tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791964687001075127.post8553594495330185786..comments2023-03-21T07:35:24.559-05:00Comments on TAFA Team: Just a friendly reminder.Rachel Bielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14804950102480086440noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791964687001075127.post-19173354938248102402011-08-25T14:27:38.707-05:002011-08-25T14:27:38.707-05:00Your other arm OK?Your other arm OK?Rachel Bielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804950102480086440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791964687001075127.post-54436262664538215412011-08-25T14:23:38.788-05:002011-08-25T14:23:38.788-05:00Glad you could put up with my humor... After I po...Glad you could put up with my humor... After I posted it, I rolled my eyes and groaned at myself.<br /><br />Good thing you were proactive! Smart, smart, Susan!Rachel Bielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804950102480086440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791964687001075127.post-29708320512592625442011-08-25T14:17:22.125-05:002011-08-25T14:17:22.125-05:00Oh yes -- the claw? That was about 3 years down t...Oh yes -- the claw? That was about 3 years down the road...susan m hinckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073318305866251569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791964687001075127.post-27501878889631412972011-08-25T14:15:38.436-05:002011-08-25T14:15:38.436-05:00hahahahaha -- pretty funny! Trapped ulnar nerve -...hahahahaha -- pretty funny! Trapped ulnar nerve -- about 14 months ago it started to feel like I had smacked my funny bone any time my arm was bent, which was very annoying for things like sleeping. I rigged up a sophisticated 4-pillow sleeping system and tried to ignore it. Anyway, I asked my family dr. and he didn't seem overly concerned, just told me to get an orthopedic guy to look at it sometime. Several months later, I happened to look it up online because it was annoying me even more than usual, and I found out that you need to get it fixed immediately because muscle wasting occurs and they can't repair it. I made an appointment asap. And by the time I went in, I'd already started to lose some strength/function in 2 fingers. Brilliant, Susan. But in my defense, my family dr. could have been a little more dramatic in his response... just sayin.susan m hinckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073318305866251569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791964687001075127.post-3983749460583784982011-08-25T12:34:07.750-05:002011-08-25T12:34:07.750-05:00OK, now you have to tell the whole story. What ca...OK, now you have to tell the whole story. What caused it, what it's called, etc. Just gotta know the gruesome details!<br /><br />Did you ever hear that joke? Susan of the deformed hand hobbles up to the saint and says, "Saint, saint! Please make my hand like the other one!" Zap! The good hand shrinks up.<br /><br />(About 6th grade pastor's kid's humor. With special effects, of course...)Rachel Bielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804950102480086440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791964687001075127.post-39787613509542401212011-08-25T12:11:03.753-05:002011-08-25T12:11:03.753-05:00Better than the alternative, which was my left han...Better than the alternative, which was my left hand becoming a useless claw . . . yup, a claw. That's the word the doctor used (shudder!) Thanks, Rachel.susan m hinckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073318305866251569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791964687001075127.post-56568683280713260402011-08-25T11:54:37.861-05:002011-08-25T11:54:37.861-05:00Ouch! I've never heard of that being done! A...Ouch! I've never heard of that being done! Amazing what they can do nowadays.... Sorry you had to go through that, Susan!Rachel Bielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804950102480086440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791964687001075127.post-63775736022886726902011-08-25T11:34:07.789-05:002011-08-25T11:34:07.789-05:00Thanks, Rachel -- I had surgery to move the nerves...Thanks, Rachel -- I had surgery to move the nerves that run down the back of my arm to the front of my arm instead. No, I wouldn't recommend it to any of you...but the joy of having the enormous cast off (at last!) is pretty heady stuff.susan m hinckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073318305866251569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791964687001075127.post-65386650165387284932011-08-25T11:28:54.525-05:002011-08-25T11:28:54.525-05:00You're not going to tell us what happened with...You're not going to tell us what happened with your hand? There must be a story there, too, and we're bursting with curiosity!<br /><br />Yep, we always learn to appreciate what we have when we lose it. Speedy recovery and I'm glad you can type again! I love your posts!Rachel Bielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804950102480086440noreply@blogger.com