Well I won't be writing in the blog for a bit as today I found out that I will need hand surgery (tomorrow) to repair a sensory nerve in my left hand. That apparently minor cut by a knife 11 days ago is the culprit and the hand specialist assured me that without the surgery my hand will never be the same and I could very well have permanent nerve damage - that will never do! So he had an opening in day surgery tomorrow afternoon and got me scheduled immediately saying that the sooner it's repaired the better the result will be. Luckily I have had my share of surgeries so I'm not too nervous about the general anesthesia or going under the knife (already did that....) The stitches will be in for about 10 days and I should get full sensation back within 6 weeks. I guess I'll be doing the "hunt and peck method" for writing and typing and get to watch alot of daytime TV - hope they are some good cheesy movies on the tube because I won't be able to knit!
I have to admit that my very first thought was "I want to get on a plane and come home" to doctors and a hospital that I know and trust, where I have close long time friends to take care of me. I was greatly reassured when I found out that the surgeon, Dr. Chun, was trainned at the Mayo Clinic - name dropping does count - especially when it's about surgery..... Luckily I do already have two friends in Santa Fe and I was able to get ahold of them tonite and they will pick me up tomorrow after surgery and I will stay overnight at their house. I hope it's some really good pain medication - like percocet! Yahoo!
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