Lois's Blog – May 2009 Archive (2)

Color of the Day

Well, gang, the diagnosis is official. The wrist IS broken. I got a cast put on today and guess what color? ......... PUUUUUUURRRRRRRPPPPPPLLLLLEE!!



We also decided that I was going to have surgery on the right hand in a few weeks (supposedly after the left has a chance to heal) and then do the left hand a few weeks after that. It's not carpal tunnel, it's for the trigger finger.



I did ask the hand specialist about the connection between diabetes and hand problems. It is a… Continue

Added by Lois on May 15, 2009 at 9:30pm — 21 Comments

THE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS

Well, gang, I'm finally here ... in one piece. Following is the "saga" that led up to and followed my hospital stay.



On Tues., 4/28, I was measured for custom-made compression stockings. Over $300!! Nothing notable about my feet. On Wed., 4/29, I had a follow-up appointment in the wound clinic at St. Luke's for lymphedema. I was expecting to be "demoted" to tubigrip instead of the more constricting wraps. The moment they removed the tubigrip from my left foot, I saw that it was way… Continue

Added by Lois on May 9, 2009 at 7:00pm — 33 Comments

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