Well once again surgery is over. I almost made it a year...........The xray isn't mine but it is the same type of hardware I had put in. I now have metal in my neck, lower back, and wrist. My frame is getting stronger and stronger.
The surgery went pretty well. No hives this time. My oxygen levels kept dropping, probably from my years of smoking. Soon as I would drop off, bam, right down to 60% and they are suppose to be above 90. But once I woke up better that improved.
Pain level. Well anytime a bone is involved the pain level is high. This is no exception. My first day wasn't bad because all the lidocaine and stuff was still working. Yesterday was simply awful and the pain was agonizing to say the least. My fingers are all swollen and I am getting shooting pains up to my elbow and it literally feels like they put screws in me which they did. I swear I can feel this intense pain over each screw.
I have had several surgeries, but this one rates right up there. Maybe because it is the 3rd time this wrist has been opened up. I am taking percocet and phenergan for pain. You know me, as soon as I can get off the pain meds I do because I hate the way they make me feel. But I can tell I will need them again today. I am literally watching the clock to see when I can have more pain med. The pills seem to last about 2 hours and I can only have them every 4.
Since I have actually been taking a strong pain med the other side effect to them is kicking in. So Rick, who should be sainted as often and as well as he takes care of me, is on his way to the store to get me some mag citrate. Can we say constipation! Oh yeah.
The worrisome part is my job. Since they make you take FMLA along side of your short term disability that is what is screwing me up. I had surgery already this year. You can only take 12 weeks of FMLA before they post your job. I had already used 6 weeks earlier in the year and now I only have 4 weeks left. I have to get completely ready to go back to work in 4 weeks or I may lose my job. I hate FMLA. The only ones who jobs seem to get saved are those who abuse it. Those of us who unfortunately had 2 accidents in a year get screwed. I may lose my job of 31 years because I tripped and fell. See what happens when you let the government take control, it always bites you back big time.
But there are some things I may be able to do to save my job. Course it means time off without pay but if that is what I need to do I will do it. Otherwise I survived another surgery. I worry that my odds of living through another surgery may be getting iffy. I sure hope and pray this is the last last time. I have had my share.
As they said it would daily our flooding gets worse. It's like a nightmare in slow motion. They said a trailer was floating down the river yesterday. More and more houses get lost to the water every day. And it is going to last a couple of more weeks. Farmers crops, peoples homes from the super rich to the very poor, floating down the river. It is a sad thing to see.
Well, typing with hand is difficult so I will stop for now.
