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Dave playing tennis

March 7, 2011

Five years ago Dave’s arms were a mess– extensive ulnar nerve entrapment in both arms, painful neuromas, scar tissue and burning nerve pain slowly degenerated his once-healthy arms and diminished his ability to use them at all. He would spend hours dictating his seminary papers to me because typing was out of the question for [...]

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Arms update

January 17, 2011
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Dave here– And it’s about time for an update on the progress I’ve made in physical therapy since my arm surgeries (June and Sept 2010). Although I still have severe burning pain in my arms, I’m gaining strength and flexibility. My doctor came for a visit two weeks ago and he set me up with [...]

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Dave’s Really-Expensive-Not-So-Comfortable Halloween Costume

October 4, 2010

I took a post-op photo of Dave’s left arm this morning. If you want to see it then you’ll have to scroll down a bit. I’ll keep typing just in case someone clicked on the front page of this blog and is expecting a cute photo like this one. When the surgeon took the bandages [...]

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Nurture and nature

October 2, 2010
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Some have asked me how the kids have been handling all of Dave’s surgeries– and I’m proud to say that they have always been fabulous caregivers. They’re very protective of his arms and remarkably aware of themselves when playing around him. But because kids are a bit clumsy, sometimes they have accidents and bump into [...]

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Who wants to see an ulnar nerve?

October 1, 2010

Do you want to see a photograph of Dave’s ulnar nerve during surgery? Because if you really want to see a photo, I’ve included one down at the end of this post. But I have to include all of this space in here in case any of you clicked on this link and really don’t [...]

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Post-surgery update

September 29, 2010
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After 3 1/2 hours in the operating room, here’s the scoop from the doctor– He said Dave’s left arm was worse off than his right arm (which we already knew). The ulnar nerve was pinched in the same place as it was in his right arm at the elbow, and the nerve had zero mobility. [...]

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Surgery moved to tomorrow

September 28, 2010
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Please pray for Dave’s arm surgery tomorrow at 1pm Wednesday here in Dubai. The same surgeon who operated on his right arm in Maryland is going to work on his left arm. Hopefully I’ll be able to update you quickly on how things go– so please check Life in Arabia every so often or sign [...]

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