hi everyone I had my permanent installed today so I'm at my daughters now resting. I'm pretty tender and sore so I'm using ice. my rep gave me a couple programs to use. my doctor just put me to sleep, and didnt have me awake for any of the procedure. He used the xrays from the trial for placement. I'm so happy right now!!! I need to think of the name in for my b*** buzzer. Lol

Now the FUN part - NAMING IT !
I'm sure we can help with some great suggestions!

Indeed, ICE was my best friend for the 1st few days.
Rest Rest Rest!

Rae

Noe that is a name Viv!!! Lookin at your post in Melly's area a moment ago, i went WAT off the beaten path suggesting with installations, Sears and Roebuck will soon be in the business complete with maintenance plans and such.....

Rae's graphic was, as ALWAYS, BEAUTIFUL!!!!! She has that touch. Now you rest, heal, get better small steps at a time...... THEN maybe we will see you post like KZLRogue about golfing and karate!!! Yeah!!

Prayin,
Mark56gently

Glad to hear it went well! Get some good rest and I look forward to hearing more when you're feeling up to it!

Thank you Rrae! That pic is too cute! And Yellow, I pray you are doing great after your first couple of weeks. Thank you again Mark for the prayers - I know there are many prayers going up for me today. It helps to know people care enough to do that for another.
I'm down for the count for a few days, so I have the laptop up and running now. Makes it easier to stay down. I have a hard time staying still. (hard to explain), but I get up and down when I'm sick or having a bad day.
Ha - all I remember was some smelly air coming into my mask, and asking who choose the music (Bad to the Bone - George Throgood), and that was it. Thinking back - glad he knocked me out, since I really didn't care for having the leads put in during the trial. Talk to everyone soon! Blessings

dear friend

you know you like no one else
be careful happy that you are doing well
lets keep it that way

happy holidays

I too am glad they knocked you out, Viv .... I've said some pretty kinky things on the OR table while being 'high' from the twilight daze

It was almost gory, funny, slapstick, interesting, omigoodness...... I was in one of the surgeries.... so many I can't remember exactly which one, but it was the third on my right arm because the nerve was dying and my physiatrist was afraid I would lose the arm..... So, there I am for the one of the rare surgeries in which I was twilight awake..... maybe even more than that because a nerve block had been done from my shoulder down.

A tidy little screen was erected to keep patient out of the field of view of the procedure..... I was joking with the surgeon and his assistants.... maybe like you, Rae. Before you know it I am being asked whether I would like to see what was going on. My reply, "well, I might learn something!" So, down came the screen, there is this all yellowish looking appendage on which doc is operating....... took a while for it to sink in.... hey that is my arm. I mean, it was dead to me, not a twinge not a twitch.

So, there I am looking at this yellowish THING and doc begins to explain the excision of a portion of the fat from my palm was being removed.... there it went. my how strange it looked, kinda like butter only more wobbly like jello. He said he was going to place the fat in an area so as to inhibit impingement of the nerve in a particular area since his opinion was THIS was the guilty culprit, the cause of all pain, loss of sensation, loss of control and more going on in my right arm. Third time around is the charm, right?

So, the fat is emplaced, I am told I will never miss it whence it came, then they go for closure. It truly produces interesting thoughts when one watches their arm being sutured clear into the center of the palm. The joke was, now that I had such experience, maybe if I needed it again, I could participate.

Don't think I would go for the self surgery thing.... self setting the program of my SCS, yeah, in a heartbeat, but no, leave the scalpel driving to the artists of medicine.

Ok, show and tell over for now,
Bye bye,
Mark56 P.S. I am SO grateful for this surgeon, for with God's help he did save my arm, so I am able to type bi rather than hunt and peck uni. I like it, and we did not have to do stim for the right arm.... thank you God!

Hi Viv,

Thats great news it's all over for you and that you remember nothing. I too like Mark remember being semi-conscious for a nerve block and seeing that screen overheard with the needle and asking similar questiions, then I remember them asking me if I would like more sedititive and of course I said no I'd like to see what you're doing and he said sorry Sinéad I think you could do with more sedation, what a bummer, I enjoyed looking at what was going on and the fact that it was my back didn't seem to phase more at all, Apparenyly I had tears streaming down my face and had told the Dr he was hurting me. Ive no doubt I'll have another chance one day.

Anyway, back on topic, Viv, get loads of rest, so what if you fall asleep and in a few days you'll feel a little better and maybe a short walk.

Take care and don't worry about Christmas, I had my surgery Christmas week and with alot of help from my hubby and my sister, it all got done.


All the best

Sinéad xxxx :

First, Hi Sinéad, prayin for ya!

Second, agreed with all Viv, rest, heal, take alll things easy as doc's prescribed post surgical activity limits, remember BLAST and logroll to arise from bed, then GO FOR HEALING GAL, YOU DESERVE THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME!

Prayin,
Mark56zz