To Jo: Re: 2 weeks post-op today, an my ELBOW is NUMB?!

August 23, 2004

Thanks, will do, oh but FYI I am " not allowed to pop or blow my nose

for another 2 wks " ....it's unreal so I am just barely puffing when I

have to ever sso gently.............this from someone who has

normally had the worse allergies ar this time of yr and am on half

doses of my allergy meds AND asthma meds since...I think he really

did me a service that I would have never " wanted " to do on my

sinuses... is a good man (that's my OS:)

just wrote you another note-catch up style....mmmmmm, katsup!

JO

> > hi guys...

> > get this...feeling alright. insomnia has moved on-thank god-and

> the

> > pain is mostly tollerable...but 2 things are not so perfect.

> >

> > I am regenerating my nerves...uncomfortable but lucky that it is

> > happening and thankful. still lots of numbness on my face, but

ok.

> > here's the weird thing...since I got home, I noticed my shoulder

> > hurting...now I read a LOT, so I knew about lymp drainage...and

> did

> > feel some of that last week as it all settled. But I think

> inflammed

> > by the reclyner sleep- I have this pinched feeling starting my

> neck

> > (right) and going down through my upper arm stopping at the

bottom

> of

> > the muscle...then on the other side, my elblow is partically

NUMB.

> no

> > kidding...and it's painful, dropping things, or wincing for

moving

> > the wrong way...and when it really gets going, works it way up my

> > neck stopping in my ear-the corner just in front of the opening-

on

> my

> > face, hurting my jaw too.

> > Hmm.

> > not so great and will see my OS tomorrow and discuss...but

> OUCHYYYYY!

> >

> > also, my right ear is not so hot. can't really hear well out of

> > it...only sometimes when I move it around-almost like when you

> have

> > water in your ear. but it's not...been too long and this I

noticed

> > about a week ago.

> > now it's not the worst thing ever, sounds loike it has to pop

> > almost...but it's messing with my equilibrium (sp?)and I don't

> want

> > to fall or worse...yesterday I jammed my finger into a wall

trying

> to

> > get a plastic bad at the store...just blamo! spaz, yes but at

> least

> > thta was only my finger.

> >

> > Anyone else have any of this or ideas? I don't go until tomorrow

> > PM...so I welcome the help (as always).

> >

> > other than that....I have not had one shake and am a blending

> freak.

> > Had chinese for lunch today----yummy, GOOOOOO blender and

> > straw!!!! we're best friends for life ha!

> > JO

August 23, 2004