Oh, my. I'm so sorry. HOpefully the nerve will repair itself in time and all this will be behind you. Good luck with your exams and the speech--and then enjooy a well-deserved vacation. Ar least you're on a quarter and not semester system (I gather) so you don't have to worry about papers over vacation. :-) Cindy --- Jamie Yates <jamieyates@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > the last time i had a brachial plexus block, cindy, > they put it in my neck and i could barely hold my > head > up. so this time they put it in my armpit (ugh) > > i have better control over my arm today but not full > yet > > a few years ago a car ran a red light and hit my > full > size van broadside, and rolled it. at the time i was > driving and my left elbow broke the drivers side > window and then hit the pavement as the van rolled > > as a result i have had 4 surgeries on it to remove > glass, rocks, and to repair the ulnar nerve which > was > flattened and broken in places (in addition to 10 > months of physical therapy and 5 months of wearing a > turnbuckle splint) > > i still have a lot of nerve damage to that area > though > so i wear lidocane patches but i've been wearing > them > constantly again so i get injections at the pain > clinic to desenstize the nerve. they do them 3 > tuesdays in a row. so i got one last week but this > week they wanted to try a different one. i will get > another next week. > > i made arrangements not to go to school today but i > have 2 speeches on monday plus 2 tests on monday so > i > still have lots of homework to do before monday. and > will probably have to turn in a speech that is due > 12-6 but since i'll get another injection 12-5 i > doubt > i will go to school 12-6. that speech won't be given > until 12-11 but it has to be turned in the wednesday > before. > > i'll be done with this semester 12-13 and then next > semester starts 1-8 i think. > > so anyway that's my long winded story. amazing how > one's life can change in the blink of an eye. > > > > Jamie in Michigan > Books gone wild.... > http://www.bookcrossing.com/referral/jamieyates > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.