I'm not going to be around online for the next few days, what with surgery tomorrow and my hand wrapped up in tens of feet of bandages. I hope that all of you have a great weekend and enjoy it for me. (as I have no idea how much I'll be able to do given the painkillers that I'll be on)
*sigh*
Actually, I'm a bit tweaked about the whole thing...not the surgery itself, but about the rest of my life. My carpal tunnel went from nonexistance to the beginning stages of paralysis (hence the need for the surgery) in six months. Even with the operation to clear out some of the blockage and open up the tendon, the problem will still be there. How long before I need another operation? How long again after that? Even if it takes 10 years for it to become a problem again, that puts me at 34 and with a crippled hand. I'm terrified about what this is going to do to my piping. I worked hard for years to get where I am, and I still have much more that I'd like to accomplish. This was supposed to be a big competition season for me, but I've already had to scrap the summer due to this. How much will this set me back? Where will I be next year?
I don't know about any of it, and I'm beginning to get frustrated with my ever-mounting list of lifelong medical problems. So far, everything is minor, (and I pray that with my hand everything stays minor) but the amount of them is beginning to get silly.
Meh. We'll still be having SGBoston parties every weekend in August, and I expect to see all of you there. I just might have to have someone else help with the bartending.
*sigh*
Actually, I'm a bit tweaked about the whole thing...not the surgery itself, but about the rest of my life. My carpal tunnel went from nonexistance to the beginning stages of paralysis (hence the need for the surgery) in six months. Even with the operation to clear out some of the blockage and open up the tendon, the problem will still be there. How long before I need another operation? How long again after that? Even if it takes 10 years for it to become a problem again, that puts me at 34 and with a crippled hand. I'm terrified about what this is going to do to my piping. I worked hard for years to get where I am, and I still have much more that I'd like to accomplish. This was supposed to be a big competition season for me, but I've already had to scrap the summer due to this. How much will this set me back? Where will I be next year?
I don't know about any of it, and I'm beginning to get frustrated with my ever-mounting list of lifelong medical problems. So far, everything is minor, (and I pray that with my hand everything stays minor) but the amount of them is beginning to get silly.
Meh. We'll still be having SGBoston parties every weekend in August, and I expect to see all of you there. I just might have to have someone else help with the bartending.
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Here's a few pics to motivate you!