Wmcmanus Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 the following is Jacob's shitty fuck suck broken fuck leg diary entry for the day. Aptly described, although perhaps a few fucks short of the truth. Sounds really rough, man, and that it will continue to be or some time to come. Hang in there and keep us posted on your progress.
boomana Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 Hang in there Jacob. Stay off both feet as much as possible today. I sadly know what I'm talking about.
Craig Sawyers Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 the following is Jacob's shitty fuck suck broken fuck leg diary entry for the day. Holy shit. I can't get my head around what you must be going through right now. Just hang on in there - you'll turn the corner pretty soon.
morphsci Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 Good luck on Monday with the new cast and continue to utilize your support system. Today sounds relaxingly good.
tyrion Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 Sorry to hear about the pain but hopefully, after the weekend you will have been through the worst of it. Hang in there.
The Monkey Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 Sorry to hear about the pain Jacob. I had major abdominal surgery 5 years ago and the pain was profound. The docs also dispensed pain meds only with much begging. The approach to pain management here is still in the dark ages. Granted it is dangerously easy to get hooked on the meds, but I believe there is a lit of data that suggests effective pain management can improve recovery time. In my case, I found that it was very very important to stay ahead of the pain. If I waited too long to take the meds, it was exponentially harder to tame the pain. Like Vicki said, make sure you get plenty of rest. Also stay hydrated. I hope today is better.
Absorbine_Sr Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 Jacob - shake it off crybaby. Kidding of course. Your PM's yesterday gave me no clue as to how bad the day had gone. Hang in there and get to Monday and see what the surgeon says. Hard to believe this is the same guy who was in my garage a couple of weeks ago drinking scotch and smoking cigars. Get better so we can repeat that scenario. Besides, I'll need you to get the speaker alignment just perfect.
Salt Peanuts Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 Just burned myself a little while making some peanut brittle. The lesson of the day - cooked sugar does not come off your finger easily.
Voltron Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 I figured the pain was going to start in earnest one of these days. I hope you can get more comfortable and get more sleep and get past this eventually. Choose life, don't let the death rodents into your home. Well, we are hanging in the snow up here in northern Michigan and I cannot imagine how these oldsters make it through the winter. Especially with their idiotic Labrador mix eating everything in sight and jumping up on them constantly. It is always so dense and green here during the summer that it is weird being able to see other houses along the lake and seeing out to the water directly from our loft room. Here is a pic from the loft window. It is just an iPhone shot but you can kind of see the place where the white ice/snow meets the not yet frozen water beyond the house. The dumb dog went right through the invisible fence and running out onto that ice this morning. Too bad he didn't fall through. Bleak and beautiful.
Torpedo Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 I hope you get better soon Jacob. I'm not sure you should be suffering that much pain. Have fever or other symptoms?
guzziguy Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 Wow, this sounds worse than having 11 broken ribs. Really sorry to hear about all the pain. Hang in there, eventually it will get better.
n_maher Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 Rest up Reks, having been through 4 surgeries on lower extremities I can relate. Me, I finished up Xmas shopping in surprisingly light holiday traffic. Going to bake some cookies with Lily later on and I'll bear in mind my salted friend's lesson of the day.
swt61 Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 Damn Reks, sorry to hear it. Crossing fingers that you get more comfortable soon!
Torpedo Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 no fever. it's just the bone rubbing around the steel rod now that the cast is too large, i'm sure. Sounds good then. Not much else can be done than taking painkillers and avoiding movements. Hopefully with the new cast it's alleviated soon. Take care
Craig Sawyers Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 Had a winter weather incident yesterday. Blizzard like snow storm that dumped 6" in an hour. Got caught in it in the car. Following a taxi along a quiet country road, leaving 50 yards space and driving in third gear (out of six) at 20mph. Out of the white out, a delivery van had stopped on a downhill (he was lost. What a bonehead thing to do - stop in those conditions on a downgrade), the taxi managed to slither out of the way and was slowly edging past the taxi. I went 2nd, 1st gear with the traction control firing off to keep the car going straight. Then I had to brake - antilocks fired off. With 20 yards to go I said to the wife "I'm going to hit him - nothing more I can do". Turned out to be a minor bump - as soon as I contacted him his car just slithered away. Minor damage to his and my bumpers. Could have been much worse.
tyrion Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 Baked some white chocolate peanut butter cupcakes:
shellylh Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 (edited) Sorry to hear about the pain Jacob. Hang in there. Al: Your statement about the lab mix made me laugh. My parents have a, recently acquired, similar dumb mutt who spends all his time jumping on everyone and eating everything, including the blankets in his bed. I keep trying to tell them they need to give him to a family with a big backyard and a lot of young boys but my dad seems to be attached to him now. Edited December 19, 2010 by shellylh
guzziguy Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 Jacob, you probably already know this, but just in case I'll mention it anyway. I'm assuming that they've given you a narcotic-based pain killer. A side affect of most (if not all) is constipation. I'd suggest keeping the Metamucil handy and taking it "regularly".
Aimless1 Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 .Well, we are hanging in the snow up here in northern Michigan and I cannot imagine how these oldsters make it through the winter. . Bleak and beautiful. Just saw the weather forecast and apparently you're picking up more snow. You might want to pick up a copy of Traverse magazine which does a nice job of letting you know what is going on in the Traverse City area. Traverse City is one of my favorite places in Northern Michigan. Enjoy!
Dusty Chalk Posted December 19, 2010 Report Posted December 19, 2010 Sorry to hear about the pain, Jacob, mothers are like that. I believe it even has a name: martyr syndrome. Srsly, though, hope your leg heals up without complications, that loose cast does not sound good, I agree with everyone else's advice -- just stay off it, and move it as little as possible. Though I'm not a doctor any more'n I am a lawyer.
Voltron Posted December 20, 2010 Report Posted December 20, 2010 Sorry to hear about the pain Jacob. Hang in there. Al: Your statement about the lab mix made me laugh. My parents have a, recently acquired, similar dumb mutt who spends all his time jumping on everyone and eating everything, including the blankets in his bed. I keep trying to tell them they need to give him to a family with a big backyard and a lot of young boys but my dad seems to be attached to him now. My father in law pulled the same stunt with this stupid beast. Stuck with him now it would seem. We went sledding and cross-country skiing and the dog found a coyote carcass that consisted of a head, vertebrae, and two hind legs. He whipped the thing around until he got one of the legs off and would not relinquish it. He pretty much devoured it. Disgusting.
The Monkey Posted December 20, 2010 Report Posted December 20, 2010 These dumb dog stories are making me laff. My parents have a golden who is as dumb as the day is long. I'm pretty sure she's retarded. And neurotic. Pees at the sight of newcomers and jumps on everything. Charming pooch. It sucks because their previous golden was a genius. This one, not so much.
Salt Peanuts Posted December 20, 2010 Report Posted December 20, 2010 My parents dogs have attacked and killed a skunk and a porcupine. My parents weren't all that amused with the results.
shellylh Posted December 20, 2010 Report Posted December 20, 2010 No, that doesn't sound like it would amuse them.
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