Today went well.
It was my short day I teach three out of four class periods which helped.
I gave myself three times the amount of time I normally needed the mornings which really helped to. Definitely no eating in the car, went to a little restaurant around the corner for breakfast. And I not even going to try cooking fixing a peanut butter sandwich was hard enough.
I slept fairly well last night, though I woke up every four hours just about the time another pain pill was due.
I did skip the 4 a.m. pain pill. I will admit to a fear of becoming addicted since this is a chronic pain situation. Besides I have a few errands to run today and would like to be able to drive today. It’s a dull ache that isn’t that bad and feels better than yesterday.
I’ll also have to be off the pain pills to go to work tomorrow.
Getting dressed wasn’t bad, but jeans are impossible.
A few people around me have expressed their dismay that I’m dealing with carpal tunnel and diabetes at the same time. Here’s the deal, I’ve been ignoring carpal tunnel for years. I’ve been dealing with numbness and low-grade pain for a long time and had no idea it was as serious as it is. I ignored it until I realize that the symptoms were the same as diabetic neuropathy and that I needed to make sure of what the problem was. I had no idea it would be permanent or could get worse until I saw my surgeon.
I’m really looking forward to getting better.
not sure why but they didn’t use the planned aesthestic, so i’m up and about already.
dont expect any caps in my email for a while. i can’t decide which is faster, dictating or typing and the spread keyboard doesnt help
i got a smaller modified bandage than he usually does so i can test. being diabetic can help once in a while.
i havent hit the pain meds yet but did fill the script — i figure ill want them tonight
dressing is interesting but the hand isnt completely immobilized.
I probably made two doctors mad if they knew I had gone to the gym today. But I got 45 minutes of slow cardio done. And mentally I felt better.
I probably should have taken pain pills before I did because it is throbbing now.
So I accomplished three days of 45 minute cardio and three days of resistance training with 30 minute cardio.
I have no idea what I’m going to do next week.
The aesthislogist called tonight. At right at 8:00 pm — bet I was his first call, since I’m his first patient.
It was good, because I had just gotten in from the gym. He made me feel better, because I told him that, and he asked if the hands had bothered me. … and yeah they do, and that’s probably part of why working out sucks so much.
But back on topic. Here’s a really nice sounding guy on the phone, working on Friday night at 8:00 pm and has to work on me at 7:30 am. Sounds like really sucky hours.
I left the real world for teaching partly because of sucky hours. Okay, i left the real world first, then went into teaching, but it was over really sucky hours.
My mom made the comment that he was probably rich. I bet not, I bet most of his money goes straight to the insurance companies, as I bet that those guys get hit the worse on claims.
Of course, the hand guy is probably right behind him, I suspect any nerve operation, is right up there on the claim wagon too.
Yeah, I’m a bit scared and nervous and want this thing over!
And yes, I’m a bit freaked.
Surgery at 7:30 tomorrow, have to be there at 6:15.
Dragon Natural Speaking works well, we’ll have to see how much it helps.
One handed injections aren’t bad.
Bras can be done if you fasten first, will probably need someone to pull out the lumps on the right side.
Shoes are an issue, I usually wear lace ups, but I have some velcro fastening shoes.
I am glad I didn’t find out that I didn’t have the use of my right hand after school today, which was when I was originally thinking of doing the surgery.
Check out the link to his website too.
Naturally Speaking really works! I’ve always liked it, but it is a really good these days.
That should help me get along!
I just got another naming questionaire. This is driving me nuts. I WANT IT NOW!
When I was pre-oping, the nurse said she’d seen a patient with one.
I want it, I want it NOW!
I just went through the Pre-Op Stuff on my surgery, and guess what I just found out.
Yeah, I’ll go back to work on Monday but with a huge bandage on my arm.
For two weeks.
At least.
Fun….. and I’ll let everyone know how one handed shots go. At least I just converted to, and just got a pen for my sliding scale.