>HELLO ALL.
>
>I HAVE NOT BEEN AROUND LATELY DUE TO MANY THINGS GOING ON WITH ME.
>
>ALMOST 3 WEEKS AGO I FELL AT WORK AND BROKE MY HAND - IT DID NOT SHOW UP ON
>ER X-RAYS, BUT AFTER PASSING OUT 4X'S AT PT, THEY DID A BONE SCAN. IT
>SHOWED INCREASED ACTIVITY, WHICH MEANS FRACTURE ACCORDING TO DOCTOR WHO
SAID
>I MIGHT NEED SURGERY (BUT I'VE LEARNED NOT TO JUMP AT THEIR SCAREY
>COMMENTS), AT THE BASE OF MY 2ND AND 3RD METACARPALS, AND ULNAR HEAD. I GO
>TUESDAY TO SEE A HAND SURGEON.
>
>SO NOW I AM IN AN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR (I'M NOT EXCITED), BUT IT GETS ME
>AROUND. I CAN'T DRIVE --- SOB SOB. I'M BEING DRIVEN TO WORK, MY DR. AND
>TESTING APPOINTMENTS BY DISABLED TAXI VAN. AND I HAVE HOME HEALTH CATHING
>ME 4X'S A DAY. I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF BEING REGULATED BY EVERYONE
ELSE'S
>SCHEDULE I COULD SCREAM AND HAVE BEEN! MY POSITIVE ATTITUDE WAS BROKEN
>ALONG WITH MY HAND.
>
>I'VE ASKED MY UROLOGIST ABOUT DOING A FOLEY CATH UNTIL I GET MY HAND BACK.
>HE SAID NO. I AM SEEING HIM ON THURSDAY AND WILL BEG, FOR MY SANITY'S
SAKE,
>FOR A FOLEY. I'VE NEVER HAD ONE AND KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AGAINST THEM
>FOR INCREASED RATE OF INFECTION PURPOSES, BUT RIGHT NOW I'M BEING CATHED BY
>3 OR 4 DIFFERENT NURSES.
>
>DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS?
>PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!
>
>MY GOOD NEWS AND HAPPY THOUGHTS ARE:
>1. I'VE STARTED THERAPEUTIC HORSEBACK RIDING - KAREN HOW IS IT FOR YOU? I
>LOVE IT - JUST TO BE OUTSIDE AND TO SIT UP SO HIGH ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE IS
>GREAT.
>
>2. MY PARENTS ARE COMING WITH ME TO THE SYMPOSIUM IN SEATTLE. I JUST WANT
>THE HAND BETTER BEFORE THEN.
>
>CARRI
>