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  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.

More flood and surgery

 Those are big trees and normally the water is a lot lower

   Houses flooded along the Missouri in Nebraska

Some birds are hitching a ride on the downed trees.

Sandbagged business's along the river.

I remember doing a photo shoot there after a bike ride.

  Great exit.

  This is just the beginning.  The worse is still coming.

   My wrist has been hurting so much for a reason.   The bone shifted and I am having surgery in the morning.  I am very upset but what can you do?

World's best Dog

Flooding in South Sioux City, Ne. 2011

Here is the bridge last winter above and where the blue arrow is pointing is all that is out of water now.  Remember, this is just the beginning of the flood.  I won't be able to stand where I am now soon as it will be under water.

 The camping area is under water

My bike trail is closed, gee wonder why.

Sandbagging

Paraprosdokians

  Paraprosdokians

A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter
part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in
a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or
reinterpret the first part.

Check out the following for examples:
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that
way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.

Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his
level and beat you with experience.

I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather.
Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.

Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than
standing in a garage makes you a car.

The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on
the list.

If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.

We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not
putting it in a fruit salad.

The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse
always gets the cheese.

A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where
a train stops. On my desk, I have a workstation.

Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity,
they can train people to stand on the very edge of a pool
and throw them fish.

I thought I wanted a career, but it turns out I just wanted
paychecks.

Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says,
"In an emergency, notify:" I always put, "DOCTOR."

I didn't say it was your fault; I said I was blaming you.

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four
billion stars, but always check when you say the paint is
wet?

Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down
the street with a bald head and a beer gut and still think
they are sexy.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

You do not need a parachute to skydive. You definitely need
a parachute to skydive twice.

The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some
darned good ideas!

Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it
back.

Hospitality: Making your guests feel like they're at home,
even if you wish they were.

I discovered I scream the same way whether I'm about to be
devoured by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed
touches my foot.

There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone
down so they can't get away.

I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.

When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire
Department usually uses water.

You're never too old to learn something stupid.

To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call
whatever you hit the target.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others
have no imagination whatsoever.

A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are
after it as when you are in it.

Poor ole arm

 

I had my cast changed yesterday and got to see the damage under the original cast.   Lots of bruising and my wrist is still crooked.   Also unfortunately I saw what looks like my ganglion cyst returned.   I hope that is just swelling and not that.  2 surgeries and you would think it would be gone forever.

Flooding

   I live in a Tri state area and we have the Missouri running through us all.    Due to high snow melt and rain we are flooding in all 3 states.   The worse is yet to come as the dam will be releasing water tomorrow and the next 2 weeks.  Some houses are all ready flooding and Dakota Dunes,  a very wealthy section in South Dakota, is expected to be hit hard.


    I had a doctor appointment out there and it took us over a hour to get there because people are packing up and moving out and sand trucks are moving in.  See what I am saying here?   People are evacuating unlike in New Orleans!  Anyway.   They say it will get very bad. 

  I live on a hill so have no danger of flooding, but we are stocking up on water and supplies to grill in case we lose our clean water supply and electricity.   All my flashlights have batteries and if I had 2 good hands I would be sandbagging with the rest of them.

   My son is wading in the scummy water, yick.

   These bridge in the back in almost completely cover as is our bike trail and all the camping area's in the middle.   And this is just the beginning.  I can feel my taxes going up already.   So keep us in your prayers.   The next few weeks and months will be a challenge.

   And below is a photo taken by Mercy Air care.   One of our bike trail would be at that tree line you see under water.