Re:neurologist rogene

[Guest guest]

Dear Rogene,

I'm also so sorry about your arm...I broke my left ankle when I was

very ill with this 'disease' we have. My husband was away for a few

days, I fell at night, at home alone, had to scoot on my butt to pull

a phone off a counter to call 911 and then a neighbor, and...well, you

know how those stories just get better and better! LOL! Suffice it to

say I survived, and it _does_ make a good story now! LOL! But it was

darn painful, and the recovery wasn't much fun. So, I wish you fast

healing so you can get out of that darn cast! One piece of

advice...my cast was miserable, so I just complained, telling my

orthopedist that it was tight, or I was feeling pressure or pain or

itching or something way inside, and he did more cast changes on me

that about 3 or 4 of his other usual ankle fracture patients combined!

But I _was_ more comfortable that way! The squeaky wheel gets the

grease!

Hugs,

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> This cast is causing almost constant pain - but they can't

understand that! They claim it's healing in progress. Just over one

week to go before it comes off - one way or another!

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> I'm sucking down pain pills until then.

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> Family coming in today for our Thanksgiving celebration tomorrow!

We're putting Christmas decorations our so we can share them with the

family too.

[Guest guest]

Darn! Some orthopods are kinda rough and tough and 'keep ya chin up,

lady' kind of guys. I was lucky and had a guy who was very

gentlemanly in his treatment of his ladies (female patients!)! He

also has a wonderfully kind nurse who works with him! It would be

lovely if in your case the doctor could wear your cast for a few weeks!

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> I've squeaked and squeaked! . . . If I ever need another otho doc -

I won't use this one. Not because of him, but because of his staff!

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> This would make a good instrument of torture! - no marks!

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