Have you told your orthopedist that you love him recently?

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Ha, hope I got your attention with the wacky subject heading. I

actually did this after having my long-awaited THR Number Two, when I

was still in the operating room and they had just woken me up from the

anesthesia, which apparently has the same effect on me that alcohol

does--I get giddy and a bit flirtaceous (alas, now that I have two

artificial hips, I no longer dare risk a fall due to alcohol). Anyway,

I told my orthopedic surgeon (and also the anesthesiologist for good

measure) the Japanese equivalent of " I love you. " (May I add that I am

female and they were male; they would have been even more startled than

they were had we been the same sex.) Since then, my orthopedist, who

previously appeared to have about as much personality as a rock, seems

to have gained a genuine interest in me as a human being. No, it's not

a romance. But even doctors, it appears, need a little TLC now and

then. Has anyone else said anything weird to their doctor after waking

up from anesthesia?