*cough* got his head stuck too far up his *cough*

But in all seriousness, for all his...idiosyncracies...Dave Sim is a genius cartoonist, and I hope he recovers from this as quickly and painlessly as possible, so he can get back to the work he loves.

I heard the use of his right hand may be in jeopardy

Here's hoping all goes well and he's out of the hospital soon. One thing I'm grateful for is that being in Canada, he won't have to face ruinous medical bills (because I don't think he's got that much money to begin with, independent cartooning not being the best way to become rich).

Sim has been a major positive force for independent cartoonists in the 80s and 90s... He gave so much sound advice and gave so many young creators a chance to be noticed for the first time that I feel the whole field owes him a debt. 

Apparently the surgery went well


"It seems like the operation has caused tremendous relief of both short-term and long-term (possibly life-long?) physical pains. Dave said the head surgeon (not the actual surgeon who did the operation) explained to him before they operated that his "Quasimodo gut" has most likely been "flopping" between unfavorable and more normal orientations. The times of the worst pain would be when it had been in the unfavorable position. The doctor explained that it would be a much simpler procedure to open it up and "flop" it back into a more normal orientation, but that it would more likely just flop back at a later date. Since Dave is otherwise in good physical condition, they both thought it would be better to excise that portion of the gut, an operation that would be much more difficult to do as Dave progresses in age."


"Dave is in great spirits and says he feels very good after the surgery. That twisted and blocked bowel must have been bothering him and causing more minor, less noticeable issues for a long time, he said, because he can really feel the improvement now. He was up on his feet the day after surgery and started walking (with his IV stand/cart) around the ring of his 6th floor ward. He said the nurses were calling out to him to 'slow down, take it easy', but he felt strong from all the walking and stair climbing he does (he climbs 10 flights of stairs daily, at our nearby city hall building). When the surgeon checked on him the next day, she tongue-in-cheek 'chided' him with 'you're wearing a groove in the floor' jest. So that's pretty good news." 



Quotes are from the Moment of Cerebus site, which has more

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