...keeping my left hand elevated
got the ganglion/s removed and de quervain's tendons released and tendon repositioned.. a lot of digging around in there..he found a big old non- resorbable suture in there too, from the previous ganglion surgery... way back in the 70's. guess that didn't help all these years... he couldn't figure out why it was there.. i'm sure i don't know...as i was out cold at that time. this time it was just a 'local' so i got to hear all the chatter... and do a lot of shivering and shaking. i was happy when the assistant, who turned out to be another young doctor, got me a heated blankie. ohhh that felt good.
i didn't look over at the ongoings..not this time. cuz when i had the carpal done on my other hand?..i looked. bad idea. i almost fainted.... and i was already lying down...
this is my cluster of ganglions... hope they are gone when the bandage comes off.. even though the prognosis seems to be that they will likely come back at some time.
elevate the hand for 3 weeks and then begin rehab... there is a fair bit of swelling..especially by morning. i wrap my hand in a blanket so it sort of stays up higher than the rest of my body.. but it sometimes moves of course.
i don't usually take tylenol 3 but that's what he prescribed for pain and said take 2 before the freezing came out. i should have listened to that little voice that was trying to make itself heard. i knew there must have been a reason i only ever took a few many years ago and have never even considered them for anything since. i must have been in shock. or just not thinking. anyway, by 8 in the morning i was still in plenty of pain, plus i had not slept one wink. and, felt sick to my stomach. tylenol 3 has caffeine in it!! acckkk. if i drink coffee after 2 in the afternoon i hardly get any sleep. never mind loading up on the stuff. i got off the bed and googled tylenol...immediately ditched those and took an ibuprofen. by then the pain was beginning to subside somewhat or i was getting used to it. i laid on the couch and finally fell asleep...whew.............
ok..nuff pecking.
something must have changed on blogger...i can't find my pics to upload... when i click on the photo icon something different shows up...no screen with a prompt to let me browse my computer for photos... anybody else have this problem? how do i upload photos now?
update:: .... thanks Perp... i did eventually track them down.... can't save them in a group now though... must be a way....
the fingers were so pudgy I couldn't separate them....