[Magdalen] Post-surgery update, chapter 2

[Jay Weigel]

Not for a 6 hour trip, Joe.

On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com>
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> -----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
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> >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
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> >itself completely around my ulnar nerve for about 2,5 inches (5.5. cm)
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> >my wrist clear up into my hand, and she had to move the nerve around a
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> >bit to get it all so it wouldn't come back. That irritated the nerve and
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> >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
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> >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.
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> Faut de  so driving; why not check out uber or lyft. It may be worth
> avoiding the disappointment
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> Joe Cirou
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