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I've never been to one...there is never anything close.
Bummer......I have meet PTJD, toto1013, Kelleymcm, JCOkie, Tuck.....and lots of others at them. We had one in OKC and then one at VK in Tulsa.
The closest here was up by Chicago.
I'd love it if Bloomington or Peoria had one---those are so doable!!!
I'd love it if Bloomington or Peoria had one---those are so doable!!!
Here either,once Im getting around better I want to do a Vapestock in Florida. Its still kinda far from me,but its close enough. Maybe next year.
Are there any other vapers near you? You could try to get one going!!
Now that would be the best one to go to!!!
DH is just getting started at having his left rotator cuff looked at. If he needs surgery, there is no way I could do it.
Wow, that caught my eye! I had rotator cuff surgery two years ago, due to a single specific injury (not the usual months/years of problems a lot of people have). The surgeon told me that my tendon was 95-98% torn from the bone. I had a very successful recovery with regard to the actual surgical site (see below). If he follows through with physical therapy and continues to strengthen it afterward he should be fine!
However --- regarding the anesthesia, I have some advice. I was given general anesthesia and a regional block to the brachial plexus, which is the network of nerves arising from under your collar bone and radiating down to your hand. The anesthesiologist uses an electrical probe in that area to trigger the nerves (similar to a doctor using the mallet on your bent knee) in order to determine where to inject the block. I could tell she was having problems; she kept zapping me over and over. It turns out she did some major damage to the nerves in the area and my right arm/hand was partially paralyzed for several months. By partially paralyzed, I mean could not move/feel my third and fourth fingers and could barely bend my elbow for about two weeks (the extreme)......several months later I still had muscle weakness in my arm and shoulder due to them being only partially innervated. After about a year I got most all of it back. My surrounding muscles now compensate for the approximately 5-10% permanent loss, so I don't even notice it any more.
Here's what I learned after this happened, from a couple other doctors: the regional block is totally unnecessary. There is no point in them using a regional block on top of a general except that it's lazy pain control. Since this is an outpatient procedure, they don't want you to feel any pain until you get home and have your pain killers......they don't want to deal with it there. But they have many other much safer alternatives. What they don't tell you about is how often this happens; however they will have you sign a release right before the surgery letting them off the hook if it does. I worked long and hard to find a statistically significant study showing how often this happens (it was buried). It is very common. The recovery rates aren't great, so I feel fortunate that I got back to normal, although it was a long road. Many people are not so lucky.
Not trying to be an alarmist......all I can say is do question the doctor if he/she plans to use two types of anesthesia when only one is needed. There is much more risk to these regional blocks than a lot of doctors want to admit. Sorry for the lengthy rant!
Wow, Lisa, that's fantastic information! I know from personal experience that the nerves are the slowest to heal, meaning bone, muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc. all heal faster than nerves. But my nerve damage was extremely minor compared to yours. I just had a nurse who had a heck of a time starting an IV, and rather than admitting she needed help and getting someone with more experience to do it, she kept jabbing me and hit a nerve, literally. I had shooting pins and needles sensation in that arm for several weeks.
JJ, I hope your DH gets his rotator cuff fixed!
I just took a quick break from work to check in here. Now it's back to work transcribing radiology reports, full of rotator cuffs, etc. LOL It figures that if I take a break when there's a ton of work, I'll run into medical talk here to remind me that I need to get back to work!
JJ, I hope your DH gets his rotator cuff fixed!
I just took a quick break from work to check in here. Now it's back to work transcribing radiology reports, full of rotator cuffs, etc. LOL It figures that if I take a break when there's a ton of work, I'll run into medical talk here to remind me that I need to get back to work!
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JJ, i hope that they schedule the surgery if your DH needs it.
Lisa, I'm sorry you had to go though that but thanks for the information. From the people that i know who've had the surgery i thought the extra block was standard...i'd never heard of the potential nerve damage from it. wow.
JJ, i hope that they schedule the surgery if your DH needs it.
Lisa, I'm sorry you had to go though that but thanks for the information. From the people that i know who've had the surgery i thought the extra block was standard...i'd never heard of the potential nerve damage from it. wow.
When I say this my Hubs always laughs but I have nerve damage in my head from the surgeries and sometimes it feels like an ulcer. Like the nerves are on fire. I can live with the muscle damage but nerve damage hurts and takes forever to heal if it ever does. I hate it.
Oh! Good Morning Ladies!!
Oh! Good Morning Ladies!!
Good morning Keyz!
i can't belive your DH laughs when you tell him that you have nerve damage and pain. grrrrrrrrr! How is your recovery going? Has the dizziness subsided?
i can't belive your DH laughs when you tell him that you have nerve damage and pain. grrrrrrrrr! How is your recovery going? Has the dizziness subsided?
Its getting better. My hearing comes and goes,its wierd like someone hitting the power button,just boom its gone and that causes me to have balance issues but its getting so they are spreading further apart.Instead of moment to moment its hour to hour.I just have to stop a minute and readjust myself,lol.
Sounds like things are moving in the right direction. It would be weird to have hearing and balance turn on and off though.
DH has had the right one done. He's been in pain for over 15 years and the doctors thought it was his neck.
My doctor pinpointed it.
He is now functional but still in some pain and we are pretty sure it's coming from his left shoulder...if so his doctors missed this too!
He went through the first surgery great and he'll have the same surgeon for the left if it needs done.
Thanks for the warning Lisa---always good to know what not to allow doctors to do.
My doctor pinpointed it.
He is now functional but still in some pain and we are pretty sure it's coming from his left shoulder...if so his doctors missed this too!
He went through the first surgery great and he'll have the same surgeon for the left if it needs done.
Thanks for the warning Lisa---always good to know what not to allow doctors to do.
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