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My wrist ain't working!
« on: July 10, 2020, 03:31:25 PM »
Yeah, the doc called today - after he saw yesterday's MRI of my right wrist.  I had surgery on it 5 years back and there's been an MRSA in there ever since - this is the 5th time it's got angry.  How angry?  The doc called and said "Nothing to eat or drink today, 'cause I want you in the hospital here (3 1/2 hours away) and on IV antibiotics so I can do surgery on your wrist TONIGHT!".

Ohhh-kay.  I guess I won't be typing much for a few days.  I'll try to letcha know what's going on.  Later ---
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Re: My wrist ain't working!
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2020, 03:44:22 PM »
Good Luck Jon! I hope all goes well and it quickly heals to 100%. If you are very right-handed like me, your left hand can't do much by itself.

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Re: My wrist ain't working!
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2020, 07:03:49 PM »
   
  Good luck Jon. Hope everything goes well. You got to be able to twist the wick :-D

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Re: My wrist ain't working!
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2020, 07:12:59 PM »
You will be fine.
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Re: My wrist ain't working!
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2020, 07:39:55 PM »
Thoughts and prayers your way buddy   cromag hopefully this isn't your surgeon
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Re: My wrist ain't working!
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2020, 08:17:44 PM »
Jon, grab a sharpie and write the other one on the other one....
Good luck my friend.
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Re: My wrist ain't working!
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2020, 08:35:44 PM »
Good luck with your surgery, Jon.
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Re: My wrist ain't working!
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2020, 09:04:18 PM »
Stainless, When I was a skunk trainer I had to write an "L" on my right hand and an "R" on my left hand just so I could keep up with the students.  :roll:
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Re: My wrist ain't working!
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2020, 10:03:59 PM »
Take Jon.

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Re: My wrist ain't working!
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2020, 05:11:30 AM »
Update in case youse guys are wondering:

I sweet-talked the doc into letting me arrive Saturday morning - in other words, it's about 5AM and I'm gonna hit the road in a little while.  I suspect this is the outlook:  I'll have surgery today and that'll include some serious roto-rooter work cleaning out the nasty cooties living in and around my wrist.  Surgery is not gonna be a major deal, but since it's my right hand it'll play merry hell with my typing.  I'll try to stay in touch.

This MRSA has been lurking for about 5 years (since I had surgery for arthritis in my right wrist) and has had 5 or 6 "outbreaks", so this time the doc says he'll have me on IV antibiotics for a while.  I guess that'll have me tied to the hospital bed for a few days, and by Tuesday or Wednesday I'll head home.

I remember hearing that something like 80% of the medical costs a person incurs during his life -- happen in the last 20% of life.  Geez, let's see -- open heart surgery in '19, wrist back in '15 - yeah, now I understand. . .

Thanks for the good wishes and thoughts, folks.  I appreciate 'em very much.
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Re: My wrist ain't working!
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2020, 08:00:23 AM »
Jon, the 80/20 rule will get you every time!  :cry:
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Re: My wrist ain't working!
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2020, 09:07:23 AM »
Take Jon.

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Should have read, Take Care Jon. My fingers ain't working!

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Re: My wrist ain't working!
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2020, 12:02:47 PM »
Take care Slim.

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Re: My wrist ain't working!
« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2020, 12:34:53 PM »
We're all the way up to - I've got a needle in my arm but nothing flowing into it yet, so I'm still straight.  The Doc says he'll flay the skin on both inside and outside of my hand and maybe gnaw out some funky bone, too.  Geez, better every second.
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Re: My wrist ain't working!
« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2020, 01:06:26 PM »
Pictures or it didn't happen.   lol8

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