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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #91958 is a reply to message #91955] |
Thu, 25 October 2007 06:58   |
Neil
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Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
However, it went further back past the base of the nail
than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
(which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
to do)!
So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
looking forward to! lol
So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
Thanks for checking!
Neil
>bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>Yeah. What up?
>
>DJ wrote:
>> How are you doing man?
>>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #91960 is a reply to message #91958] |
Thu, 25 October 2007 07:34 |
DC
Messages: 722
Registered: July 2005
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Good news Neil! Glad you are on the mend.
DC
"Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote:
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>Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
>go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
>they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
>guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
>right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
>my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
>However, it went further back past the base of the nail
>than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
>to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
>direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
>got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
>(which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
>not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
>a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
>than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
>upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
>with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
>finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
>there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
>pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
>to do)!
>
>So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
>
>Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
>didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
>I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
>
>It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
>of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
>area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
>looking forward to! lol
>
>So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
>it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
>practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
>this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
>advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
>
>Thanks for checking!
>
>Neil
>
>>bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>>Yeah. What up?
>>
>>DJ wrote:
>>> How are you doing man?
>>>
>>>
>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #91961 is a reply to message #91958] |
Thu, 25 October 2007 07:51 |
DJ
Messages: 1124
Registered: July 2005
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I'm glad this didn't affect the "playing surface" amigo. That's great news.
You should be back up o speed relatively quick compared to your initial
estimates....and if you need painkillers, you can probaly buy herion on the
internet.........oh wait!!!.....you live in El Paso. Nevermind.
;o)
"Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:4720a0f2$1@linux...
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> Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
> go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
> they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
> guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
> right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
> my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
> However, it went further back past the base of the nail
> than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
> to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
> direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
> got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
> (which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
> not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
> a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
> than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
> upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
> with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
> finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
> there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
> pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
> to do)!
>
> So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
>
> Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
> didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
> I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
>
> It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
> of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
> area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
> looking forward to! lol
>
> So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
> it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
> practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
> this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
> advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
>
> Thanks for checking!
>
> Neil
>
>>bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>>Yeah. What up?
>>
>>DJ wrote:
>>> How are you doing man?
>>>
>>>
>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #91962 is a reply to message #91958] |
Thu, 25 October 2007 07:58 |
D-unit
Messages: 69
Registered: February 2006
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Good to have it taken care of.
I was reading about Bob Marley yesterday.. It seems he had a similar
situation on his foot a couple years before the cancer killed him. He
wouldn't allow them to take any tissue because he believed he should
be kept "whole". (religion) What a shame.
db
"Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:4720a0f2$1@linux...
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> Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
> go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
> they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
> guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
> right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
> my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
> However, it went further back past the base of the nail
> than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
> to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
> direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
> got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
> (which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
> not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
> a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
> than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
> upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
> with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
> finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
> there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
> pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
> to do)!
>
> So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
>
> Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
> didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
> I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
>
> It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
> of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
> area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
> looking forward to! lol
>
> So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
> it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
> practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
> this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
> advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
>
> Thanks for checking!
>
> Neil
>
> >bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
> >Yeah. What up?
> >
> >DJ wrote:
> >> How are you doing man?
> >>
> >>
>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #91964 is a reply to message #91962] |
Thu, 25 October 2007 08:20 |
Tom Bruhl
Messages: 1368
Registered: June 2007
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Great to hear Neil! =20
Good luck with the pain.
I guess it could have been much worse. =20
Back to work!
T.
"D-unit" <cof42_AT_embarqmail.com> wrote in message =
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Good to have it taken care of.
I was reading about Bob Marley yesterday.. It seems he had a similar
situation on his foot a couple years before the cancer killed him. He
wouldn't allow them to take any tissue because he believed he should
be kept "whole". (religion) What a shame.
db
"Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:4720a0f2$1@linux...
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> Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
> go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
> they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
> guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
> right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
> my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
> However, it went further back past the base of the nail
> than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
> to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
> direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
> got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
> (which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
> not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
> a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
> than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
> upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
> with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
> finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
> there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
> pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
> to do)!
>
> So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
>
> Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
> didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
> I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
>
> It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
> of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
> area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
> looking forward to! lol
>
> So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
> it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
> practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
> this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
> advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
>
> Thanks for checking!
>
> Neil
>
> >bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
> >Yeah. What up?
> >
> >DJ wrote:
> >> How are you doing man?
> >>
> >>
>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Great to hear Neil! </FONT></DIV>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #91968 is a reply to message #91958] |
Thu, 25 October 2007 10:11 |
Don Nafe
Messages: 1206
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Let the healing begin!
And may it be speedy and full
D
"Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:4720a0f2$1@linux...
>
> Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
> go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
> they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
> guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
> right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
> my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
> However, it went further back past the base of the nail
> than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
> to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
> direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
> got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
> (which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
> not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
> a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
> than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
> upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
> with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
> finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
> there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
> pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
> to do)!
>
> So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
>
> Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
> didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
> I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
>
> It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
> of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
> area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
> looking forward to! lol
>
> So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
> it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
> practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
> this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
> advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
>
> Thanks for checking!
>
> Neil
>
>>bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>>Yeah. What up?
>>
>>DJ wrote:
>>> How are you doing man?
>>>
>>>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #91969 is a reply to message #91958] |
Thu, 25 October 2007 11:02 |
Bill L
Messages: 766
Registered: August 2006
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Glad to hear it went well. No pain killer - tough guy!
BTW, did you get either of the emails I sent to you directly?
Neil wrote:
> Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
> go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
> they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
> guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
> right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
> my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
> However, it went further back past the base of the nail
> than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
> to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
> direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
> got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
> (which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
> not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
> a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
> than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
> upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
> with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
> finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
> there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
> pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
> to do)!
>
> So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
>
> Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
> didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
> I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
>
> It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
> of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
> area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
> looking forward to! lol
>
> So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
> it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
> practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
> this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
> advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
>
> Thanks for checking!
>
> Neil
>
>> bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>> Yeah. What up?
>>
>> DJ wrote:
>>> How are you doing man?
>>>
>>>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #91972 is a reply to message #91958] |
Thu, 25 October 2007 12:39 |
Rod Lincoln
Messages: 883
Registered: September 2005
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That's great. Glad to hear it went so well!
Rod
"Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote:
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>Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
>go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
>they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
>guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
>right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
>my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
>However, it went further back past the base of the nail
>than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
>to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
>direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
>got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
>(which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
>not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
>a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
>than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
>upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
>with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
>finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
>there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
>pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
>to do)!
>
>So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
>
>Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
>didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
>I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
>
>It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
>of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
>area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
>looking forward to! lol
>
>So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
>it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
>practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
>this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
>advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
>
>Thanks for checking!
>
>Neil
>
>>bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>>Yeah. What up?
>>
>>DJ wrote:
>>> How are you doing man?
>>>
>>>
>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #91978 is a reply to message #91958] |
Thu, 25 October 2007 14:10 |
steve the artguy
Messages: 308
Registered: June 2005
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Senior Member |
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I expected you wouldn't be typing anything for a while -- Very pleasantly
surprised to see your name back here so soon!
Take care of yourself.
-steve
"Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote:
>
>Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
>go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
>they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
>guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
>right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
>my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
>However, it went further back past the base of the nail
>than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
>to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
>direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
>got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
>(which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
>not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
>a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
>than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
>upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
>with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
>finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
>there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
>pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
>to do)!
>
>So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
>
>Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
>didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
>I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
>
>It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
>of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
>area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
>looking forward to! lol
>
>So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
>it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
>practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
>this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
>advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
>
>Thanks for checking!
>
>Neil
>
>>bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>>Yeah. What up?
>>
>>DJ wrote:
>>> How are you doing man?
>>>
>>>
>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #91979 is a reply to message #91958] |
Thu, 25 October 2007 14:15 |
Ted Gerber
Messages: 705
Registered: January 2009
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Senior Member |
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Good news!
Yecch. : )
"Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote:
>
>Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
>go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
>they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
>guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
>right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
>my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
>However, it went further back past the base of the nail
>than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
>to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
>direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
>got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
>(which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
>not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
>a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
>than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
>upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
>with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
>finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
>there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
>pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
>to do)!
>
>So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
>
>Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
>didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
>I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
>
>It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
>of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
>area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
>looking forward to! lol
>
>So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
>it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
>practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
>this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
>advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
>
>Thanks for checking!
>
>Neil
>
>>bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>>Yeah. What up?
>>
>>DJ wrote:
>>> How are you doing man?
>>>
>>>
>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #92003 is a reply to message #91978] |
Thu, 25 October 2007 20:33 |
Jamie K
Messages: 1115
Registered: July 2006
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Senior Member |
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Yeah Neil, be nice to your finger and get one of those voice recognition
programs for email. :^)
Glad it went better than expected!
Cheers,
-Jamie
www.JamieKrutz.com
steve the artguy wrote:
> I expected you wouldn't be typing anything for a while -- Very pleasantly
> surprised to see your name back here so soon!
>
> Take care of yourself.
>
> -steve
>
>
> "Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote:
>> Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
>> go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
>> they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
>> guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
>> right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
>> my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
>> However, it went further back past the base of the nail
>> than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
>> to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
>> direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
>> got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
>> (which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
>> not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
>> a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
>> than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
>> upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
>> with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
>> finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
>> there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
>> pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
>> to do)!
>>
>> So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
>>
>> Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
>> didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
>> I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
>>
>> It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
>> of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
>> area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
>> looking forward to! lol
>>
>> So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
>> it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
>> practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
>> this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
>> advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
>>
>> Thanks for checking!
>>
>> Neil
>>
>>> bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>>> Yeah. What up?
>>>
>>> DJ wrote:
>>>> How are you doing man?
>>>>
>>>>
>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #92004 is a reply to message #92003] |
Thu, 25 October 2007 21:30 |
Neil
Messages: 1645
Registered: April 2006
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Senior Member |
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Dude, trust me, I am NOT typing with this finger! lol...
I have to keep it up & out of the way, otherwise, the bandage
is so big, I'd be hitting like five keys at once :D
Thanks to everyone for all your good wishes - I really
appreciate it.
Neil
Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>
>Yeah Neil, be nice to your finger and get one of those voice recognition
>programs for email. :^)
>
>Glad it went better than expected!
>
>Cheers,
> -Jamie
> www.JamieKrutz.com
>
>
>steve the artguy wrote:
>> I expected you wouldn't be typing anything for a while -- Very pleasantly
>> surprised to see your name back here so soon!
>>
>> Take care of yourself.
>>
>> -steve
>>
>>
>> "Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote:
>>> Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
>>> go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
>>> they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
>>> guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
>>> right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
>>> my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
>>> However, it went further back past the base of the nail
>>> than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
>>> to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
>>> direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
>>> got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
>>> (which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
>>> not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
>>> a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
>>> than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
>>> upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
>>> with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
>>> finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
>>> there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
>>> pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
>>> to do)!
>>>
>>> So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
>>>
>>> Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
>>> didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
>>> I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
>>>
>>> It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
>>> of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
>>> area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
>>> looking forward to! lol
>>>
>>> So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
>>> it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
>>> practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
>>> this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
>>> advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
>>>
>>> Thanks for checking!
>>>
>>> Neil
>>>
>>>> bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>>>> Yeah. What up?
>>>>
>>>> DJ wrote:
>>>>> How are you doing man?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #92010 is a reply to message #91958] |
Thu, 25 October 2007 23:29 |
Kim
Messages: 1246
Registered: October 2005
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Senior Member |
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Neil,
Good to here mate. The idea of losing playing ability gives me the willies,
not to mention just the illness itself. Hoping hard you come back to full
form.
Cheers,
Kim.
"Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote:
>
>Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
>go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
>they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
>guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
>right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
>my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
>However, it went further back past the base of the nail
>than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
>to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
>direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
>got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
>(which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
>not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
>a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
>than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
>upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
>with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
>finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
>there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
>pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
>to do)!
>
>So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
>
>Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
>didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
>I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
>
>It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
>of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
>area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
>looking forward to! lol
>
>So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
>it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
>practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
>this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
>advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
>
>Thanks for checking!
>
>Neil
>
>>bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>>Yeah. What up?
>>
>>DJ wrote:
>>> How are you doing man?
>>>
>>>
>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #92012 is a reply to message #92010] |
Thu, 25 October 2007 23:48 |
Neil
Messages: 1645
Registered: April 2006
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Senior Member |
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Thanks, man! I'm feeling pretty good about it right now, based
on the outcome - which was completely different than how I was
feeling about it before, which was of course based on what the
initial prognosis was & where they thought they'd have to "dig
into", as it were.
Only weird thing so far has been when I took the bandage off
tonite, the entire area of flesh around the "work" area was
completely snow-white... like no blood-circulation kinda
white. Appliance-white. No shit. So, I called the doc & he said
he wants me to come in tomorrow morning so he can look at it,
but I think actually figured it out... I think it's due to the
epinephrine that they used to stem the bleeding - they had to
shoot me up with it (mixed with a lidocaine local for the pain)
in that area each time they went back in, so there's got to be
some carryover effect from that much of it, I would think...
because it's only white in the areas that they shot up with it.
Sarah? Comments from a medical pro's perspective?
Neil
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #92015 is a reply to message #92012] |
Thu, 25 October 2007 23:53 |
Kim
Messages: 1246
Registered: October 2005
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Senior Member |
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It's a bit of an emotional roller coaster for sure isn't it? Your "white"
theory sounds good to me, but what would I know? ;o)
Hopefully our resident medical expert will chime in as requested. :o)
Assuming it all works out though, which sounds likely, I'd place a fair bet
that you will go back to music with a renewed appreciation for it, as well
as life, so with any luck it might turn out to be a positive thing in the
end.
Keep us updated, as I'm sure you will. Looking forward to your first tune
post recovery. :o)
Cheers,
Kim.
"Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote:
>
>Thanks, man! I'm feeling pretty good about it right now, based
>on the outcome - which was completely different than how I was
>feeling about it before, which was of course based on what the
>initial prognosis was & where they thought they'd have to "dig
>into", as it were.
>
>Only weird thing so far has been when I took the bandage off
>tonite, the entire area of flesh around the "work" area was
>completely snow-white... like no blood-circulation kinda
>white. Appliance-white. No shit. So, I called the doc & he said
>he wants me to come in tomorrow morning so he can look at it,
>but I think actually figured it out... I think it's due to the
>epinephrine that they used to stem the bleeding - they had to
>shoot me up with it (mixed with a lidocaine local for the pain)
>in that area each time they went back in, so there's got to be
>some carryover effect from that much of it, I would think...
>because it's only white in the areas that they shot up with it.
>
>Sarah? Comments from a medical pro's perspective?
>
>Neil
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #92022 is a reply to message #92012] |
Fri, 26 October 2007 04:11 |
Sarah
Messages: 608
Registered: February 2007
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Senior Member |
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Well, it's late, so you may be reading this after you've already seen the
doctor. Appliance-white, wow. It's hard for me to say without actually
seeing it. Could be a circulation thing, but it could be the area was just
wet for a while and got "water-logged." Or peroxide can turn skin white,
too. At any rate, it's good to call the doctor about anything suspicious
during the healing process so you can catch infection or other complications
early.
And if you're not gonna take the damn painkillers, send 'em to me! :)
S
"Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:47218da1$1@linux...
>
> Thanks, man! I'm feeling pretty good about it right now, based
> on the outcome - which was completely different than how I was
> feeling about it before, which was of course based on what the
> initial prognosis was & where they thought they'd have to "dig
> into", as it were.
>
> Only weird thing so far has been when I took the bandage off
> tonite, the entire area of flesh around the "work" area was
> completely snow-white... like no blood-circulation kinda
> white. Appliance-white. No shit. So, I called the doc & he said
> he wants me to come in tomorrow morning so he can look at it,
> but I think actually figured it out... I think it's due to the
> epinephrine that they used to stem the bleeding - they had to
> shoot me up with it (mixed with a lidocaine local for the pain)
> in that area each time they went back in, so there's got to be
> some carryover effect from that much of it, I would think...
> because it's only white in the areas that they shot up with it.
>
> Sarah? Comments from a medical pro's perspective?
>
> Neil
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #92024 is a reply to message #92003] |
Fri, 26 October 2007 05:37 |
Cujjo
Messages: 325
Registered: June 2007
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Senior Member |
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Neil, I'm wishing for a speedy recovery for you.
Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>
>Yeah Neil, be nice to your finger and get one of those voice recognition
>programs for email. :^)
>
>Glad it went better than expected!
>
>Cheers,
> -Jamie
> www.JamieKrutz.com
>
>
>steve the artguy wrote:
>> I expected you wouldn't be typing anything for a while -- Very pleasantly
>> surprised to see your name back here so soon!
>>
>> Take care of yourself.
>>
>> -steve
>>
>>
>> "Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote:
>>> Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
>>> go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
>>> they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
>>> guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
>>> right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
>>> my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
>>> However, it went further back past the base of the nail
>>> than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
>>> to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
>>> direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
>>> got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
>>> (which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
>>> not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
>>> a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
>>> than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
>>> upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
>>> with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
>>> finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
>>> there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
>>> pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
>>> to do)!
>>>
>>> So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
>>>
>>> Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
>>> didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
>>> I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
>>>
>>> It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
>>> of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
>>> area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
>>> looking forward to! lol
>>>
>>> So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
>>> it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
>>> practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
>>> this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
>>> advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
>>>
>>> Thanks for checking!
>>>
>>> Neil
>>>
>>>> bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>>>> Yeah. What up?
>>>>
>>>> DJ wrote:
>>>>> How are you doing man?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #92025 is a reply to message #91958] |
Fri, 26 October 2007 06:25 |
TCB
Messages: 1261
Registered: July 2007
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Senior Member |
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Sounds a little grisly to go through but glad it went as well or better than
expected. Good luck healing up.
TCB
"Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote:
>
>Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
>go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
>they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
>guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
>right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
>my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
>However, it went further back past the base of the nail
>than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
>to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
>direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
>got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
>(which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
>not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
>a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
>than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
>upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
>with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
>finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
>there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
>pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
>to do)!
>
>So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
>
>Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
>didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
>I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
>
>It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
>of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
>area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
>looking forward to! lol
>
>So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
>it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
>practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
>this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
>advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
>
>Thanks for checking!
>
>Neil
>
>>bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>>Yeah. What up?
>>
>>DJ wrote:
>>> How are you doing man?
>>>
>>>
>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #92036 is a reply to message #92012] |
Fri, 26 October 2007 12:42 |
Tom Bruhl
Messages: 1368
Registered: June 2007
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Senior Member |
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Dirty White Boy
"Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:47218da1$1@linux...
Thanks, man! I'm feeling pretty good about it right now, based
on the outcome - which was completely different than how I was
feeling about it before, which was of course based on what the
initial prognosis was & where they thought they'd have to "dig
into", as it were.
Only weird thing so far has been when I took the bandage off
tonite, the entire area of flesh around the "work" area was
completely snow-white... like no blood-circulation kinda
white. Appliance-white. No shit. So, I called the doc & he said
he wants me to come in tomorrow morning so he can look at it,
but I think actually figured it out... I think it's due to the
epinephrine that they used to stem the bleeding - they had to
shoot me up with it (mixed with a lidocaine local for the pain)
in that area each time they went back in, so there's got to be
some carryover effect from that much of it, I would think...
because it's only white in the areas that they shot up with it.
Sarah? Comments from a medical pro's perspective?
Neil
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #92039 is a reply to message #92025] |
Fri, 26 October 2007 14:31 |
Carl Amburn
Messages: 214
Registered: July 2005
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Ditto - I hope everything goes well for you Neil.
-Carl
"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote in message news:4721eacc$1@linux...
>
> Sounds a little grisly to go through but glad it went as well or better
than
> expected. Good luck healing up.
>
> TCB
>
> "Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote:
> >
> >Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
> >go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
> >they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
> >guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
> >right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
> >my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
> >However, it went further back past the base of the nail
> >than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
> >to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
> >direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
> >got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
> >(which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
> >not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
> >a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
> >than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
> >upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
> >with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
> >finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
> >there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
> >pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
> >to do)!
> >
> >So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
> >
> >Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
> >didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
> >I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
> >
> >It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
> >of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
> >area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
> >looking forward to! lol
> >
> >So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
> >it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
> >practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
> >this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
> >advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
> >
> >Thanks for checking!
> >
> >Neil
> >
> >>bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
> >>Yeah. What up?
> >>
> >>DJ wrote:
> >>> How are you doing man?
> >>>
> >>>
> >
>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #92048 is a reply to message #91958] |
Fri, 26 October 2007 23:24 |
emarenot
Messages: 345
Registered: June 2005
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Hey Neil,
Great to hear you're on the mend. MR
"Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:4720a0f2$1@linux...
>
> Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
> go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
> they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
> guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
> right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
> my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
> However, it went further back past the base of the nail
> than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
> to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
> direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
> got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
> (which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
> not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
> a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
> than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
> upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
> with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
> finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
> there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
> pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
> to do)!
>
> So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
>
> Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
> didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
> I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
>
> It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
> of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
> area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
> looking forward to! lol
>
> So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
> it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
> practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
> this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
> advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
>
> Thanks for checking!
>
> Neil
>
> >bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
> >Yeah. What up?
> >
> >DJ wrote:
> >> How are you doing man?
> >>
> >>
>
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| Re: Hey Neil........... [message #92054 is a reply to message #92048] |
Fri, 26 October 2007 22:01 |
JeffH
Messages: 307
Registered: October 2007
Location: Wamic, OR
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Senior Member |
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Neil,
Been offline a couple weeks and missed all the excitement. Glad to hear
things are going well.
Jeff
Mike R. wrote:
> Hey Neil,
> Great to hear you're on the mend. MR
> "Neil" <OIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:4720a0f2$1@linux...
>
>>Well, the surgery went well... the good news is that it didn't
>>go as deep down the side (the inside part nearest the thumb) as
>>they thought, so once this heals up, I should be able to grip a
>>guitar pick just fine, as far as I can tell from seeing it
>>right before they bandaged it up for the last time & sent me on
>>my way (damn, it's really hideous-looking, though - YEESH!).
>>However, it went further back past the base of the nail
>>than they thought, so that took several steps of the procedure
>>to get all of the cancer cell-infested tissue out in that
>>direction... it did take a long time, I went in there at 830am &
>>got out at about 3:00. So, anyway, because of that, the nail
>>(which they had to yank out completely, of course) may or may
>>not grow back either at all or properly/normally, which is not
>>a big deal at all, of course, it's just a lot more tissue gone
>>than they thought they'd have to take, but it's more on the
>>upper area of the finger, which doesn't have anything to do
>>with playing anything. The great news is the side of the
>>finger... the fact that they only had to go down about halfway
>>there, all the way across; and didn't even have to touch the
>>pad/underside at all (which it looked at first like they'd have
>>to do)!
>>
>>So all-in-all, I think I lucked-out! :)
>>
>>Right now it's hurting like a son of a bitch, and no, they
>>didn't give me any pain meds - which is probably fine because
>>I need to be able to go into work, anyway.
>>
>>It'll be all wrapped-up in this big ol' bandage until the end
>>of the day today when i'm supposed to take it off, clean the
>>area, and put a smaller one on... a process which i'm not
>>looking forward to! lol
>>
>>So, bottom line: better outcome than we originally thought,
>>it'll be useless & just in the way for about two months for all
>>practical purposes (it took me about a half an hour to type
>>this reply, for example LOL!), until the healing is at a more
>>advanced stage, but after that it should be fine the doc says.
>>
>>Thanks for checking!
>>
>>Neil
>>
>>
>>>bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>>>Yeah. What up?
>>>
>>>DJ wrote:
>>>
>>>>How are you doing man?
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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