My Motorcycle Injuries

I finally went to the follow-up visit with the orthopedic hand specialist yesterday. It's been a while, but I've had to wait because of the appointment that he ordered for me with a neurologist, along with having to endure some time with a case of COVID-19 (I was 100% asymptomatic, so a free supply of antibodies for me). The neurologist made it seem as though the nerve damage in my hand was not treatable, and I drove to the appointment with the orthopedic surgeon yesterday convinced that I was going to be told that there wasn't much that could be done for me. I was actually told that there wasn't a single thing that could be done for me. The surgeon said that the nerve damage was not treatable and the issue with my trigger finger should wait until it gets worse. He told me that I should set up an appointment with him if the trigger finger should ever actually lock in an open or shut position. Um, sure, I'll call right away. So I've basically been told that altho...

In my last post I was griping a little about a few of the setbacks that I've been dealing with lately. I guess I should have kept my mouth (or keyboard?) shut. Since then I tested positive for COVID-19. Yay for me. I've been in isolation at home all week and the flip side of it is that I've been able to get a lot of stuff done because I'm not watching my niece while I'm in quarantine. The good news is that I'm completely asymptomatic. I took the J&J vaccine months ago, so yeah, maybe it payed off. I wouldn't have known that I had this virus at all except for the fact that my little niece's dad and sister got sick, so I took a home test to be cautious. I then went to a clinic to confirm the result. The diabetes given to me by one of my accident injuries hasn't caused any problems with COVID-19, and I anticipate that in a few days I'll test clear and be able to join the outside world again.  As a result of my diagnosis I had to cancel my follow...

Although I’m feeling relatively OK, the past few weeks have been a little less than ideal concerning the things related to my accident injuries. I’ve been sleepless and tired the past weeks, and some days I hit periods of time when it feels as though I’ve got nothing left to give. It’s not that I'm running out of gas, but rather that I feel as though the equipment has nothing left to give…as if the different parts are just too worn down. Then, a couple of weeks ago I had an appointment with a neurologist, having been referred to her by an orthopedic hand specialist a few weeks before. The neurologist said that she didn’t see anything significantly wrong with most of the nerves in my hand. Considering the degree of discomfort and pain that I experience daily with my hand, it was a little odd to hear that there’s not a lot wrong with it neurologically. The problem is that the orthopedic surgeon will be basing his ability to help me, in part, on her report. I have an appointment wit...