Saw the Dr today...

[JackD]

We have been following her progress closely and wish a full recovery for her for sure.
I have a couple of questions though.

1. Are you the pain in the neck she speaks of ?
2. When they asked her how it happened and she told them, did they figure that was enough drugs ?
3. How did the request to make her more streamlined about the shoulders work out ?
4. Of course you know better now, but when did you realize you missed the wonderful meal time at the Hospital ?
5. Did you have to pay extra for the candlelight setting ? 

[narider]

Jack,
Deb says you're hurting her shoulder from the laughing and it's compounding the effect(and rather ironic when she drops her pain pills on the floor which is also from laughing).

1.I only get to claim one part of the anatomy to cause pain in... the neck is on the doc
2.Yes, until they looked at me and doubled the prescription. And the more of them I eat the less Deb claims to experience her pain(I figure they are free game if they're laying all over the floor)
3.Would of been cost-free and pain-free for the improved aero version, but ended up an extra $12k to make her as slow as she was to begin with(I thought they were both being narrow minded, just in oppositte ways)
4.Right after noticing the emergency call button attached to the bed was labeled "Dominos"
5.They wouldn't trust us with a flamed product as it might create heat above and beyond their mandatory maximum 58 degree room temerature, but luckily the emergency exit sign reflected off my noggin enough to read the latest bike mag during the outage

Your posts are always good for common sense and/or a laugh Jack... but it's even a bigger honor when caring and inquisitiveness show up together like this,
Todd

[DahMurf]

Thanks again for the well wishes. I think I'm coherent enough to be back amongst the typing! I've been reading posts each day just not typing back. Drugs are good!  

The pain wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but it has been a constant dull pain so I've been pumping the drugs every 3 or so hours followed by a one hour nap!

So anyway, you've been warned, I'm back!

Deb

[t russell]

Deb good to have ya back
terry

[JackD]

Todd
That last one from Me was for "eyes only",
If she read it and caused you some pain, well there you are.

[DahMurf]

(pics at the bottom, you've been warned!)

1st post op follow-up today. Doc says things are looking good. He said when he got in there that small piece of bone that was in the middle was actually broke in three pieces but it was already starting to heal back together. I was happy to hear that but the bad part is he had to sort of break it apart to do the surgery. That & the fact that they ground up that piece of bone a bit to promote healing is what contributed to the surgery running a little longer then expected. I asked and he did confirm that they didn't loose power in the OR during the storm. It sounds like he wasn't really aware that other parts of the hospital had lost power!

So, where do we go from here. I'm allowed to drive. I have another week off to try to get fully off of the pain meds. (they tend to knock me out & don't lend themselves well to me being at work without a couch! hehehe) and then back to work but I'm going to take an extra week after the medical leave for a little extra R&R with my kid for vacation so I won't officially go back until 7/9. No weight bearing at all on the right side. I can start doing range of motion exercises but he really really wants this thing to heal right before I put any weight on it. We suspect that maybe he's being a little more cautious with me on this phase of the healing because he knows very clearly that I will ride again and to what degree I'll be riding again. I'm ok with that though. I'm sure I can achieve full range of motion in 4 weeks so if he gives me a green light at that time I'll jump straight into the weight training.

The incision is pretty thin right now, long, but thin, so I'm really hoping it will stay that way. Some of my other scars have spread out over time but they've mostly been on "moving" parts so I'm sure that pulled them out some. I'm hoping this one will stay small since it looks so nice already. No swimming or baths until it's healed which is a bummer since I'll be sitting pool side with the kid over the next two weeks. This is to keep the risk of infection down and I'm ok with that too.

Well I guess that's it for now other then the pics...
The scar 9 days post op:

X-ray of the plate & screws. The spot in the middle that looks like a knot is where they put the mashed up bone:


Again, thanks for the continued well wishes & thoughts. They are very much appreciated.
Deb

[Glen]

Deb
I know what it's like, it's been 12 weeks since I had the 7 way bypass. The worst part is the PT they put you thru after wards, that damn tread mill is killing me LOL. They released me from the PT at the cardio rehab center last week but gave me a lot more to do at home.

The scar is still there but is vertical and at least the pain is gone. Maybe next week when I can work on the streamliner at Vesco's on monday it will take my mind off the other.

Glad you are doing better, your a tough chick. Tell Todd hello
Glen
 

[DahMurf]

Thanks Glen!
Trust me I empathize with you so much! It was so hard watching Todd go through all of that. It was heartbreaking when he could barely walk 50 yards. I agree the PT for him seemed almost brutal. However I am glad he stuck to it. He's healthier now then he's been since I met him!

I hope the same holds true for you! Good luck with the liner. Sounds like a great project to get you back in the swing of things! I hope the success you experience with your recovery is as grand as Todd's!

My little nip & tuck is almost cosmetic compared to what y'all have been through! I'm writing about it in such detail mostly because its not very common and I wanted to put some detail out there for others should they ever need it! I couldn't find much in my research and wanted to know a little more up front. Maybe it's not detailed too much cause it's just not that big of a deal. The waiting around to heal & be given the green light is the worst part! LOL

Good to hear from you Glen, keep up the recovery & let us know how it's going from time to time!
Deb

[Stainless1]

Good to see they used the good speed tape to put you back together instead of regular duct tape... Heal fast, we are all waiting for you to get back to racing.
Take care

[stratman59]

glad to see you are getting along so good
thanks for sharing
hope get back to doing what you love  so much
rob

[Freud]

Deb...you are so fortunate with a horizontal scar.
Glen is concerned that his vertical scar tissue will wrinkle his cleavage.
Give him any support that you can document with fotos.
Documentation is covered by Medicare.
Looking is beyond description.
Soft porn can be protected as Medical Documentation.
Glen has both Medicare, Medicade and secondary coverage that pays his
cable bill.
He's much to shy to admit these facts.
None of the rest of us will look at your fotos.  PROMISE, don't we fellows?
FREUD

[Harold Bettes]

Hey Deb,

Showed my kid the latest xray and he thought that was so cool. He started spouting part numbers for the plate and the screws. Whether the parts and pieces are those that he normally inspects or not, it is great to hear (and see) that you are recouping well.

Just remember that it still will take some time to heal properly even with the additional supports in place. Hopefully you will allow the unsupported section to heal really well before you start trying to buck the wind again.

Regards,
HB2

[DahMurf]

Back to reality!
The "vacation" is over, I went back to work today! The scar is looking really great. It's very thin & I'm really happy about it! I'm still on restriction for another 2 weeks. My follow up is on 7/20 and I'm hoping I'll get cleared to get back on the bike. My range of motion is good but my muscles in my right arm are weak. Can't wait till I'm cleared to start using it again. It still gets sore now & then but mostly when I've been real active, if I carry anything heavy with my left arm or drive for several hours in the truck. I sat on the busa over the weekend and didn't find any issues or pain in my shoulder so I'm looking forward to getting back on. I've been offline pretty much since my last post so I'm getting caught up & back in the swing of things. Here's the latest scar pic.







Deb

[t russell]

Now your just showing off

[Glen]

My scar is vertical right down the middle and no I ain't sending a picture, Deb glad to see you are doing well. Chat line tomorrow night. I should be back from Las Vegas by then.
Say Hi to Todd.
Glen