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The Delaware River is about 25 feet above flood stage, but other than
suffering through a horrific day of rain, it wasn't all that bad here. Glad you are okay, Ray. Wishes were with everybody! Diana |
Six?!?
The last we heard, didn't you still have 8 functioning fingers? What did you do NOW? Steve LOL, back up to seven today, sort of. On Friday I went to have outpatient surgery to repair the broken and dislocated finger on my right hand. I kept telling Frank that I thought it was an awful lot of rigmarole to go through to splint a finger, but I found out otherwise. I opted for a local "block" anesthesia, but it didn't work (couldn't talk, right side of my body began to shake) so they went to a general. When I woke up I had a cast around two fingers and bandages immobilizing the rest of them. The dislocation was affecting the tendons in the rest of my hand. They put me in a sling to boot, but i got rid of that by Sunday. I took their pailn meds the first night, but never agailn! Horrible stuff! So I have some discomfort, but not too much. I hope they will take off the bandages on Friday and just leave the cast so I have more mobility. The good news: I can now do the NY Times crossword using my left hand; I can zip my own shorts; I learned how to tie my shoekaces with 6 fingers; I can take a shower using an "Aqua Shield" that Frank has to stretch with all his might to get it ]on my arm; I can dry my hair, though it is no longer in doubt that I'm a curly head; and today - TA DA! - I hooked my own bra! Gotta laugh about this stuff. I have a t shirt that reads *S* Happens. And so it does! Forgive typos. I think I got most of them! Orchids rule! Diana |
Six?!?
The last we heard, didn't you still have 8 functioning fingers? What did you do NOW? Steve LOL, back up to seven today, sort of. On Friday I went to have outpatient surgery to repair the broken and dislocated finger on my right hand. I kept telling Frank that I thought it was an awful lot of rigmarole to go through to splint a finger, but I found out otherwise. I opted for a local "block" anesthesia, but it didn't work (couldn't talk, right side of my body began to shake) so they went to a general. When I woke up I had a cast around two fingers and bandages immobilizing the rest of them. The dislocation was affecting the tendons in the rest of my hand. They put me in a sling to boot, but i got rid of that by Sunday. I took their pailn meds the first night, but never agailn! Horrible stuff! So I have some discomfort, but not too much. I hope they will take off the bandages on Friday and just leave the cast so I have more mobility. The good news: I can now do the NY Times crossword using my left hand; I can zip my own shorts; I learned how to tie my shoekaces with 6 fingers; I can take a shower using an "Aqua Shield" that Frank has to stretch with all his might to get it ]on my arm; I can dry my hair, though it is no longer in doubt that I'm a curly head; and today - TA DA! - I hooked my own bra! Gotta laugh about this stuff. I have a t shirt that reads *S* Happens. And so it does! Forgive typos. I think I got most of them! Orchids rule! Diana |
The remnants of Ivan showed up here yesterday and I hope are about done.
Lots of rain but no real wind, so no further property damage. Kenni "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... I know at least a few posters here must have been impacted by Ivan. Please let us know you're OK when you can. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com |
The remnants of Ivan showed up here yesterday and I hope are about done.
Lots of rain but no real wind, so no further property damage. Kenni "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... I know at least a few posters here must have been impacted by Ivan. Please let us know you're OK when you can. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com |
The remnants of Ivan showed up here yesterday and I hope are about done.
Lots of rain but no real wind, so no further property damage. Kenni "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... I know at least a few posters here must have been impacted by Ivan. Please let us know you're OK when you can. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com |
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