 18 inches of 1/4-inch tubing is NOT a little stent. And yes, it came out how you're thinking it came out ... without numbing of any sort - just a little iodine. I'm gonna go cry now. Ow!

I go back in a month for follow x-rays to make sure everything's ok.

Sono fatto!

I submitted my resignation to the blues band today. They're not really blues, after all.

If anybody's curious, there's a promo vid on our band's ,mySpace profile. Not much of me, but Brian looks great!