[Magdalen] Post-surgery update, chapter 2

[Ginga Wilder]

What Lynn said....(((Jay))).

So sorry.
Ginga

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On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 12:03 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> ((((Jay))))
> Lynn
>
> On Jan 18, 2018, at 10:58 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>