surgery

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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In surgery

September 29, 2010
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Whew! They finally took Dave back to the operating room after we waited several hours for his doctors to finish up their first surgery of the day. In the meantime the nurses gave Aliza a matching bracelet. Dave’s surgeon came back to talk to me as they wheeled Dave to the OR. He was drinking [...]

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Flying to DC on Saturday for surgery

June 23, 2010

Remember when Dave’s surgery in Dubai was canceled? One of the options we were given to consider was for Dave to have his first surgery in Baltimore with the hand specialist on his “home turf.” We didn’t really think about doing this because of all of the work it would take to get there, the [...]

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Bilateral Elbow Cubital Tunnel Ulnar Nerve Transposition

May 3, 2008

That’s the technical term for the surgery David had last Tuesday. *Warning for the Weak of Stomach: Icky scar picture including staples is coming up… Before – You know how they always mark the body part to make sure they don’t operate on the wrong limb? After – 4 ace bandages and 44 staples later [...]

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Elbow surgery update

April 29, 2008

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers this afternoon– the elbow surgery was a success! The surgeon actually ended up doing a nerve transposition on both of his elbows instead of just a nerve release. The nerve damage in David’s elbows was bad enough to warrant moving the ulnar nerve from the outside of his [...]

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Brief update: Elbow surgery

April 29, 2008

We moved out of our apartment yesterday and into a condo reserved for cross-cultural workers who are on furlough. For those of you who weren’t aware, David is having double elbow surgery this afternoon here in Little Rock. He has been struggling with chronic pain in his arms for almost 3 years now due to [...]

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