Well.. I think the first time I asked was my operatio of -95 (my second operation) and the conversation was something like "I want to see what you take out of me. Can I have it in a jar". lol Well.. I could
not have it in a jar but she managed to get polaroid pictures from it. It was 2 smalll 5-10 cm pieces of small intestine.
The next time I asked was in 2003 my 4th operation. The surgeon said if they can get ahold of the units camera they would take pictures. This was an interesting one since they took out 80cm of my small intestine in that one and it had strictures every 5-10 cm apart. You can see every one of them in the cut open intestine. Also he took pictures of the stricturoplastia he had made nad this was vool cus now I actually know what it meas when they say cut it this way and sew it that way.
But this surgeaon was quite ok about taking pictures. He even ask to use them as material to show in teaching.
The next on in 2006 was interesting too. I think the surgeon thought I was wacko to ask it, but once I said his boss did it some years back and I have lots of them he was ok. This time he asked me to bring in a camera for them to use. Nothing special of the operation there, but I dont think he quite understood what I wanted so there is a picture of my opened up stomach with the spreader metals in it. That was a bit of a shock to me, but once I got over it it was interesting.
The last one of the 2010 removal of the large intestine again I think the surgeon though me to be a bit crazy or sick in the head. However shee took very nice pictures (with my camera) of the large intestine as it was removed and split open. She even placed it on the table in the shape it should be in so you can see where the turns right and left and what ever parts of the colon there are.
So I think My collection is done. No more pics (and hopefully no more operations too).
If there is interest I can put up an album in my profile with the pictures?