joedunn

Surgery tomorrow...

I am having surgery on my arm tomorrow. I fractured my elbow just under a year ago while deployed to Iraq. I have kinda got the run around trying to get his surgery underway, but it is finally going to happen. The Doctor is going to make a few small incisions and basically put a camera into my arm to get a better look at the fracture. Depending on how it looks, he will do a number of different procedures. The most likely is putting a screw into my bone to try and close the fracture. There is also an indent in one of the other bones that he may have to drill small holes into to allow that indent to pop out back into its normal position. If the screw doesn't close the fracture, the Doctor may have to open up my arm and do something "more radical." I am hoping that it does not come to that. No matter what happens, I will be out of work for at least 3 to 4 weeks. Longer, if something more radical is preformed. Hopefully it will all work out for the best and my arm stops hurting. Wish me luck!!!