[Magdalen] Post-surgery update, chapter 2

[Marion Thompson]

Wishing you well with this continuing pain.  I like to think that given 
time the nerve will feel better about its place in the scheme of things 
and go back to sleep.  So, prayers for rapid and complete healing.

Marion


On 1/18/2018 11:58 AM, Jay Weigel 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.
>