Well, I am sad to say that you won't be hearing from me for a while soon. It seems that when I went to see my orthopedic surgeon, I got signed up for surgery. How did this happen, you ask? Let me explain...
Last Tuesday (of last week) my husband Jon had an appointment with this same surgeon to see if it was time to do his other knee. He had a total knee replacement surgery done in Jan 2011 and was told that the other knee would need to be done at a later date... So since he's having more trouble with the other knee, we went in to see if it was time for surgery. The doctor ended up giving my husband a shot of cortisone in his knee (which Jon was against) and said to see how he felt in a few days.
I asked him if I should make an appointment, since the last time I saw him I had en EMG done and it revealed nerve damage in my left elbow. Well, I told him that my hand is continuing to fall asleep when I'm either talking on the phone (which is why I got a bluetooth headset for my cell phone) or while I'm in bed sleeping. He said to make an appointment, so I did... I didn't expect to be seen 2 days later!
So I went to my appointment thinking that my doctor was going to order a second EMG to see where things stand now... but instead he told me to bend my elbow so that my hand was up by my ear and to tell him when my hand starts to fall aslseep while we talked. I didn't last 2 minutes before my hand started to tingle. His next words were... "When do you want to have surgery?" I think I had a mini stroke when he said that it took me by surprise. I said, "whenever you can get me in I guess." So his surgical technologist Gwen came in with the appointment book and scheduled me for Monday the 18th at 8:00am. I was told to be at the surgery center at 6:30 to get prepped.
At first I wasn't too nervous, but this past Monday I had my pre-surgical appointment with the nurse who went over all of my information and told me what is going to be done. Then I freaked out... She started rattling off everything that I'm NOT going to be able to do while my arm is immobilized for 2 weeks... the list started with: you won't be able to dress yourself, you won't be able to pull up your shorts after using the bathroom, you won't be able to do your hair, you won't be able to cook, you won't be able to sleep comfortably (I'm a stomach sleeper) so I'm going to sleep in the Lazy Boy recliner that our cats use as their bed... and the list went on and on... I told her that with as nervous as I was sitting in that chair, I would be a train wreck come surgery day... she said "no problem, we'll give you some Versed." I've never had Versed before, but she said that it's "good stuff".
So, as the day is growing closer, my nerves are becoming more frayed. My oldest daughter is taking the day off of work to babysit my younger kids, and I'll be home by that afternoon - but in what condition, I don't know.
So, I won't be able to blog for the next couple of weeks, I hope you all stick with me and I promise to update you all on my surgery just as soon as I can.
Take care!
Until next time....
Hi I hope you have a safe operation and a good recovery. It is going to be difficult to not use your arms for a few weeks so stock up on movie and books you wanted to see and read.
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Jillian
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That's a great idea! My husband has Netflix on his tablet, so I guess I will be hijacking it for 2 weeks! There are several movies that I would like to see so this could work to my advantage! :-)
Delete~Mimi
I've had a similar surgery. I will keep you in prayer, but you will get through & it will be worth it!
ReplyDeleteMy doctor said that it's a very "routine" surgery and I will enjoy having the feeling back in my hand completely. Right now my left hand falls asleep when I talk on the phone (so I went and bought a bluetooth headset for my cell phone) or when I'm in bed and my elbow is bent, my hand falls right asleep, within about 2 minutes of being bent. Not fun!
Delete~Mimi
Good luck I had mouth surgery on Tuesday so I understand how nervous you must be. xx
ReplyDeleteOohh, I hope you recover quickly too. Mouth surgery is no fun I'm sure. Also, thank you... I created my "cube" off of your blog site! I thought that was the coolest thing! xoxo
Delete~Mimi
Good Luck on your surgery and I wish you a speedy recovery! God Bless!
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Thank you so much Jenelle! I'll stop by your blog here in a few minutes. Thank you for stopping by, I appreciate it!
Delete~Mimi
Sounds hectic but the bright side is: no cooking, you have a reason to go commando, and also a reason to get your hair done every day! :-)
ReplyDeleteYou're right, no cooking!! My diet is going to consist of mac n' cheese, grilled cheese, bologna sandwiches, and hot pockets... maybe is my husband gets creative I might get spaghetti or hamburger helper. :-) If my kids cook for me that will be PB&J sandwiches or peanut butter bagels. LOL As for my hair, I'm nervous - that's being left to my hubby, and he's not that good at doing a pony tail. :-) I'll be watching movies all day long, so I get to finally catch up on all the movies I've wanted to watch. :-)
Delete~Mimi
you will come out of your surgery A-ok. think of the 2 wks as a Mother's Day Vacation. Its good to get pampered once in a blue. lol
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Exactly Anita! I'm going to take full advantage of my time off... but it might drive me crazy not doing what I'm used to doing. LOL
Delete~Mimi
It's always nerve racking when surgery is involved. The good thing is you'll be able to use the phone and sleep comfortably after you recover. Your having surgery on my birthday.
ReplyDeleteWell, happy early birthday! You're right, but as soon as they give me my Versed I think I won't worry about a thing! heehee
Delete~Mimi
Good luck with surgery! My boyfriend has had two shoulder surgeries over the last year and a half and hated not being able to dress himself. Luckily the second more invasive surgery was over the summer so he just stayed shirtless and found ways to change his boxers and gym shorts on his own. We eneded up having to switch sides of the bed so he wouldn't lay on his bad shoulder - he has this weird thing about always sleeping with his back to me or on his stomach (ok, Ill admit it, its because i snore!)
ReplyDeleteLOL... I snore too and my hubby and I usually sleep back to back. But I also enjoy being on my stomach too - so after my surgery I'll be sleeping in the Lazy Boy recliner. My boys are happy about this because they will be sleeping with daddy while mom is broken. (as they put it)
DeleteGood luck with your surgery, I will keep you in my prayers!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Ali. Today I started really getting nervous. I did all of the grocery shopping for next week to make it easier on my hubby to cook for the kids. I'll probably be eating soup or cereal since I will only have one hand that works! LOL
DeleteThank you so much for the prayers!
~Mimi
Thinking of you. Hope all goes well, and I'm looking forward to your blogging return!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Tia! I hope to get back to blogging as soon as possible. I'm going to miss it and my followers, but this has to be done. :-)
Delete~Mimi
Praying for healing mercies. Looking forward to your healing and your return to writing. Trust that all is well, in His Hands.
ReplyDeletePeace, good, and healing to you.
Thank you so much Beloved! I'm going to miss my writing, but I will continue to make recorded voice messages to myself so I will have plenty of good stuff when I return. :-)
Delete~Mimi
Hoping all goes smoothly on Monday and you have a speedy recovery!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Tina. I'm hoping that I can just get my nerves under control - I'm a wreck today trying to get things done for the week. Did a bunch of cooking so it will be easier on my hubby to feed the kids. :-)
Delete~Mimi