[QUAD-L] on my way to healing from flap

[Stacy Harim]

So far so good. The mattress from kci is pissing me off and the pain is bad since no more pca pump but it is healing well. The doc seems to think only a cou[le of more weeks in bed and is letting me drive myself to my appt. on tues. so seems like good signs to me.   Thanks for the well wishes Stacy ----- Original Message ----- From: David K. Kelmer To: Stacy Harim Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 1:48 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] my flap surgery Hi Stacy, I hope your surgery went well, and you are feeling okay.  I had two flap surgeries back in '77-'78 while going to Glendale Community Collage in AZ.  After the surgery the pain wasn't bad, but being face-down during the healing time was a real pain in the butt!  Sorry about that, but it was!   :-) I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers. With Love, CtrlAltDel aka Dave C4/5 Complete - 30 Years Post Texas, USA        Stacy Harim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: OK, so I finally decided to go for the flap and it is on Wed.  I'm really nervous.  The sore is tiny but deep so he is cutting my leg to move the muscle to the sore which is almost to my butt.    So I have questions.  I didn't realize how much he's going to cut me.  He said he is going to cut a v then a straight line towards my knee which is a long cut.  I don’t have feeling but I do feel the pain from this sore and I have a bad reaction from morphine through IV so I'm scared of the pain and healing time.  The doc says about a month.  Have any of you gone through anything similar to this?  Also the sore is on my left side and in the past my bowel program only worked on that side.  I'm concerned about that as well with all of those staples in my leg.    Any advice or information I might be missing out on I would love it.  My bday is July 3 and I would love to be healed by then.  I am staying in the hospital one to two weeks then coming home.  My neighbor who helps me with the waiver is going to make sure I have meals.  She only works a minimal amount of time with me but between her and her mom, they are going to make sure I'm taken care of.  THANK GOD I DON’T HAVE TO GO TO A REHAB OR NURSING FACILITY.  Whenever I go for testing at the hospital the staff is really nice so I hope the nurses are as well.   Oh and if you pray I would appreciate them,   Stacy