[Magdalen] Post-surgery update, chapter 2

[Joseph Cirou]

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jan 18, 2018 12:47 PM
>To: "magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Post-surgery update, chapter 2
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>Not for a 6 hour trip, Joe.
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>On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com>
>wrote:
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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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That is a jaunt. The trains are not much available. I am sorry you have to miss it and have the pain as well.

Joe