i'm bad according to mr mackey!

drugs are interesting for sure. for someone who generally hates medications and about the only things i've had in the past have been antibiotics, prednisone and otc pain relievers. this week i've had narcotics and benzos. what a wild experience. no i didn't try drugs when i was growing up because nancy reagan said not to. call me a lightweight, i don't care, but i'm sure that's the drugs talking. it will probably hurt my feelings, but will i know if i care? who knows. seriously though, read on for the latest in my Guillotined Finger Saga.





so when last i left you, i had a fracture through the last bone in my finger, 7 stitches and a ton of pain. i met my MD thursday morning - very nice, liked her right away. due to where the fracture is, the best way to fix it was surgery, she had already scheduled this, so at 1p i had to be at the hospital for pre-op. mind you i've worked in healthcare a long time - this is when you wish you were ignorant. i was full of dread and anxiety; however i was fortunate to get some of the best caregivers i could ask for. and of course as was the case monday, a lot of people knew me.

i won't bore you with tons of details or this will get long... let's say - versed makes you really not give a hoot about anything, jackson juice (propofol) gives ya a good sleep, dilaudid is a great pain reliever, but caused me to drop o2 sats which got me some oxygen, and phenergan kicks nausea, but puts ya to sleep. glad the surgery is over, it took 45 minutes longer than planned because the wound was very dirty - i'd say so since we had ridden at the cove on sunday. from what i understand, the er repair was completely revised, two pins put into the bones and my fingernail is now glued to my finger. i have a giant, half plaster bulky cast wich restricts movement from wrist down. thumb is free. this splint goes away monday. my pain is much less. i think probably from not having moving parts inside. still throbs occassionally and stings every now and then; but it is tolerable. pain is prob 2/10 and increases to 6/10 at its worst now. will be glad to get rid of bulky splint, but totally understand the need.

will try to post a new update after appt monday - gonna have idle time as we're looking at 6-8 wks with restrictions. sigh.