29. Foreign Bodies

T., a 29-yr old exotic dancer, doesn't want to have any more kids. She has three and thinks that's enough.

She tried an IUD, a T-shaped piece of plastic about an inch long that is placed inside the uterus. But then had it removed after several months because "it bugged me having something foreign like that inside of me." I restrain from making the observation that her breast implants aren't exactly natural.


So we decided on a tubal ligation, a day surgery.

"How long," she asks, "do I have to stay off of pot before the surgery?"
"Don't really know," I say, "how does 48 hours sound?."
"Good, that's what my boss says too"

Smart lady, getting lots of opinions before making a decision