Rose

[ANN M]

Good luck tomorrow, Rose. Will be thinking of you and keeping you in my
prayers. Will look for a quick "post op" report from you.

Ann

[Leslie& The Furbabies in MO.]

And I'll add my best wishes for a very successful surgery and quick
recovery.

Leslie

"ANN M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> Good luck tomorrow, Rose. Will be thinking of you and keeping you in my
> prayers. Will look for a quick "post op" report from you.
>
> Ann
>

[kel]

Me too Rose. I just know it will go well.

Kelly

"ANN M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> Good luck tomorrow, Rose. Will be thinking of you and keeping you in my
> prayers. Will look for a quick "post op" report from you.
>
> Ann
>

[Navy]

On 9/14/2010 9:01 AM, ANN M wrote:
> Good luck tomorrow, Rose. Will be thinking of you and keeping you in my
> prayers. Will look for a quick "post op" report from you.
>
> Ann
>
I'll be praying for you, too, Rose. May God guide the surgeon's hands.

--
Navy remove the fish

[RoseB]

On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:01:44 -0700, [email protected] (ANN M) wrote:

>Good luck tomorrow, Rose. Will be thinking of you and keeping you in my
>prayers. Will look for a quick "post op" report from you.
>
>Ann

Thanks all.
I believed I had already posted a progress report, but I don't see
one, so will do it again.

The surgery went well. We left here before 5 a.m. in order to get to
the hospital for 6 a.m. The surgical prep did not take long, so my
sister stayed with me until they wheeled me across to the OR area.
There is a holding area where all the patients wait until they are
taken to their own respective ORs. I watched as each patient was
visited by his or her anesthetist and taken off to the OR. No
anesthetist came to see me, and finally the nurses or whomever,
wheeled me into OR 5. The OR staff organized the tools and the surgeon
came in, but no anesthetist! I wondered what would happen if there was
a mix-up of some sort and none was scheduled for me. I asked and was
told my anesthetist was excellent at his job, but was chronically
late. I worried about that given that I was a difficult intubation.
Eventually he came, and we got started. He had difficulty with my
veins, but made a judgment that I could be partially sedated before
intubation. the part that I was so worried about was a non-issue. I
later asked the surgeon about that he told me the anesthetist made a
decision to do it that way because he was able to bag me at the point
of not breathing. Another anesthetist might not have made the same
call.

The hospital stay was over with quickly and I am now recovering at
home. Too much activity takes place on a med-surg floor. People need
meds or to get up to the washroom and require help. there is little
opportunity for anyone to rest. I am just as glad to be home.

the physio for this arm consists of ten minutes each hour of flexing
and other ROM exercises. I won't have to go to physio but will have to
be very diligent about doing the exercises myself.

[Harvey]

"RoseB" <Imarosab.1@shaw.[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:01:44 -0700, [email protected] (ANN M) wrote:
>
>>Good luck tomorrow, Rose. Will be thinking of you and keeping you in my
>>prayers. Will look for a quick "post op" report from you.
>>
>>Ann
>
> Thanks all.
> I believed I had already posted a progress report, but I don't see
> one, so will do it again.
>
> The surgery went well. We left here before 5 a.m. in order to get to
> the hospital for 6 a.m. The surgical prep did not take long, so my
> sister stayed with me until they wheeled me across to the OR area.
> There is a holding area where all the patients wait until they are
> taken to their own respective ORs. I watched as each patient was
> visited by his or her anesthetist and taken off to the OR. No
> anesthetist came to see me, and finally the nurses or whomever,
> wheeled me into OR 5. The OR staff organized the tools and the surgeon
> came in, but no anesthetist! I wondered what would happen if there was
> a mix-up of some sort and none was scheduled for me. I asked and was
> told my anesthetist was excellent at his job, but was chronically
> late. I worried about that given that I was a difficult intubation.
> Eventually he came, and we got started. He had difficulty with my
> veins, but made a judgment that I could be partially sedated before
> intubation. the part that I was so worried about was a non-issue. I
> later asked the surgeon about that he told me the anesthetist made a
> decision to do it that way because he was able to bag me at the point
> of not breathing. Another anesthetist might not have made the same
> call.
>
> The hospital stay was over with quickly and I am now recovering at
> home. Too much activity takes place on a med-surg floor. People need
> meds or to get up to the washroom and require help. there is little
> opportunity for anyone to rest. I am just as glad to be home.
>
> the physio for this arm consists of ten minutes each hour of flexing
> and other ROM exercises. I won't have to go to physio but will have to

and you can do it
Rose,,,, we are pulling for you.
Harv



> be very diligent about doing the exercises myself.

[Navy]

On 9/20/2010 11:41 AM, RoseB wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:01:44 -0700, [email protected] (ANN M) wrote:
>
>> Good luck tomorrow, Rose. Will be thinking of you and keeping you in my
>> prayers. Will look for a quick "post op" report from you.
>>
>> Ann
>
> Thanks all.
> I believed I had already posted a progress report, but I don't see
> one, so will do it again.
>
> The surgery went well. We left here before 5 a.m. in order to get to
> the hospital for 6 a.m. The surgical prep did not take long, so my
> sister stayed with me until they wheeled me across to the OR area.
> There is a holding area where all the patients wait until they are
> taken to their own respective ORs. I watched as each patient was
> visited by his or her anesthetist and taken off to the OR. No
> anesthetist came to see me, and finally the nurses or whomever,
> wheeled me into OR 5. The OR staff organized the tools and the surgeon
> came in, but no anesthetist! I wondered what would happen if there was
> a mix-up of some sort and none was scheduled for me. I asked and was
> told my anesthetist was excellent at his job, but was chronically
> late. I worried about that given that I was a difficult intubation.
> Eventually he came, and we got started. He had difficulty with my
> veins, but made a judgment that I could be partially sedated before
> intubation. the part that I was so worried about was a non-issue. I
> later asked the surgeon about that he told me the anesthetist made a
> decision to do it that way because he was able to bag me at the point
> of not breathing. Another anesthetist might not have made the same
> call.
>
> The hospital stay was over with quickly and I am now recovering at
> home. Too much activity takes place on a med-surg floor. People need
> meds or to get up to the washroom and require help. there is little
> opportunity for anyone to rest. I am just as glad to be home.
>
> the physio for this arm consists of ten minutes each hour of flexing
> and other ROM exercises. I won't have to go to physio but will have to
> be very diligent about doing the exercises myself.
Glad to get the report directly from you. We know you will be diligent
about the physio. How's the new elbow feel? Or is it too soon to
really tell? God bless.

--
Navy remove the fish

[Kate]

On Sep 20, 9:41*am, RoseB <Imarosa...@shaw.ca> wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:01:44 -0700, ann1...@webtv.net (ANN M) wrote:
> >Good luck tomorrow, Rose. *Will be thinking of you and keeping you in my
> >prayers. *Will look for a quick "post op" report from you.
>
> >Ann
>
> Thanks all.
> I believed I had already posted a progress report, but I don't see
> one, so will do it again.
>
> The surgery went well. We left here before 5 a.m. in order to get to
> the hospital for 6 a.m. The surgical prep did not take long, so my
> sister stayed with me until they wheeled me across to the OR area.
> There is a holding area where all the patients wait until they are
> taken *to their own respective ORs. I watched as each patient was
> visited by his or her anesthetist and taken off to the OR. No
> anesthetist came to see me, and finally the nurses or whomever,
> wheeled me into OR 5. The OR staff organized the tools and the surgeon
> came in, but no anesthetist! I wondered what would happen if there was
> a mix-up of some sort and none was scheduled for me. I asked and was
> told my anesthetist was excellent at his job, but was chronically
> late. I worried about that given that I was a difficult intubation.
> Eventually he came, and we got started. He had difficulty with my
> veins, but made a judgment that I could be partially sedated before
> intubation. the part that I was so worried about was a non-issue. I
> later asked the surgeon about that he told me the anesthetist made a
> decision to do it that way because he was able to *bag me at the point
> of not breathing. Another anesthetist might not have made the same
> call.
>
> The hospital stay was over with quickly and I am now recovering at
> home. Too much activity takes place on a med-surg floor. People need
> meds or to get up to the washroom and require help. there is little
> opportunity for anyone to rest. I am just as glad to be home.
>
> the physio for this arm consists of ten minutes each hour of flexing
> and other ROM exercises. I won't have to go to physio but will have to
> be very diligent about doing the exercises myself.

I'm so glad the intubation thing went smoothly! Now onto a great
recovery. KateR

[Nell]

"RoseB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:01:44 -0700, [email protected] (ANN M) wrote:
>
>>Good luck tomorrow, Rose. Will be thinking of you and keeping you in my
>>prayers. Will look for a quick "post op" report from you.
>>
>>Ann
>
> Thanks all.
> I believed I had already posted a progress report, but I don't see
> one, so will do it again.
>
> The surgery went well. We left here before 5 a.m. in order to get to
> the hospital for 6 a.m. The surgical prep did not take long, so my
> sister stayed with me until they wheeled me across to the OR area.
> There is a holding area where all the patients wait until they are
> taken to their own respective ORs. I watched as each patient was
> visited by his or her anesthetist and taken off to the OR. No
> anesthetist came to see me, and finally the nurses or whomever,
> wheeled me into OR 5. The OR staff organized the tools and the surgeon
> came in, but no anesthetist! I wondered what would happen if there was
> a mix-up of some sort and none was scheduled for me. I asked and was
> told my anesthetist was excellent at his job, but was chronically
> late. I worried about that given that I was a difficult intubation.
> Eventually he came, and we got started. He had difficulty with my
> veins, but made a judgment that I could be partially sedated before
> intubation. the part that I was so worried about was a non-issue. I
> later asked the surgeon about that he told me the anesthetist made a
> decision to do it that way because he was able to bag me at the point
> of not breathing. Another anesthetist might not have made the same
> call.
>
> The hospital stay was over with quickly and I am now recovering at
> home. Too much activity takes place on a med-surg floor. People need
> meds or to get up to the washroom and require help. there is little
> opportunity for anyone to rest. I am just as glad to be home.
>
> the physio for this arm consists of ten minutes each hour of flexing
> and other ROM exercises. I won't have to go to physio but will have to
> be very diligent about doing the exercises myself.

Thanks for the good update.

I hope your recovery is complete and uneventful.

Nell

[ANN M]

Great update and very good news. May your recovery be the same.
Ann

[RoseB]

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:49:21 -0400, Navy
<[email protected]> wrote:


>Glad to get the report directly from you. We know you will be diligent
>about the physio. How's the new elbow feel? Or is it too soon to
>really tell? God bless.

Thanks all.
It is too soon too tell. It is early days still really. I know when I
am due for my next dose of pain meds. My arm is very swollen and
bruised, at this point. It is probably double the size of the other
arm and totally bruised from the hand to almost the elbow. Today the
bruise is turning colors, so there is a bit of yellow, green, blue,
and purple. The incision line looks good though; no sign of infection
that I can see. Thankfully, not too many people have seen this.

[Navy]

On 9/21/2010 7:25 PM, RoseB wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:49:21 -0400, Navy
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>> Glad to get the report directly from you. We know you will be diligent
>> about the physio. How's the new elbow feel? Or is it too soon to
>> really tell? God bless.
>
> Thanks all.
> It is too soon too tell. It is early days still really. I know when I
> am due for my next dose of pain meds. My arm is very swollen and
> bruised, at this point. It is probably double the size of the other
> arm and totally bruised from the hand to almost the elbow. Today the
> bruise is turning colors, so there is a bit of yellow, green, blue,
> and purple. The incision line looks good though; no sign of infection
> that I can see. Thankfully, not too many people have seen this.
It certainly sounds colorful. It's good that there is no sign of
infection. The first couple of weeks on a replacement of a joint are
hard, until the swelling goes down. Thanks for letting us know how it
is going. I will continue to pray for you.

--
Navy remove the fish

[Diane]

Rose, I'm thinking of you and hope you're continuing to make progress.
I'm SO GLAD the intubation turned out to be no biggie!

Kelly, can't wait till next week! I mentioned on Facebook that I was
meeting an online friend I've never met in person and someone sent me
a message warning me that I was taking a terrible risk and you could
turn out to be an ax murderer. LOL! cracked me up. see you soon.

diane

[RoseB]

LOL
I have met Kelly. An axe-murderer? LOL
Very funny.

[RoseB]

I am off to have the staples removed this morning. Things look good.
Last night I had quite a bit of pain in the hand of my surgical side.
The pain was situated down the exterior side of the arm and radiating
from the large bone that appears as a bump at the wrist.

[RoseB]

Staple removal went fine. The doc was amazed at how well I am doing
and said that for two weeks post-op I am doing very well. pain in the
wrist is exactly that, and not related to the elbow. He did mention
that his colleague does hands but said he knew hand surgery would be
far down on my list at this point.

[Navy]

On 9/29/2010 5:02 PM, RoseB wrote:
> Staple removal went fine. The doc was amazed at how well I am doing
> and said that for two weeks post-op I am doing very well. pain in the
> wrist is exactly that, and not related to the elbow. He did mention
> that his colleague does hands but said he knew hand surgery would be
> far down on my list at this point.
How very wonderful. If you really buckle down and do what they ask you
to, cheerfully and with honest effort, you can accomplish what you
didn't think you could. I am proud of you.

--
Navy remove the fish

[RoseB]

On Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:53:34 -0400, Navy
<[email protected]> wrote:


>How very wonderful. If you really buckle down and do what they ask you
>to, cheerfully and with honest effort, you can accomplish what you
>didn't think you could. I am proud of you.

Thank you. I appreciate it.