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AngliaGT

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I had a skin graft about two weeks ago.Went to the doctor this
last Tuesday & was told it wasn't healing well,& I'll be off work for 4-6-
more weeks,& might need to have my right middle finger removed.
I was shocked (& depressed) at first,but,if that does happen,I'll
have better use of my right hand in grasping items.Right now,I can
barely move it by itself.And the (strong) antibiotics I've been taking
upset my stomach on top of the many side effects.
I've been going out of my mind with not being able to do much,
& can't wait to get back to work.
 
Sorry to hear the news. Hang in there.
 
Dang Doug, sorry to hear your continuing issues with your hand. Here's hoping it finally gets healed properly.
 
yikes! keeping you in our prayers for sure
 
Sorry you're going through such a rough patch, Doug. Do keep posting here; at least that can help bide the time you have to spend recuperating.
 
Doug hope things get resolved and you can get back to doing what you want.
 
Going in for surgery tomorrow.I'm hoping this will
be the last one.
 
Best of luck. Get well.
 
You're on the list, Doug. (The good one!)
 
Sending you positive vibes, Doug.

 
I got it done yesterday - went successfully.It's for the best,as the tendons were
exposed & not healing,+ they found the finger still had infection in it.And no more
really strong antibiotics!
The down side is that I can no longer make rude gestures with that hand,
intentional or not,& can only give a "High Four" with it.And I can only count to Nine
on my fingers.
The surgeon asked me if I wanted him to give me the finger - if I wanted it
back? I said "Sure....I'll hang it from my rear view mirror" (Actually,I passed on that -
rare opportunity).What kind of person would do that?
 
On the bright side you can still say “pull my finger” :p
Seriously, glad everything went well and you’re back on the road to recovery.
 
glad you're on the mend Doug! keep us posted
 
AngliaGT said:
The surgeon asked me if I wanted him to give me the finger - if I wanted it
back? I said "Sure....I'll hang it from my rear view mirror" (Actually,I passed on that -
rare opportunity).What kind of person would do that?
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Me.

I'm happy it went well Doug, hopefully you can have normalcy back in your life soon.
 
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