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hand from her mid chest to her toes. "Four weeks," anticipated the inevitable question. "Through a trap door in the bottom," headed off the next inevitable. "Shannon has taken you through all the support services?" "Yes." "OK." He described ileus, the refex stoppage of intestinal function which follows entry into the abdominal cavity. Several days of intravenous feeding would be needed until digestive functions resumed. The anesthesiologist had already gone over the generalities and had set up medication plans. Macaluso quickly scanned those entries on the worksheet. Morphine and Valium dosages and schedules of administration were established by cross checking the calculated values based on the child's weight against the actual sensitivity to similar anesthesia agents as tested during the course of the procedures. During surgery, nearly nothing of any of this was discussed. It was, after all, routine. What did they talk about? "Here. I got it. So, Kathy, how's your cooking course going? Pull this over." "Let me.. mmm, OK. We're going to smoke, next. How's that?"

"Perfect- and steady. Smoke what? Fish?" "Fish, turkey, ham. All sorts of things." "Why? That's popular?" "No. But it's something to know." "Hmmm. Like glazing?" "Did that."