I am very happy to hear from you both!

I had a severe reaction to a vaccination last week, quite unexpectedly, and... that put me suddenly out of commission (and out of sorts) in the few days I'd had so much to do before surgery!

Isn't that the way it goes, though? Lol!

I will go forward with surgery despite being far behind the eight ball on other matters.

We have to do the left hand/arm first, as it is getting worse each week!
The function is not good at all... but there is still a little left to lose there.

The right will wait awhile. I don't know how long. We will continue performing nerve conduction studies on the right in order to hold out as long as we can, without placing the right in danger of such extreme loss! Right now, despite symptoms of the same occurring on the right side, the testing does not pick up permanent damage on any level of the nerves in right arm/hand. (As the neurologist says: These can show up as permanent within testing any day, so we will have to remain diligent!)

Unfortunately, we cannot do both arms at once!

I thank you for your warmth, sincerity, concern and well wishes!!!