Last of physical examinations today. Nothing to do until d ope on tuesday except to talk to surgeon. First breakfast here. Finished Timescape today - a wonderful nebula award winner by Gregory Benford. The book does science and the scientific commumity a great service even today, almost 30 years since its first publication. Also reading ga-rei #10 with phone dictionary and memo-ing the terms and kanji. Doctors recommending valve repair instead of replacement - it would seem mech valve is also expected to degrade in 15-20 years. Will discuss more with surgeon Takanashi-sensei, on monday. He's flying bk from germany tomorrow. Apparently, he's well-known here according to graham. Also had a conversation with an english-speaking japanese man from Ginma(?) prefecture. He also has a bicuspid valve (small 3rd leaf). Got a brief jap lesson on "ga" in d process. :P errata for previous post: anesthesia is "masui" 「麻酔」, not "musui". ∵・∴・★
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