General Chat

Thanks all for your good wishes OH is home and looking after me very well ! Feeling sore and tired but ok hope to be back here soon xxxxxx

Glad you got the op over and done with, hope you can start to feel better soon, rest and do any physio they have advised and take care.
Make the most of the chance to neglect chores and take life easy for a bit.

Lizx

Glad for you that the op is over. Now make sure you follow up with the proper instructions as to what you do to help yourself recover.

Good to hear from you I did have a thread up asking after you on the 17th.

just take it easy now until you get some energy back.

aw glad it went well hun, hope your feeling better soon hunie xx

UPDATE - I had my op on Thursday 17th June , not as bad as I was expecting but it has taken it out of me and i feel very tired,thanks for all your support.

Yeah I know Uzzi and thank you for your kind thoughts

will definately remember that and be thinking of you.

As horrid as it is to us, to the surgeons it's just routine.

Hi Uzzi thank you ! op date is 17th June

I'm sure it will all go well for you, any surgery is a bit worrying but we will all be thinking about you !

when is your op for ?

I have finally got a date for my op (GULP!) been waiting a while and now its finally here feel very nervous, bit like having a first baby lol .

Thank you Uzzi Margaret &Patricia for your kind words andpositive thoughts xx

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.Thought you had made a mistake when I first read it as I had carpal tunnel syndrome . I had that in both hands and had them operated on at the same time.. Hubby had a great time looking after me ie baths and toilet duties...

I did have problems with my neck (still do) and my elbow. I bashed my elbow on a door frame while vaccuming. Had lots of physio and slept with my arm on a pillow, the advice was ,no housework! so still don't do any!!! It had reached the point I could barely do anything with my arm but it's pretty much okay now. Well I can use the computer. lol
Hope everything goes well for you Crystalcat, go along with what they say they are usually right.. ops today are so much quicker and easier than years ago too.We are so lucky to be born now and not 100 years ago..
best wishes
Tricia LWD xx

Margaret I've just written accentuate 3 times cos I couldn't spell it either. hope it's right now. LOL

Just adding a ~~~~~~~~~~ to Uzzi xxxx

Hi Crystalcat... Don't think we have spoken before.

They say "Acsuent (Spelling?) the positive, Eliminate the Negative & don't mess with mister inbetween So Thought I would share with you the following. Hope it helps.
2 years ago I was in a similar situation regarding operation, although not for the same thing. Was told there was a 2% mortality rate.... It is that 2% that jumped out at me NOT the 98% survival rate ... if I didn't have the op was given roughly 6months to live. so had to go for it. with heavy heart & a lot of hiding behind the sofa in denial got to the dreaded date...... Shook like a leaf in a hurricane & came out the other side smiling....... Moral of the story... Concentrate on the positive 98% & you will be okay

Good Luck. Regards Margaret

Crstalcat ...Ouch I have had Carpel tunnel syndrome and luckly got away with a splint, which I still sometimes have to wear.

sending you ((((((hugs)))))))) and the hope it can be sorted soon.

An update as promised, been back to the hospital today , and the result of electric shock treatment came back and news not good my hand is seriously damaged and needs urgent operation but also they have found a problem in my neck, and although not causing me a problem it still needs attention but the operation for that is very serious and could end up in mortalatity which scared me but she recomends that I have the hand operation first and see what the outcome is.

Thank you Liz and Joy sorry taken so long to post this but only just seen it xx

GOOD LUCK CYSTALCAT XXX

Let's hope the hospital can help you without you needing surgery.

Lizx

Been to Northampton hospital to be tested to see how much damage there is this involved giving me small shocks to the hands and arms to see how my body reacted but will have to wait 2-3 weeks to hear back but the good news is I will go to my local hosital in Milton Keynes next time.