Anyway, with spring comes one of my favorite things of the year...BASEBALL!!! :) Baseball started again on Tuesday night and Mason is ready to go!! I think this is his favorite sport to play. The neat part is Rex is the head coach this year (last year's coach moved up to coach the Midget team)!! So I agreed to take on the "Team Mom" duties (after some initial hesitation and resistance!!!) So far so good! Ask me in 2 months!! ;)
We had spring like weather two weekends ago and it spoiled us. It got to 68 degrees and we were loving it. We went for a bike ride, then walked downtown to get ice cream! But this winter weather coming back puts me in such a funk!!
The next month will be hectic to say the least! Baseball is usually three nights a week. But in April, I'm gonna be put on a doctor imposed "slow down"! :( I have to have surgery on my right elbow! I hurt it at work way back in October - it was so stupid. I was just taking chairs off tables in the lunchroom and I moved my arms in a twisting motion. Well my right elbow did NOT like that action and I felt a huge *twang* for lack of a better word. It HURT but I just thought "Well I'm outta shape and getting old - I must have just overdone." Well unfortunately the pain never went away! We have tried everything...PT, ice, heat, meds, splints, slings and nothing has helped. It appears that I have dislocated a nerve (can you believe it?) The nerve in your elbow that hurts when you hit your "Funny Bone" is what is affected. When I felt the twang, it was like my nerve snapping like a rubber band. It sits in a canal in between the bones. Well mine popped out, got so aggravated and worn, it won't go back in. So after fighting against it for 2 months and getting a second opinion which confirmed the same diagnosis - I have to have surgery to fix it. It's not going to be pleasant but I don't know what else to do now. It's called a Submuscular Ulner Nerve Transposition. (Yeah you can find it on the Internet) Basically he wants to move the nerve from where it "lives" now up to my forearm. He said "Because you are too skinny, I have to put it under the muscle" (who would have EVER thought I'd be upset to be "too" skinny!!!!)
Anyway, recovery is 6-10 weeks, in a full cast for 2 weeks and off work for 2 weeks. Then in a removable splint but I can't use my hand/arm for 4-5 weeks. Then I started PT to slowly work back to using it. They said it could take up to a year to get back to full strength!! :( I'm really bummed but don't know what else to do. Letting it go could cause the nerve to deteriorate because it rubs over the bone in my elbow. Then I'd lose use of my hand. Of course it has to be my dominant hand!!!! *sigh* Oh well, what can ya do!?!?!
So anyway, I thought I'd post a quick update for anyone checking in!! That's what's going on with us right now!! I'll be sure to post the date of my surgery!! I'll take any prayers I can get. I'm nervous to say the least!!!!
Ok, spring...COME ON already!!!!! That makes everything better, right?!?!? :)
3 comments:
I won't tell you we have been in the 80s all week. We ate outside last night.
Sorry about the elbow... that sounds horrible.
I agree with you...COME ON SPRING!! It better be in Ohio when we get back from Florida ;)
As you know, I'm sorry about your elbow. At least 2 weeks off work isn't as bad as you feared it might be. {{{hugs}}}
I feel so badly that I missed this post V~ Hope the surgery goes well and your recovery is better than anticipated! Love ya
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