Ottawa Canada Dear Kathleen:
My surgery went smoothly, took about two hours in the operating room under general anaesthesia. I chose general anaesthesia as opposed to a nerve block when the Anaesthetist said they use a 4 inch long, 21 gauge needle to do the nerve block and that while they don't usually need to sink the needle in to its full length, they sometimes do! She also said the nerve block in rare cases could permanently impair my sense of touch. Because I have some Sleep Apnoea, I was not completely anaesthetised, but was just heavily sedated enough to the extent I didn't remember anything of the procedure. Have some pain but keeping my arm slightly bent keeps this under control and the doctor prescribed about four days' worth of Tylenol 3. Unfortunately Tylenol 3 doesn't usually do much for me and this surgery is no exception, so have a call into the surgeon to request something stronger. Friend of mine, Abbey Vincent, who lives in Culver City, CA suggested you phone or write the CCB, California Council Of The Blind and ask about their Ellen Murphy fund. I don't have any particulars as to how the fund works so expect you have nothing to lose by asking them. Thank you for the good wishes. Brian -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.1/421 - Release Date: 16/08/2006 ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
