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Norma's Wanderings around a small section of Montana
#1071322 added May 18, 2024 at 12:35pm
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Surgery is Done!

The surgery on my hand is done. I'm now in the post-op phase. I currently have this huge bandage covering the entire hand. My thumb is covered, while four fingers are free. So far, so good.

Pain has been virtually non-existent. So curious - the surgeon injected the site with "exparel". This drug acts Iike novacaine - but will last perhaps five days. It was developed to lessen a patient's need for opioid pain relievers.

He did carpal tunnel surgery plus took out a bone in my thumb joint, inserted a screw and two pins. So without pain relief that all could be quite painful, to say the least.

A problem I have now is itching, annoying as crap. And there is no way you can scratch under this huge bandage, nor should I.

I'll post after the bandage comes off, and I get a look at my reconstructed digit.



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