BS: Mousethief under the weather

Subject: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mousethief
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 04:36 PM

Kind thoughts sought.

On Monday I had laproscopic surgery for a paraesophageal hernia*. Immediately in post-op, both of my hands went numb apparently (nobody knows for sure) through some combination of anaesthetic and arm positioning during the surgery. This has mostly subsided except for some tingling and uncoordination which makes typing difficult, writing illegible, and playing the guitar impossible.

Today everything has started to go blurry, which could be caused by a number of things including the pain meds, lack of nutrition, lack of hydration (at this point in the recovery i can only have lukewarm liquids with the viscosity of water), etc. Choosing between pain and potential blindness, I am choosing pain which is no fun.

For some reason (cant' imagine) I'm feeling somewhat sorry for myself.

So kind thoughts would be greatly appreciated.


FOOTNOTE NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH
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*this means in my case that about 1/2 of my stomach had snuck up through the hole in my diaphragm that the esophagus comes through, and was holding unnatural converse in my chest cavity with my lungs and heart. Surgery involved yanking it back down, closing the extralarge hole, and wrapping the top of my stomach around the bottom of my esophagus to provide a better valve there (which was not performing to specs).

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: maeve
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 04:39 PM

I hope you will begin feeling much better very soon.

Maeve

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Beer
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 04:42 PM

Under the weather is more for folks with flu like symptoms. You have major problems and here is wishing you a safe and speedy recovery.
Adrien

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: GUEST,999
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 05:02 PM

I`m with Adrien on that, mousethief. I think a good joke would hurt more than help, so I`ll leave that for another time when you DO feel better.

You`re gonna recover, but I`d guess that chips and peanuts are not part of your diet for a while. It`s one darned good thing you got diagnosed when you did, mt. Follow the doctor`s orders and get well.

Best wishes to you,

Bruce

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Morticia
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 05:07 PM

hugs Alex, hope you are better soon

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Bill D
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 05:16 PM

Durn! That is not fun! I really hope as the surgical repairs heal, you lose all those nasty side effects.

*not too squeamish observation... I've heard of a 'tummy tuck', but seldom from the inside....

Get better soon!

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 05:28 PM

Good luck, mate. Get well soon - I could do with a good barney with ye!

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Little Hawk
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 06:00 PM

Good lord. That is not nice stuff to have to deal with. Sorry to hear about your health difficulties, Alex, and I hope you have a speedy recovery.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mousethief
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 06:06 PM

Thanks, all! Going to see doc tomorrow.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 06:35 PM

{{{Alex}}}} Glad you asked! I give thanks for your swift and complete healing.

If you can, find a good osteopath to do some soft manipulation on your neck, shoulders, and back. Surgical positions, along with nasty meds, can really cause problems with muscles, tension, eyesight, etc. I didn't know why shoulders hurt so much and my hands went numb after surgey until they told me they used the "crucifix" position on me. A good massage therapist or osteo can really help.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: SINSULL
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 06:42 PM

Good grief!
No advice just sympathy and wishes for better health.
At this rate we will have to re-open the Recovery Ward.
Would you like to share a room with Spaw?
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Smokey.
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 07:09 PM

Best of luck, Mousethief. I wish you a nifty and complete recovery.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: gnu
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 07:10 PM

MT... very sad to hear this. I wish you T&P's and a speedy recovery.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Donuel
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 09:11 PM

The operation sounds as difficult as tying a windsor knot inside your body with 2 foot forcepts.

I had a mere thumb go numb and it took over 3 days for it to come back. All that time I kept thinking sensation might never return.
It did.
Be it from lack of oxygen or stretched or even broken nerves, they all heal unless they are necrotic, which obviiously is not the case.
I don't know why but many people think nerves do not heal.
Its only certain brain cells that won't return after trauma.

A top notch chiropractor or good osteo doc sound like fair suggestions if days turn into weeks.

Meanwhile here is a funny post today

I would refudiate that Sarah Palin intended to insinuize that the false accussationing of the murderage of the young Christian girl was alledgedly done by Jews to either drink her blood or kinda enslave.

I think she just kinda doesn;t know a whole lot, but thats OK cuz theres a whole buncha junk she does know about, you betcha.

to the tune Favorite things


Pit bulls with lipstick
and big mama grizzles
dresses from Nordstrum
and pissing off lefties
There is a lot Sarah Palin can do
Just don't you ask her to list them for you

When the news stings
when the vote swings
when she's feelin low
she is reminded of favorite things
and makes up a new low blow.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: bobad
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 09:16 PM

Best of luck to you Mousy, and get well soon.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mousethief
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 09:25 PM

Donuel, you old charmer, you know how to brighten my day. Thanks everybody.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: framus
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 09:33 PM

Hi mouse - good luck, and can I steal your identity?
Dave.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Maryrrf
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 09:38 PM

Oh goodness, and I was feeling sorry for myself when I had a cold and bronchitis - that pales in comparison. I wish you a speedy recovery!

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Neil D
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 09:39 PM

I had the same surgery,for the very same thing about 9 yrs. ago. You do feel quite miserable during the early stages of recovery, however, it was the best surgery I ever had. I do not regret having it done one bit. A word to the wise, when you do try to eat solids, go very slowly, and chew extremely well, the esophagus tends to spasm when going to solids at first. Best of luck, take care of yourself and best wishes for a speedy recovery.
      
                                    Christina

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mousethief
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 10:17 PM

framus - huh? Why would you want my identity?

Christina: so i've been told. I'd be happier if it didn't come with the unexpected side-effects.

Maryrrf: I'm sorry to hear you're also not feeling well.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mousethief
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 10:38 PM

sinsull asks, [b]Would you like to share a room with Spaw?[/b]

Not if reports as to his nether aspirations are to be believed!

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Ebbie
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 10:43 PM

It`s one darned good thing you got diagnosed when you did, mt. Follow the doctor`s orders and get well." Bruce Three Nines

That was my thought too, Bruce. I would imagine that by the time you got your diagnosis, Alex, you did not feel at all well. it must have been a relief to get an answer.

I've heard of a 'tummy tuck' Bill D

pssst, Bill. This sounds much more like a 'tummy yank'.

Would you like to share a room with Spaw?" SINS   Alex probably needs a quiet room for awhile, Sins.

Mousethief, (I'm still not quite clear on whether you steal rodents or if you are one, yourself.) I hope your symptoms will all dissipate rapidly. A surgeon told me once that it is no wonder that patients are sore and achy after surgery, that their innards are handled in ways that they never expected to have to go through. Get better fast and the very next step is well.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mousethief
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 10:57 PM

Mousethief is the title of a character in a kids' book ("Mossflower" by Brian Jacques) whose name is Gonff (Yiddish for "thief") and who is a mouse who steals. A sort of Robin Hood character who steals from the evil wildcat overlords and gives back (since it was stolen from them in the first place) to the woodland critters. But I also identify with the Saturday-morning cartoon character Savoir Faire. :)

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Amos
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 10:58 PM

ALex:

Congratulations on having the surgery and getting the Invasion of the GI Tract fixed. Unnatural converse, indeed!! Give yourself the luxury of a stately. steady recovery and you'll be back to battery in no time.

Hugs,

A

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Neil D
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 11:56 PM

My thoughts are with you Mousethief. After coronary bypass surgery I had the mother of all stiff necks for a long time even after I was pretty much otherwise recovered. I realize now it's like katlaughing said about the position they put your body in during surgery. This very painful and restrictive neck condition lasted for weeks but eventually went away. Best of luck to you.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 12:40 AM

Mousethief, my heart goes out to you. I wish you a speedy and complete recovery. I have had my own medical nightmares and bouts with self-pity and depression. At times the only thing that kept me afloat was the thought that the person in the room next to mine was probably in worse shape than I was. Please let us know what the doctor tells you on Friday.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Donuel
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 01:31 AM

I always thought Ganef was the name of our auto mechanic when I was a kid.

I tried to think of a cartoon that both Rush and Liberals might like... Hey I don't have to tone down cartoons

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Donuel
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 01:45 AM

Would you like Mudcaters to start a drive and send you all
their Bad Breath and Beyond coupons, or maybe get used to solids by
getting dozens of gift cards for IHOP or Big Fat Al's Pork Palace. ??

IF you take Palin killers be sure to get the kind that have absolutely NO tylenol in them.
They are tiny but mighty, the kind Mighty Mousethief would take before he sang.
IF they make you sing take care not to tear yout 10 stitches.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Manitas_at_home
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 02:55 AM

REally LTS not bothering to log out....

Mousey dear, take it easy, take it carefully and learn to love soup for a while!

I hope everything returns to a healthy normality soon. I shall open up the recovery ward and hope that SEvern's puns don't put you back a month or so!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Janie
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 05:27 AM

Thinking of you, and hoping those symptoms go away very quickly.

Janie

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Will Fly
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 05:34 AM

Look - I've spent a lot of time calculating the mean age of Mudcatters on the "How Old Are we All" thread. You are not - I repeat not to put those statistics in jeopardy. And that goes for the rest of you who might be feeling under the weather. Don't even go there. :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: JennieG
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 06:20 AM

Ouch....hope you feel better soon!

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: GUEST,Alan Whittle
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 08:35 AM

Lotsa best wishes for you soon to be feeling better

al

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mousethief
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 08:44 AM

@Donuel: do you have a license to wield those puns? If your auto mechanic's name was "thief" you can be sure your unnecessary repairs paid for his kid's braces.

Thanks everybody for the wishes. Got some more feeling back in my paws overnight, and the eyesight is better as well.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 08:58 AM

Are you the Alex referred to in the 'blackbird song' thread?

"Lyr Req: 'Whur be yon blackbird too?'
From: GUEST
Date: 08 May 08 - 07:07 AM

This was, and likely still is, the favorite drinking (drunken) song of Alex Everitt, well-respected Mousehole jeweler and 80s Hawaii party animal and roommate."

If so, coming from a mousehole, that would explain the 'mouse' part of your name. If not, it's a nice coincidence.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mousethief
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 09:31 AM

That's a very funny coincidence! Especially since one of my family names is almost "Everitt". But I've never been in Hawaii, in the 80s or otherwise. Nor have I ever sung "Whur be yon blackbird too" (nor heard it, alas). Nor (alas) am I a jeweler.

I wonder where "Mousehole" is.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Will Fly
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 09:43 AM

Mousehole - pronounced "Mowzle" - is in Cornwall in the UK.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: wysiwyg
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 10:38 AM

Belatedly wellwishingly yours,

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 11:11 AM

Well I certainly missed the challenges... sorry to hear about what you have been through... hope you have a speedy recovery.. will be praying for same! Best wishes, Mike.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 11:17 AM

Mowzle is just down the road from Snozzdle.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: katlaughing
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 11:35 AM

Learn all about MOUSEHOLE.:-)

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Manitas_at_home
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 12:47 PM

REcovery ward open for business... stay away from the north end though, that's the chicken soup ward for the contagious.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 01:42 PM

Oh, my! That's quite a predicament to have been in, and I'm glad they were able to repair it surgically. Now here's hoping you get over the cure completely!

Take care, and watch that lifting for a while.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mousethief
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 02:04 PM

Thanks everybody.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Matthew Edwards
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 02:09 PM

Dear, dear me! I am sorry to hear this, and I hope you'll soon recover fully. But let the healing come in its own good time, and don't rush things!

All the same I'd try to get out of that Mudcat Recovery Ward before Nurse Ratched arrives....

Smart Alex

Our mousethief lies under the weather,
Our mousethief is making a fuss,
Our mousethief's been sewn back together,
Please send back our mousethief to us.

O send back, o send back,
O send back our mousethief to us, to us,
Send him back in a six-horse-drawn chariot,
Or send him back in an old Greyhound bus.

His innards are back where they should be
With his stomach wrapped back round his guts,
He takes soup down his oesophagal cavity,
But he still can't eat pretzels or nuts.

Last night as he lay on his pillow,
Our mousethief was roaring with pain;
Give his sight back to the old fellow,
Let his fingers have feeling again.

Send him back, send him back to the Mudcat,
Send him back to set challenges perverse;
With a catalogue of scatological items that
Will corrupt and deprave us or worse!

Matthew

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mousethief
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 02:13 PM

A Silver BLOB for the all-too-true:
But he still can't eat pretzels or nuts.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 02:35 PM

Hope you are feeling much better by now, Alex.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: fat B****rd
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 03:24 PM

Kind regards from Charlie in Dunfermline. I hope all goes well for you.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Monique
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 03:39 PM

Best of luck and get well!

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: gnu
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 04:35 PM

MT... how are you now? how you doin?

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mousethief
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 07:47 PM

Thanks everybody

Not much different, gnu. Still tingling in my right hand; still pain in my chest. My eyes are a little less blurry. Saw an ophthalmologist who said the pain meds can cause the shape of the lens to change, and it virtually always goes back to normal (they always have to hedge their bets). So I'm on different pain meds. Fun!

Thanks again for all the kind wishes.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: SINSULL
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 09:04 PM

Expect a visit from Spaw, MT. He is about to claim his room at the NYCFTTS.
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mousethief
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 09:54 PM

I forget what that means - Neil Young Center for the .... ?

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Nancy King
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 12:16 AM

"...Terminally Screwed," I believe...

Mend quickly, Mousethief!

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Hollowfox
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 08:44 AM

I haven't had a chance to post for a bit (home computer ka-futz at the moment, too lively at work and the breaks too short). your personal $#@!-reduction candle series started as soon as I saww this thread two days ago. Warm healing thoughts are flying in your direction as I type.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 10:35 AM

under the weather? sounds more like under a big mucking boot!

Hope you recover fully and very soon.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mousethief
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 03:28 PM

Thanks everyone. The tingling in my left paw is all but gone now, and in my right, it has diminished to about the level the left was day before yesterday. Eyesight is returning to normal since I stopped taking Oxycodone. The new pain meds are doing a pretty good job keeping the pain in my shoulders at bay.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mouldy
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 03:42 PM

I'll never complain about my piddling little hiatus hernia again!

Your body has taken a battering, and I'm not surprised it's gone a bit out of sync!
Be gentle with yourself, and take all the dietary advice seriously!


Andrea

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: gnu
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 03:44 PM

I hope for continued recovery MT.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Janie
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 03:51 PM

Glad you are improving. Keep it up, young man!

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: jacqui.c
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 07:15 PM

Good thoughts coming from Maine Mousethief.

Oxycodone is horrible stuff - so many side effects. Here's hoping that the pain goes away fast so that you can get off of the painkillers.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mousethief
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 09:50 PM

Thanks again, everybody!

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: ClaireBear
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 11:49 PM

All the best! Sorry I haven't chimed in sooner, but please know I've been thinking about you even if I haven't posted. Got my mojo working... Be healthy! Thrive! Rejoice!

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: framus
Date: 16 Jan 11 - 12:16 AM

Sorry I missed you last night, but all the best, I'm still in chat, but also a bit buggered. Talk to you soon.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 16 Jan 11 - 01:36 AM

I've been away for a very long-weekend Festival - glad to read you're getting better

continue the good work.

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Mrrzy
Date: 16 Jan 11 - 11:12 AM

Yay, mousie! Try medical pot for the pain, a lot less debilitating (I hear)...

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Donuel
Date: 16 Jan 11 - 12:57 PM

Hey, I can't be the only one to see the resemblence, but just in case I am... http://usera.imagecave.com/donuel/don/Beckson.jpg

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Little Hawk
Date: 17 Jan 11 - 12:18 PM

Be glad you weren't under the weather we've having here. It was 20 below yesterday, blowing snow.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mousethief
Date: 17 Jan 11 - 06:54 PM

Update: Tingling in paws is entirely gone, and vision appears to be back to normal! Had a few sharp, unexpected pains in a place unrelated to the surgery today but they went away and are not coming back -- this was in spite of pain meds. Dial-a-nurse says not to fret unless it comes back, and that works for me.

I'm supposed to take the pain meds every 4 hours, and if I let it go 4.5 (almost to the minute) I know it.

Thanks everybody for your good wishes and jokes and stuff.

Oh, and I can now play the guitar again! Not any better than before, alas, but that (and wiping my ass) were two things I was afraid I'd never be able to do again!

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Jeri
Date: 17 Jan 11 - 07:28 PM

Jeez man, USE TOILET PAPER!
Seriously, glad you've had everything stuck back where it's supposed to be, and you're otherwise improving!

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Bobert
Date: 17 Jan 11 - 07:36 PM

Listen, mouser... Next time you need some surgery you call on me... I unnerstand this stuff and have tools, too and can bring a few with me...

Okay???

But seriously, ya' sure it's okay to drenk that rotgut moonshine while yer recoverin'??? I mean, did ya' run that by the docs???

No, I didn't think ya' had...

BTW, tingle ain't half bad...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: olddude
Date: 17 Jan 11 - 08:36 PM

Dang it mouse, get better ... and stay away from those doctor types ..
take care of yourself my friend
:-)

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Janie
Date: 17 Jan 11 - 08:54 PM

Hurray!

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: katlaughing
Date: 18 Jan 11 - 10:31 AM

Thanks for the update and good news, Alex! May it continue to improve.

luvyakat

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: gnu
Date: 18 Jan 11 - 01:42 PM

Great news!

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Little Hawk
Date: 18 Jan 11 - 01:56 PM

While recuperating, Mousethief, you may find your appetite for cheese is getting back to normal, and you're getting those strong cravings...

If so, RESIST the temptation to take a piece of cheese that is sitting temptingly in a sort of peculiar device that looks kind of like a wound-up metal frame of some kind that is mounted on a wooden base. DON'T GO NEAR IT!!!

Trust me on this, okay? ;-) No matter how good it smells, DON'T touch the cheese!

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: mousethief
Date: 18 Jan 11 - 03:26 PM

LH: You mean like this?

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Little Hawk
Date: 18 Jan 11 - 06:36 PM

LOL!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Bill D
Date: 18 Jan 11 - 06:43 PM

always be prepared!

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: Janie
Date: 27 Jan 11 - 10:36 PM

Mousethief will soon be fit again.

Subject: RE: BS: Mousethief under the weather
From: GUEST,Alan Whittle
Date: 28 Jan 11 - 04:48 AM

hope the dark clouds are lifting. where are you mt?
send me an e-mail with your address and I'll send you a cd. there are acouple of funny songs on there that might cheer you up

[e-mail]

all the best for your continued recovery

al