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Jenny injures her ankle at Mammoth
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Jenny
Angel Diva
Goodness we're all delightfully weird! I googled it the other day and there's not another pub with this name, although there is a Hobble Inn at Stowe, I think. I was also thinking about drinks, and we probably need to include a piratical element in the whole enterprise.
If I was an artist, which I am decidedly not, it would be fun to draw what our pub should look like.
Jenny
Angel Diva
So, maybe this is wrong, but I'm doing it anyway.
Went to see the second doctor today. He has done surgery on several people I know and they all highly recommend him. Talked to him about it - they do 2-3 surgeries a week like this, or similar to this, vs 4-5 a year from the other guy. He spoke positively of the other doctor, too.
Anyway, when we got down to talking about how long they were scheduling out, turns out they had a cancellation for tomorrow and I took it. I've been reading, getting recommendations, thinking, etc. etc. and the next dates they had weren't until at least the end of June (217th and 29th) and I don't want to think about it any more. I'm taking it as a positive sign that the world was ready for me to have this done.
So there. I feel kind of nauseated - my need to research is great, but my knowledge isn't, so all I'm going to do is get paralyzed with indecision if I keep going.
Went to see the second doctor today. He has done surgery on several people I know and they all highly recommend him. Talked to him about it - they do 2-3 surgeries a week like this, or similar to this, vs 4-5 a year from the other guy. He spoke positively of the other doctor, too.
Anyway, when we got down to talking about how long they were scheduling out, turns out they had a cancellation for tomorrow and I took it. I've been reading, getting recommendations, thinking, etc. etc. and the next dates they had weren't until at least the end of June (217th and 29th) and I don't want to think about it any more. I'm taking it as a positive sign that the world was ready for me to have this done.
So there. I feel kind of nauseated - my need to research is great, but my knowledge isn't, so all I'm going to do is get paralyzed with indecision if I keep going.
Narcotics do. Not sure about the others.
Don't take chances. Add a tablespoon of mineral oil to the sauce for your sticky toffee pudding.
I've seen the ads on tv, but my only experience with it was when my dog had a fentanyl patch when he had surgery. But I think he was too doped up to notice, fwiw.
I'm all for getting stuff like this over with as soon as possible, so to me, this is good. Best of luck to you.
newboots
Angel Diva
I think this is an excellent choice, Jenny. You know this surgery is the sooner, the better.
Mineral oil will help, but so would prunes, psyllium, or any of the stool softeners they might offer in the hospital. If you do something low key like that as soon as you start eating, you won’t have to go to the hard core laxatives that make life miserable!
Mineral oil will help, but so would prunes, psyllium, or any of the stool softeners they might offer in the hospital. If you do something low key like that as soon as you start eating, you won’t have to go to the hard core laxatives that make life miserable!
Jenny
Angel Diva
Can't eat or drink anything, including water, after midnight tonight. And I don't even have to report to the surgical center until 1:00. Gonna be a long morning . . . And I have to go into work for a few hours, because there are a couple of things that need to be done, so I can't sleep in.
I'm planning second dinner at about 11:00. Should do wonders for my sleep quality tonight.
I'm planning second dinner at about 11:00. Should do wonders for my sleep quality tonight.
I can get more mineral oil in @Jenny via sticky toffee pudding than you'll ever get psyllium in her!
On my walkabout this morning, I saw a woman at a car, futzing with a Frankenboot. "Oh, you look like @Jenny, taking the boot off to drive, putting it back on to walk." Yep. She said she has plantar fasciitis, compounded by bursitis. Said the boot really does the job and has made it pain-free (the walking part, not the boot-on/boot-off part). She said, "Once you get the full diagnosis and get started on the right treatment, things get so much better." That's where you'll be tomorrow, @Jenny ... started down the path to "So Much Better".
nopoleskier
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Sounds like a great Dr., a good attitude and you are on the right path.!
Jenny
Angel Diva
Well, I'm alive, and my foot is still attached. And I’d suggest buying stock in the people who supply surgical dressing material. I think this guy used everything in the OR - the nurse even made a comment about how this doc loves his dressings.
Low on details - DH either didn't ask or didn't remember - so I have no idea yet how big the incision is or how many stitches. What I DO know is that I’m glad I took the cancellation appointment.
Damage seems worse than he anticipated. Part of the bone was removed, I think the part that pulled off - the word dead was used. And he was surprised at the size of that chunk, too. Pretty sure that's the piece he was talking about, but it's possible that it was the non displaced talus chunk.
Also, I believe that the split tendon couldn’t be repaired, so there was some magical stuff with tendon transfer. What I google it, everything I find is exactly opposite what is written on the chart that the nurse let us take a picture of, even though she wasn’t supposed to.
The ligament thingy that sounds like it belongs in your eye (retinaculum) was repaired.
He assured DH that I’ll be able to do everything I could before.
So now it's ice, elevate, rest, and eat ice cream. And write down all these questions. I'd like to have some solid answers as to exactly what he found and why right now, but DH is taking good care of me, so I can't fault him for not remembering.
Comfortable right now, but not so eagerly anticipating when the nerve block wears off.
How innocent I was in the first post of this thread, when I hopefully said it was probably just a sprain!
Low on details - DH either didn't ask or didn't remember - so I have no idea yet how big the incision is or how many stitches. What I DO know is that I’m glad I took the cancellation appointment.
Damage seems worse than he anticipated. Part of the bone was removed, I think the part that pulled off - the word dead was used. And he was surprised at the size of that chunk, too. Pretty sure that's the piece he was talking about, but it's possible that it was the non displaced talus chunk.
Also, I believe that the split tendon couldn’t be repaired, so there was some magical stuff with tendon transfer. What I google it, everything I find is exactly opposite what is written on the chart that the nurse let us take a picture of, even though she wasn’t supposed to.
The ligament thingy that sounds like it belongs in your eye (retinaculum) was repaired.
He assured DH that I’ll be able to do everything I could before.
So now it's ice, elevate, rest, and eat ice cream. And write down all these questions. I'd like to have some solid answers as to exactly what he found and why right now, but DH is taking good care of me, so I can't fault him for not remembering.
Comfortable right now, but not so eagerly anticipating when the nerve block wears off.
How innocent I was in the first post of this thread, when I hopefully said it was probably just a sprain!
