Had My Throat Cut Tuesday

[Dozernut]

Yes they glued my incision and I have had no trouble with it. I was getting severe headaches that would last for 2-4 days along with the arm pain and numbness. I now have no headaches nor arm pain and the numbness is receding.

An odd thing did occur after the surgery, I got an inflammation in my right Achilles Tendon. I had not injured it and was perplexed of how this happened. Watching TV the other night an ad came on, an attorneys office was telling about reaction to certain antibiotics causing inflammation of tendons particularly the Achilles Tendon. The Dr. had given me an antibiotic intravenously after the surgery. Evidently I was one of the recipients that had a reaction. I was lucky that I only received the one dose and was not on a prescription that would have kept the inflammation going. I iced it down, took some Tylenol and stayed off of it for a few days and now I am back to normal (as I can be). So if any of you take an antibiotic and develop inflammation in your tendons, stop taking it and contact your Doctor.

Dan, I could see the mechanical whistle as an disadvantage. If she placed it where she was going to place the bell, it would be much harder to place the blame on the dog for strange odors in the house. Fluffy would no longer be the fall-guy, then I would be the recipient of the "LOOK". You know, the kind that will make wall paper peel, how women can do this is an international mystery.

 

[heehaw]

had the same surgery several years ago: if your right arm hurts, they go in on the left side of your neck, and vicaversa..am having a few problems with uncle aurthur settin up in the joint now: they didn't put the plate in my neck, but everyone i know that had the plate put in, has done a lot better than i have...so i kinda wish they had added the titanium. then last august had divertickalitus, which ruptured the large intestine an had 10 inches removed, plus a bag added, till november an had the rehook up surgery..so far so good on that end..this gettin old stuff sure ain't for sissies...watch out for plantar facetitus(misspelled), that'll be next..hurts like heck!!!
heehaw

 

[Bird]

watch out for plantar facetitus(misspelled), that'll be next..hurts like heck

Yep, I think it's spelled plantar fasciitis and I've been battling that since last August. For several years, I've worn some cheap sneakers from Walmart that used to be comfortable. And the orthopedic doctor said they looked OK, had a built in arch support, just needed a gel heel cushion. The heel cushion helped, but not nearly enough. I finally bought hundred dollar Brooks walking sneakers and they've made a tremendous difference. I still wear the Form Fit Night Splint and I can't go barefoot, even in the house, without a lot of pain, but otherwise doing pretty good.

 

[heehaw]

i put two sets of arch supports in my shoes: "after" doing all the exercises recommended to stretch the tendon an getting to the point i could barely walk...seems to have solved the problem..
heehaw

 

[Bird]

i put two sets of arch supports in my shoes: "after" doing all the exercises recommended to stretch the tendon an getting to the point i could barely walk...seems to have solved the problem..
heehaw

Yeah, the first doctor (I think he's semi-retired when he ought to be fully retired) recommended arch supports which didn't help a bit, then the second one recommended the heel pads. And I guess the exercises helped a lot, too. Of course all the exercises amounted to was stretching the tendon and holding it for 3 minutes 3 or 4 times a day. Now if I could just figure out what's wrong with my right knee . . . .

 

[heehaw]

i saw something on the "Doctors" show last week, a Dr was using some kind of ultrasound or something for treating the tendons in the foot: he said it had worked 100% of the time to cure the problem, an only had to do 2 treatments on one person..of course no one seems to know anything about what this supposedly new treatment..but i am sure hoping it comes around soon. lets don't even talk about knees!!!
heehaw

 

[kenmac]

I had it once.. MAN it Hurts !!.. Got a cortisone injection in the foot . It went away & I never got it again

 

[heehaw]

yeah but how did that cortisone injection feel???? anyone that hasn't had this, you need to pay close attention, you will probably wake up some morning, and think you have a stone bruise on your heel...well surprise!!!!!
heehaw

 

[kenmac]

yeah but how did that cortisone injection feel???? anyone that hasn't had this, you need to pay close attention, you will probably wake up some morning, and think you have a stone bruise on your heel...well surprise!!!!!
heehaw

It was worth the 30 second pain ( injection ) to get rid of the every day pain

 

[IH3444]

"Growing old is not for sissies" I believe Betty Davis said that.

Here's a picture of John Turner.