Sorry to jump in here but....
The exact same thing happened to me (except that I decided against the heart to heart with my dad at the very last minute when my old chap began to heal up). Actually, I've done it twice (and the second time was way more traumatic for all concerned)
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Sounds like the stuff of horror.
Maybe I'm just a big blouse, I don't know.
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