Bloody Nose

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Dear Family and Friends,
I hemmorhaged from the nose this morning, I was down on my hands and knees looking at a sprinkler head. Blood came out in copious amounts. After fifteen to twenty minutes I got it staunched and things cleaned up. Clarine was not here. I sat in my chair for about half an hour. It started bleeding again. While I was in the bathroom trying to stop it, Clarine came home. She insisted on an immediate visit to the emergency room. They stuffed a little gauze cylinder up my nose. It had a pump on the end hanging out of my nose and was connected to a balloon inside of the cylinder. The doctor pumped up the balloon. It hurt a lot. They had me sit in the emergency room for an hour to see if the blood was coming from higher up. There just seemed to be some seepage, so now I am home, very uncomfortable, wearing this cylinder and pump for two days. Then I go in for them to remove it. They said this treatment leaves less scarring than cauterizing the wound. It is certainly a less invasive and easier process for the doctor. I hurt and am quite uncomfortable. My nose is terribly out of shape with that balloon inflated, and it is quite unsightly with that pump taped to the side of my face. Love, Dad/Grandpa/George.