Hand surgery

[bigtiller]

Here's to fast healing murph. :drink:

Doing a some things left handed sure is awkward......One word.....bidet!

 

[Bird]

murph, hope yours does as well as mine did.

 

[ultrarunner]

Murph good luck later this week

i had my first hand (R) last thursday, in and out of the day surgery center in 90 minutes,
what a well oiled machine they have going on there!

We try and our Surgery Center Division is known for ortho and eyes...

Makes a huge difference when you have a team that specializes in the procedure and has worked together.

It is the specialization and efficiency that makes for good outcomes.

 

[murph1]

Thanks Bird! I can finally move some fingers a bit. Using the bathroom does have some interesting surprises.

 

[Dutch445]

Thanks Bird! I can finally move some fingers a bit. Using the bathroom does have some interesting surprises.

yea, sort of forces you to become ambidextrous for the time being huh???

remember, every day it will get better

 

[murph1]

yea, sort of forces you to become ambidextrous for the time being huh???

remember, every day it will get better

thanks dutch,, as the feeling came back in my arm so has the pain and it hurts!

 

[Dutch445]

i'm sure they gave you some scripts for some meds, now is the time to take them,
don't need to be brave here, take some meds, get some sleep and let things heal
a little more.

that was one of the biggest things i learned with the bilateral hip replacements,
your body needs the rest to heal, so you have to listen to it and follow what
it is telling you.

sometimes i wonder if the pain block they do is worse because when it wears off everything
comes at you full force, I think without it you would know what to expect for pain levels
right off the bat and adjust meds accordingly

did they say surgery went as planned?

 

[murph1]

yes told us everything was great! i will see him on tuesday to change the bandage

 

[rustyshakelford]

i'm sure they gave you some scripts for some meds, now is the time to take them,
don't need to be brave here, take some meds, get some sleep and let things heal
a little more.

that was one of the biggest things i learned with the bilateral hip replacements,
your body needs the rest to heal, so you have to listen to it and follow what
it is telling you.

sometimes i wonder if the pain block they do is worse because when it wears off everything
comes at you full force, I think without it you would know what to expect for pain levels
right off the bat and adjust meds accordingly

did they say surgery went as planned?

You sound like my wife she痴 been on me to take it easy. I broke my ankle on the 26th of November. Got a boot the 28th and been trying to get back to normal. The first week was rough but now I知 two weeks in it痴 business as usual. Still off work till probably jan 9th but lots of projects around the house. Rest is best but with CTR try to get back to normal ASAP. You can稚 hurt what they did, it will just cause you some discomfort. I did my right on a Monday, that Friday afterwards I was going a tractor job (chain binders are tough) and unbeknownst to me got into some poison ivy with my non bandaged hand. Well the next Monday (7days between R and L) I got my other hand done. It was soon there after I realized I had gotten into some poison ivy and it lit me up and not being able to touch it was torture. I also slipped in my creek when trying to pull out a culvert and caught myself with my palms on a 48 hdpe pipe. Now that genuinely hurt bad. The palms will be tender for a while. Don稚 mess with wrenches or ratchets unless you can do everything with your fingers and not palms. I love not having my fingers go to sleep all the time and I知 sure you will too

Brett

 

[2458n]

Murph I am a copy cat. 11-8-17 surgery at 10 out by noon. Left hand-from a cat scratch middle finger and palm had tendons eaten by infection. two part operation. Silicone in hand now-tendon replaced next. Hope you do well.

 

[bullebak]

Don't ignore carpal tunnel issues. Muscle wastage will follow.

An old friend did ignore it, resulting eventually in total loss of the use of most of his hands. He reckoned it was 'punishment from the devil'...

I had both of mine done at different times, totally recovered not long afterwards.

 

[Bird]

Don't ignore carpal tunnel issues. Muscle wastage will follow.

Yeah, I put it off as long as I could, even having to sit up at night in a recliner because the pain kept me from sleeping much. The final straw was when I had to use an ordinary caulking gun, and found that I didn't have the strength to operate it, even with both hands.

If I'd know back then what I know now, I'd have had it done much sooner.

 

[murph1]

if you wait too long there will be nothing they can do for you.

 

[ultrarunner]

Don't push things as it takes time to heal...

We had a patient today... a very spry older woman that has lots of energy...

She had a bad bone break and had surgery to repair and metal splints and bone screws were used.

All was going well and the pain meds so effective she wasted no time getting back to work... well... she broke the metal splint because she didn't allow any time for the bone to heal and fuse together.

Not to get way off topic...

We had a pain patient that was 50... owned a contracting business... basically crawled in and could sleep and constant pain...

Doc did surgery and all went well plus had pain meds... the patient told the Doc 3 days later he never thought he could feel this good again... the following week he came back in a wheel chair... he felt so good he did 200' of 6' redwood fence over the weekend and was in very bad shape... his wife threatened to leave him because in her words he thinks he is superman... they got into a big fight when he insisted getting right back out into the field.

Maybe being around and seeing has given me a different prospective... pain meds are great for providing temporary comfort but never forget they are masking the source which if fine if used to get rest and heal... but not if going back to the same activity that put in bad shape.

 

[murph1]

Had cast pulled off yesterday Now using a plastic form brace. Get stiches removed next week. still much pain and now out of pain pills due to new law.

 

[Dutch445]

sorry to hear you are still in that much pain, are otc meds helping at all?

 

[ultrarunner]

If your pain is unabated the Doc can find a way to write you a Script...

Many don't want to as there is a possibility for questions if audited...

Several of the podiatrists that do surgery no longer prescribe certain class of painkillers and it is much less work for them and responsibility...

 

[murph1]

had stitches pulled out 16 of them. can exercise my fingers and move my wrist. Still can't drive and that has to be worse thing

 

[Dutch445]

Murph how long did they say no driving?

 

[ultrarunner]

Docs don't want the liability should you have a problem...

The guy that delivers our newspapers lost his left hand in the service.... he drives a newspaper van with one hand and fully licensed to do so.