Surgery time
Wow, surgery! Well, it is not near as dreadful as the title implies. Last year, I shattered my left elbow while playing tennis while on vacation. The elbow had to be repaired with pins and screws and was downright uncomfortable for an entire year. I could feel the grating of the tendons across the pins and as time went on, the feeling was tighter and tighter.The day arrived when the pins and screws were to come out. This is invasive surgery and has to be performed under general anesthetic. You would think that it would be done in a hospital. Hey, that was before the days of HMO's. I had the surgical procedure done at the Kaiser Health Center and went home within a few hours of the surgery.
The recovery time was minimal and the surgical staples were removed 10 days after the procedure. The elbow is back to about 99% of full use but Mrs. Ex-Fed says I have to stay off of tennis courts from now on.
posted by Ex-Fed @ 6:19 PM
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