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 common fact that there are strong links between the D and hand problems. Micro something or other, blah, blah, blah! Just that we are prone to these problems because of the D!! DARN!!
Lois
P.S. I tried to do a mailing to all my friends but you are limietd to 100 names at once. I didn't know how to divide the list in half. Does anyone know how to do this?
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 common fact that there are strong links between the D and hand problems. Micro something or other, blah, blah, blah! Just that we are prone to these problems because of the D!! DARN!!
Lois
P.S. I tried to do a mailing to all my friends but you are limietd to 100 names at once. I didn't know how to divide the list in half. Does anyone know how to do this?
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Comment by Lois on May 16, 2009 at 7:21am -
Kind of grape shade. Any purple is fine with me!
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Comment by Scott on May 16, 2009 at 7:48am -
You know, when my son was little about the only thing he'd watch was Barney... purple.... and that damn song... MAKE IT STOP!!!!!
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Comment by Lois on May 16, 2009 at 8:17am
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Thank God I don't know the song!!!!
Lois
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Comment by Lois on May 16, 2009 at 8:31am
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OK, great! Now I'll have that in my head just like Scott!
Lois
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Comment by Scott on May 16, 2009 at 8:43am
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oh, that was just mean... lol
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Comment by Robyn on May 16, 2009 at 8:48am -
I kept my daughters "Barney" stuffed toy thing....Should I send it to Scott or Lois?
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Comment by Lois on May 16, 2009 at 9:45am
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NO!!!
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Comment by debb on May 16, 2009 at 10:00am -
i confess. barney was never allowed in my home. i hated him with a passion. fortunately for me my daughter felt the same way. our house was kermit the frog and cabbage patch dolls.
don't worry about the trigger finger surgery lois, it's a piece of cake. i've had 5 so far. although showers are a bit rough for a few days. a few tight plastic gloves and wrap the wrist end with tape works. make sure you sign a few checks ahead when they are doing your writing hand. that seemed to be my only problem. i have a couple more surgeries coming up later this summer if the two that are bothering me right now doesn't relax after my gastric bypass. one on each hand. not to mention a wrist trigger as well. no it isn't carpel tunnel, it's on the top going up my arm from my thumb. right about where they check for my pulse. aren't complications from diabetes fun? not!!!!
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Comment by David B. on May 16, 2009 at 2:24pm -
The cast is purple or the wrist is purple? If the wrist; just think what wonderful colors it will change to before it gets back to "normal". I didn't know you had royal blood. I now pronounce you queen Lois.
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Comment by Lois on May 16, 2009 at 4:02pm
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Debb:
I know about the trigger finger and the carpal tunnel surgeries. I have had numerous surgeries also. It's the pits ... especially if it affects the "tooshie wiping hand."
How did your by-pass surgery go? As you feeling good? Are you still losing weight?
Gotta go!
Lois
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