Re: update

In Reply to: Re: update posted by debbie on January 13, 2004 at 23:15:56:

: : Pre-op is set for Jan 26th. He has to give WC a week to approve or disapprove. If anyone remembers the picture of Teresa's hand, thats what he'll be doing to mine. He said he has to go futher down my arm to see what kind of damage has occurred. The butterflies are at high mast now. I know this has to be done, so I'm controlling the freak out..Thanks for all of your support. Maybe after this surgery, all my gripping will be over with, hopefully just total success will be coming from my mouth. Melani

: Hi, I just answered your email. Thanks for letting me know & the board know.. We are all pulling for you all the way Melani. We very much want you to get your hand back again. I want that evil doctor to know what he did wrong & now someone else has to correct his cover up, but we'll save that for later:) All that counts right now is holding yourself together for the big day and then recovery time, but this board of *mostly* decent people will be here for you the entire time.. Just the way you would be here for any of us.
: Debbie

Thanks Debbie, the biggest part of going through the surgeries is the people on this board. All of your support gives lots of strength and encouragement. I have a feeling that this will be last page in getting my hand back, the rest of the story is going to be success. The Plastic Surgeon asked me if I had noticed that both operative reports had the same dictation, for endoscopic and open hand surgery. I told him yeah and that I'm educated now in knowing the same techniqes are done for both surgery, not. That put the question mark in the Plastic Surgeons mind about my first doctor. We both laughed and he assured me that the techniques are different. I told him I thought so cause one incision was across my wrist and the other was down my hand.