Ouch! Did I Need To Know This?

Dad's saga continues . . . the doctor placed a stent in his ureter, as he still has a kidney stone that hasn't been coaxed out of his body yet. As Dad told me this over the phone, with painkillers slurring his speech, I confess that I thought he was making up the word "ureter" (or at least mangling it, as he already refers to his prostate as his pros-strate, just like Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue.)

At first I thought that they were placing a stent into his previously much-discussed pecker (see post immediately below for explanation). So I asked Dad directly if this was the case, and he replied "No honey, 'cause they don't make stents that are 2 foot long!" Whoa, Dad, thanks for clearing that up! Now kindly excuse me while I go vomit!

Turns out ureter is an actual word, and a ureteric stent involves an actual medical procedure.