[Magdalen] Post-surgery update, chapter 2

[Joseph Cirou]

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jan 18, 2018 11:58 AM
>To: "magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>Subject: [Magdalen] Post-surgery update, chapter 2
>
>So I saw the surgeon yesterday for a post-op check, 2 weeks after getting
>the splint/cast off. I have been doing okay insofar as movement in the
>wrist and fingers, but pain continues to be a problem. Not normal kid of
>achy, yucky pin, but pain similar to a horrible burn that wakes me up at
>night and gets worse all day. She explained that the cyst/tumor had wrapped
>itself completely around my ulnar nerve for about 2,5 inches (5.5. cm) from
>my wrist clear up into my hand, and she had to move the nerve around a good
>bit to get it all so it wouldn't come back. That irritated the nerve and as
>she said, "It's still pi**ed off." We had a good laugh over that and then
>she made some recommendations, including medication adjustments and a hand
>therapist. Also, I am not allowed to drive any long distances until this is
>under control, because hanging onto the steering wheel will irritate the
>nerve further. So the visit to my daughter and the RAM clinic in Tennessee
>at the end of this month are out, which really made me cry after the visit.
>Daughter was wonderful about it, as was #1 grandson's mom, who I still
>think of as my daughter-in-law. I really had to miss the RAM clinic,
>though. That was one I especially want to do.