On 10/29/05, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > > I'd been meaning to ask how the injuries were healing. Not fast enough, > I gather?
well, the nerve that runs behind the collarbone out to the arm seems to be pinched or pressured, so my hand is numb, has shooting pains, itches, burns, and has very little strength. the doctor thinks that all will be okay when the swelling goes down, but if not, i mat require surgery to relieve pressure on the nerve. as the doctor said, "it wouldn't be minor surgery", as that major nerve is buried deep within the collar/shoulder area. he thinks surgery won't be called for, and would certainly would be a last resort, but still, it's a concern, and the pain is a huge pia. it's my left hand, and of course, i'm left-handed. during the day the pain is mostly tolerable, but at night, it makes it very difficult to sleep through the night, so i'm feeling constantly fatigued during the day - and cranky (as you can tell). these last few weeks, to be honest with you, have been very trying. i've had to relearn (not very successfully in some cases) many mundane tasks, including the fact that i can't even sign my name right now, and i can't write (just printing like a 4 year old with my right hand). at this point it's a waiting game. i start physio next week, and at the end of the month i go back to the doc for x-ray and further evaluation. it's really not a huge deal, so i don't want to sound like a whiner (oops, to late for that! <vbg>). the accident could have produced much more dire results, and there are certainly those on this list who have had much more serious health concerns of late. i wouldn't have said anything at all, but as you asked... <g> thanks for asking, though - i do appreciate the concern. -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
