Possible botched surgery - now what?
9 years ago
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Comments (1)Blondie- They need to come back & replace the nails. I had a similar problem twice. I purchased a condo with a wooden deck that was newly replaced. Within 4 years I had to replace it due to the deck rotting. There were 2 issues, but one of them was that they used interior nails. Again, when I had a house built 14 years ago I noticed that the nails were rusty & bleeding through the white enamel paint on the porch spindles. Gasp! I knew what happened. I had to paint those very often & they would start bleeding after 2 months. You CANNOT do anything to fix that problem but to remove the nails & put in correct ones. Trust me. I've been there...Anything other than replacing the nails is temporary....See Morecarpal tunnel surgery -- what are your best recs?
Comments (51)Hi flyleft, I am just catching up with this now. My incision was about an inch, maybe a bit more. I had the stitches out last week (16 days after surgery). It was a relief to be rid of them. Also, having my hand bandaged all that time was very bothersome. I unwrapped the ace bandage to let my hand kind of cool off. I was constantly sticking my fingers under the bandages to let my hand breathe and to give it a mini-massage. I fished out a revolting piece of gauze that was bothering me (sorry, hope that's not tmi).I was so glad when he cut off the bandages. After that, he covered the incision with tape, and said it was okay to get it wet. Of course, after three days of showering, it came off. After that, I covered it with big bandaids. Now I don't cover it at all. I was also told not to put any pressure on the incision. It was all scabby, but that is gone now, too. It's been healing well, but I am impatient to have a normal functioning hand again. The incision still hurts and certain movements are painful. The only way to tell what that might be is when I feel that zing of pain. Nothing unbearable at all. It seems to mainly involve anything that requires the use of muscles in my palm. Yesterday I got out in the garden and kind of overdid it, so today my hand feels stiff and sore. Most of the painful tingling is gone from my thumb and pointer, but the middle finger still tingles. I no longer have the painful numbness or freezing cold sensation. No, I didn't have the pain you describe going up to my elbow. I did have horrible pain, tingling and numbness in my arm, but wearing the brace at night helped that even before the surgery. The worst pain was in my hand and wrist. It's been 3.5 weeks from my surgery, so I would allow 4 - 5 weeks to feel close to recovery. I am doing pretty well now as long as I don't overdo it. I was led to believe that this procedure was "nothing" -- a small inconvenience and it is more than that, but certainly not major surgery or recovery. Here's a picture of my hand that I just took. I hope no one is offended by looking at my incision, but I don't think it looks too gross. I apologize to anyone who might think this is inappropriate. Hope this gives you an idea of what to expect. There is dry skin on either side of the cut. If you look closely, you can see that my palm is still bruised-looking. Please ask me any questions at all. I was very glad for the info I got here. Maybe I will live longer since the scar is on the life line of my palm, which makes the line longer!!...See MorePlease advise on new hardwood floor botched finish.
Comments (9)I agree that tearing out is an extreme solution. You may be expecting way too much here, but you have only shown us the 'trouble spots', so it's difficult to say if that's true or not. In any site-finished hardwood floor, you may find tiny bits of debris in the finished floor. These small things can stick out like a sore thumb. The more that time is spent on vacuuming and tacking, the less that debris finds its way into the finish. Add to the fact that you may have rushed the finisher, I am not surprised that you are finding things wrong with the finish. Also, if by "I'll do it again" he meant a complete resand and finish all in one day...well there's your problem; it can't be done successfully. If he just screened and recoated, then it is possible to complete that work in a day....See MoreCan this be possible?...Surgery
Comments (11)Fascinating, but if you've ever had an angiogram, you know how just how this is done. Difference is that it goes beyond the heart, and I would guess through one of the carotid arteries, with microscopic tools within the probe....See More- 9 years ago
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