Re: Ed Chait?
- From: "Tallulah" <tallulahbankrupt@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 18 Nov 2005 14:13:39 -0800
Good deal! Don't overdo it. Isn't it a relief to have that over with?
Ed Chait wrote:
> Hey everyone!
>
> I just got home from the hospital about a half hour ago.
>
> The surgery went well according to the neurosurgeon, although he was quite
> surprised that the nerve that was being pinched exited the cord in an
> anomalous manner. Instead of the nerve root going out laterally, it exited
> almost directly medially. He explained that this may have been the cause of
> the severity of my symptoms.
>
> In any case, everything went OK. I woke up in the recovery room very
> disoriented and nauseous from the anesthesia, but after that cleared up I
> felt better.
>
> My leg pain is entirely gone, although there is still some numbness and
> tingling. I do have a lot more strength in dorsiflexion, however, which is
> a very good sign. The doc said that the residual numbness and tingling
> would most probably reduce with tincture of time.
>
> I'm not having to stay in bed or anything like that. I just have to move
> slowly and carefully. The only discomfort I have is mild incisional pain,
> but that's it.
>
> I think my biggest obstacle is going to be taking it easy for a while,
> because I'm feeling so good right now that I want to get back to doing stuff
> right away.
>
> Thanks to all of you for your support, good wishes and prayers!
>
> ed
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