Petunia & Dre by Allison Garwood for November 28, 2023

You know it’s bad when you go from colonoscopy to surgery.

Pain level – one of those numbers we need advanced mathematics to describe.

When undergoing a similar procedure, I told the doctor that it hurt like hell but I didn’t care. I was on “meds”.

When I was in hospital after a serious car accident, a little doctor came in and said (with great glee, and a lisp) that there was possibly internal damage and they ‘might have to remove my thpleen’. I replied that I didn’t want to have them remove my thpleen, and he looked like a kid who had been denied a piece of cake. I thtill have my thpleen.

OMG! Did you survive?

I love “Our minutes are numbered”. Drugs good, pain bad!

Don’t delay the surgeons. They have to get to soccer practice.

I had a sweet male nurse who prepped me for the last surgery I had. He was shocked and disappointed, for me, when he learned that I live alone, and I prefer it that way.

I like that you are taking your medical experience and putting it in comic form, Allison. Must be kind of therapeutic!

Love the chaos, I’m anxious just reading it!

It was good that Griffin was there for you.

Nobody needs surprises in the hospital!

I re-read this. I adore you expression in panel 5 ‘Petunia’ ლ(╹◡╹ლ) this just keeps getting interestinger and interestinger ¬_¬

Howard, Howard, and Fine

Reading this cartoon backwards is sorta surreal! Gonna add this to my list!

Not a fun surprise. Ouch!

I LOVE THIS STYLE, ALLISON!! (I don’t love that you had to go through this, though.)

In October, I had a UTI. It’s more common in women, but men get it, too. Unfortunately, mine crossed over into my brain. I basically don’t recall any of November, and what I do remember, I don’t believe unless I can find an eyewitness. Fortunately, they found an antibiotic that worked; it’s nice to be sane again.