Ebbie,

It's not just your fingers that are hanging out during surgery. And depending on the surgery, the view can vary. I'm slim, so my hysterectomy was vaginal not abdominal, meaning I was on my back, tipped head lower, hips higher, legs out of the way. . .geez, what an image, and that's bad enough. . .but between the trim I do and the trim they did the perky little "goatee" that I was left with must have caused quite a chuckle in the operating room. I couldn't resist remarking on it when I saw the oncologist a couple of weeks later, and he grinned and blushed. I rest my case!

See, Kendall, I bet I made you smile. . . and I think it's safe to assure you that your surgery will be much more dignified than mine was! (And I'm sure it doesn't need to be embarrassing to be successful.)

Maggie