Surgery today. Prayer requested. - Page 3

BogeyB · 12-09-2013, 10:02 AM

John,

I repeat, OUCH!!! Get better soon!

Mike

John Sabato · 12-09-2013, 10:06 AM

First therapy session this afternoon... can't wait to get the cast off!

cirelaw · 12-09-2013, 10:21 AM

Your thumb looks fine. When are they removing your stiches, real fun..not!! ps get them to use the freeze spray! I had to have 37 removed triple ouch!

John Sabato · 12-09-2013, 10:44 AM

But what we can't see in the photos Eric, is the condition of the tendons, nerves and arteries that have been repaired... if the work has not been successful, my fine looking thumb will be pretty useless.

I will find out tonight...

cirelaw · 12-09-2013, 11:13 AM

That I forgot...Its a good thing this didn't happen years ago~~~ All the best!!!!!!!

Douglas Jr. · 12-09-2013, 11:43 AM

Wish you a speedy recovery!

lugerholsterrepair · 12-09-2013, 11:51 AM

John, If you had sent me that hand I would have stitched it right up! Probably a lot cheaper too! Then the stitches would have just fallen out after 100 years.
Glad you have it fixed. I type by the hunt & peck method and don't use my thumb much for typing.

GySgt1811 · 12-09-2013, 12:55 PM

Spring loaded oven door?

We never know what's gonna bite us.

Sorta reminds me of the time, a few years ago, when I was up on a ladder painting the barn and stepped back to admire my work. Got me four months in a wheel chair and now Pat won't let me get up on a ladder to even change a light bulb. (Silver lining in every cloud?) Maybe you won't be allowed to get near an oven...

Mend well, John,

All the best,

Gunny John

John Sabato · 12-09-2013, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

John, If you had sent me that hand I would have stitched it right up! Probably a lot cheaper too! Then the stitches would have just fallen out after 100 years.
Glad you have it fixed. I type by the hunt & peck method and don't use my thumb much for typing.

Jerry, After being a touch typist since high school (FIFTY YEARS AGO)... one handed typing really sucks!

cirelaw · 12-09-2013, 03:14 PM

Your very special attitude will prevail! We all need your typed words and smiling face that greets us all~~

Sieger · 12-09-2013, 03:43 PM

John,

Prayer works!!!

Sieger

saab-bob · 12-09-2013, 03:56 PM

John
Good luck on the recovery.
You never know when things will bite you!
A couple of weeks ago,I learned to never try to fix a music box with out eye protection.
Box was jammed,with the spring wound tight. I loosened the wrong gear. Cylinder spun freely,metal tines everywhere,Including my eye. Ouch!
No permanent damage,Thank Goodness.
Bob

cirelaw · 12-12-2013, 01:15 PM

John how are you doing?? Progress Report Please!!

John Sabato · 12-12-2013, 01:53 PM

Surgery is considered successful, but the use of my hand? Only time will tell...

Must wear a removable cast all the time for at least 2 months. Professional Physical Therapy two times a week, and every day I have to manually exercise the damaged hand with assist from the good side... every two hours to keep the damaged tendons flexible during the healing process.

Repair surgery left two new incisions to heal (see photo---sorry the photo is fuzzy... cell phone pic taken with my shakey left hand...)

Pain meds have been reduced from Oxycodone to Advil... good thing... the old one made me sleepy and feeling stupid... Pain for the time being is constant, but manageable.

Learning to do things left-handed? Not so great.

thanks for asking...

cirelaw · 12-12-2013, 02:36 PM

John your spirits seem great. Good thing your off Oxeees. Probobly as additting as morphine. It took me 8 months to learn to walk unassisted. Debbie wouldn't marry me until I could walk her down the isle. Seriosly my left side was droopy and I couldn't grip my left hand but did come back. God answered our prayers and I'm back maybe 90 to 95 percent. They say 'time heals all wounds but should be you heal your own wombs! Your attitude is wonderful as is your future! Keep on gripping!!~~Eric

lugerP08thomas · 12-12-2013, 03:07 PM

Prayers are on the way, hope you get well soon ;-)

alanint · 12-12-2013, 03:29 PM

Keep the positive attitude, John! Work slowly and steadily to regain your dexterity.

Prayers always sent your way.

mrerick · 12-12-2013, 04:08 PM

Once that cast is completely off, I bet it will be difficult to resist the impulse to shake hands...

Glad the healing is coming along and the swelling is reducing.

When I had my surgery this year, they gave me Morphine (with the timed pushbutton). That stuff really works, but does a number on you. Eventually NSAIDS proved effective and enough. Glad you got off the strong stuff...

Marc

wlyon · 12-12-2013, 08:35 PM

Hang in there my friend. Bill

tomaustin · 12-12-2013, 11:41 PM

John, when you can, please explain what happened...i have spring hinged ovens and have no idea what to watch out for...

BTW, do you have any Oxycodone left over ?? I have several drug dealers locked-up over at the jail and they are running low......

12-09-2013, 10:02 AM	#41
BogeyB Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mc Donough, GA. Posts: 419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 222 Times in 96 Posts	John, I repeat, OUCH!!! Get better soon! Mike __________________ MAGA Always!! NRA Benifactor, GCA

12-09-2013, 10:06 AM	#42
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	First therapy session this afternoon... can't wait to get the cast off! __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

12-09-2013, 10:44 AM	#44
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	But what we can't see in the photos Eric, is the condition of the tendons, nerves and arteries that have been repaired... if the work has not been successful, my fine looking thumb will be pretty useless. I will find out tonight... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

12-09-2013, 11:51 AM	#47
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,848 Thanked 3,099 Times in 1,426 Posts	John, If you had sent me that hand I would have stitched it right up! Probably a lot cheaper too! Then the stitches would have just fallen out after 100 years. Glad you have it fixed. I type by the hunt & peck method and don't use my thumb much for typing. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

12-09-2013, 03:56 PM	#52
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	John Good luck on the recovery. You never know when things will bite you! A couple of weeks ago,I learned to never try to fix a music box with out eye protection. Box was jammed,with the spring wound tight. I loosened the wrong gear. Cylinder spun freely,metal tines everywhere,Including my eye. Ouch! No permanent damage,Thank Goodness. Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

12-09-2013, 10:21 AM	#43
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Your thumb looks fine. When are they removing your stiches, real fun..not!! ps get them to use the freeze spray! I had to have 37 removed triple ouch!

12-09-2013, 11:13 AM	#45
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	That I forgot...Its a good thing this didn't happen years ago~~~ All the best!!!!!!!

12-09-2013, 11:43 AM	#46
Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	Wish you a speedy recovery!

12-09-2013, 12:55 PM	#48
GySgt1811 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 237 Thanks: 1,238 Thanked 126 Times in 84 Posts	Spring loaded oven door? We never know what's gonna bite us. Sorta reminds me of the time, a few years ago, when I was up on a ladder painting the barn and stepped back to admire my work. Got me four months in a wheel chair and now Pat won't let me get up on a ladder to even change a light bulb. (Silver lining in every cloud?) Maybe you won't be allowed to get near an oven... Mend well, John, All the best, Gunny John

12-09-2013, 03:14 PM	#50
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Your very special attitude will prevail! We all need your typed words and smiling face that greets us all~~

12-09-2013, 03:43 PM	#51
Sieger User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,575 Thanks: 2,124 Thanked 400 Times in 249 Posts	John, Prayer works!!! Sieger

12-12-2013, 01:15 PM	#53
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	John how are you doing?? Progress Report Please!!

12-12-2013, 01:53 PM	#54
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Surgery is considered successful, but the use of my hand? Only time will tell... Must wear a removable cast all the time for at least 2 months. Professional Physical Therapy two times a week, and every day I have to manually exercise the damaged hand with assist from the good side... every two hours to keep the damaged tendons flexible during the healing process. Repair surgery left two new incisions to heal (see photo---sorry the photo is fuzzy... cell phone pic taken with my shakey left hand...) Pain meds have been reduced from Oxycodone to Advil... good thing... the old one made me sleepy and feeling stupid... Pain for the time being is constant, but manageable. Learning to do things left-handed? Not so great. thanks for asking... Attached Thumbnails __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

12-12-2013, 02:36 PM	#55
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	John your spirits seem great. Good thing your off Oxeees. Probobly as additting as morphine. It took me 8 months to learn to walk unassisted. Debbie wouldn't marry me until I could walk her down the isle. Seriosly my left side was droopy and I couldn't grip my left hand but did come back. God answered our prayers and I'm back maybe 90 to 95 percent. They say 'time heals all wounds but should be you heal your own wombs! Your attitude is wonderful as is your future! Keep on gripping!!~~Eric

12-12-2013, 03:07 PM	#56
lugerP08thomas User Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 34 Thanks: 13 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Prayers are on the way, hope you get well soon ;-)

12-12-2013, 03:29 PM	#57
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Keep the positive attitude, John! Work slowly and steadily to regain your dexterity. Prayers always sent your way.

12-12-2013, 04:08 PM	#58
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 1,370 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	Once that cast is completely off, I bet it will be difficult to resist the impulse to shake hands... Glad the healing is coming along and the swelling is reducing. When I had my surgery this year, they gave me Morphine (with the timed pushbutton). That stuff really works, but does a number on you. Eventually NSAIDS proved effective and enough. Glad you got off the strong stuff... Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

12-12-2013, 08:35 PM	#59
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,614 Thanks: 3,140 Thanked 2,519 Times in 939 Posts	Hang in there my friend. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

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tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	John, when you can, please explain what happened...i have spring hinged ovens and have no idea what to watch out for... BTW, do you have any Oxycodone left over ?? I have several drug dealers locked-up over at the jail and they are running low......