Midway Through My Vasectomy, the Surgeon Said One Sentence That Told Me Something Was Very Wrong. – The Archivist

my IV pole alongside.

“I’ll be right outside if you need anything,” she said, pulling the door mostly closed but not quite latching it.

I gripped the sink with both hands, staring at my reflection in the mirror above. Pale, older than I remembered, with new lines around my eyes that hadn’t been there this morning. Or maybe they had been and I just hadn’t continue reading …