Anyone know the answer? Hurry up and WAIT. Wait over there. Fill out this form and wait. Wait here, wait there...wait, wait, wait. And the army strikes again. I had my hand consult at Loma Linda University today. I saw the hand specialist and he basically said what we all already know--I need surgery. So the appointment took 5 minutes and now he has to send in the approval request to my army insurance and wait. In about a week (hopefully) I will get a packet in the mail that shows they approved it and it will have all the pre-op and surgery info on it, including dates. So, I'll be having surgery sometime. Nothing surprising, but hopefully it will be soon. This doctor (his name is Montri Wongworawat--no, I am not kidding) is very qualified and I feel comfortable with him doing the surgery. I asked about what to expect afterward and he said there is no way to know until he opens up my hand and sees what is going on. Apparently if the nerve has some tension on it (as in, he has to pull it together) then it will have to be totally splinted to prevent any movement or pressure. However, if the nerve comes together easily then I may just need a big bandage like I originally had. Once again, I will WAIT and see and let you all know when I find out anything new.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
What we do best in the army...
Anyone know the answer? Hurry up and WAIT. Wait over there. Fill out this form and wait. Wait here, wait there...wait, wait, wait. And the army strikes again. I had my hand consult at Loma Linda University today. I saw the hand specialist and he basically said what we all already know--I need surgery. So the appointment took 5 minutes and now he has to send in the approval request to my army insurance and wait. In about a week (hopefully) I will get a packet in the mail that shows they approved it and it will have all the pre-op and surgery info on it, including dates. So, I'll be having surgery sometime. Nothing surprising, but hopefully it will be soon. This doctor (his name is Montri Wongworawat--no, I am not kidding) is very qualified and I feel comfortable with him doing the surgery. I asked about what to expect afterward and he said there is no way to know until he opens up my hand and sees what is going on. Apparently if the nerve has some tension on it (as in, he has to pull it together) then it will have to be totally splinted to prevent any movement or pressure. However, if the nerve comes together easily then I may just need a big bandage like I originally had. Once again, I will WAIT and see and let you all know when I find out anything new.
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Yuck! I hate to wait! I really hope all goes well with everything!
Yep, wait and wait....see a doctor...and told to wait some more. Or get 5 minutes with the guy/lady and wonder "I just spent 1 hour in the waiting room, what makes the last patient so special that you spent all the quality time with them?"
Sorry to hear about your aunt!! :(
Happy Birthday to Eric though!
All I can say is AMEN!
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