Bad news again, I'm afraid.

Thanks again everybody. I check into the hospital today, and my surgery is tomorrow. I'll make sure I post here by Wednesday at the latest, in case I can't get at a computer while I'm in St. John's.

Thanks again everybody :)

Ethan

UPDATE: I'm here in St. John's, where the surgery is to be done, just finished my consultation with the doctor. I have to be there at 12:00 tomorrow morning, and I have to begin fasting at 7:00 tonight.

Thanks everybody :)

Ethan

I hope the surgery and recoverery goes well Ethan b'y. I was in hospitial in St. John's back in the fall, by appendix exploded and I had emergency surgery. It was at the Janeway because I was a month away from my 18th birthday. As hospitials go, it's actually a real wicked one. You might be in the Health Science part though. Anyway, check out some guitar shops while you're in town man, Griffiths Guitar Works is a wicked store.

Best of luck man,

Paul

Thanks Paul. I am going shopping tomorrow after the surgery, and I will most likely come home with some type of new toy. Also, this will be my first time under general anesthetic, so I'm a bit nervous :?

Thanks everybody

Ethan

Don't forget us to tell about your new 'toy'. :wink:

Wishing you a speedy and less painful recovery.

Rahul

Final update before the surgery: It's 10:15 on D-Day, and my mother is taking me out shopping for a few hours before the surgery. I met my doctor last night, he's a great guy and a good surgeon, according to his record :) Also, my new toy may involve a new set of rubber for my dirt rig, still want to hear about it? :wink:

Thanks everyone,

Ethan

Update time! :D :D :D

It's 11:22 on the night after surgery, and I finished at 9:30 tonight. :D The arm is in a cast and is still numb, but the tendon was successfully repared with no collateral damage. I'll be getting the stitches out in a week to ten days, in my neighbour's garage :shock:

Thanks everybody who posted here or checked in, I really appreciate the support :D :D :D

Great news! Neighbors garage really? I can take them out in my garage. :shock: No, really, I have taken out thousands of stitches. I hope you neighbor is a health care professional and you have your doctors blessing. And please, in the future take care with sharp things.

Thanks TR. About 20 minutes before I hurt myself with a pocketknife, I was doing 30 mph through the woods on a pedalbike. Go figure :roll:

My neighbour is an orthopedic surgeon, but he still manages to come close to burning the house down with fireworks every New Year. And yes, I have my doctor's blessing.

As a side note, anyone mind if I refer my surgeon neighbour here? He's learning the guitar, and I'm afraid I'm not a particularly good teacher

Thanks everybody :D

Ethan

Hey Ethan!!!! :D :D :D :D

Sounds GREAT!!!!

I knew you'd pull through kid :wink:

Ken

Thanks TR. About 20 minutes before I hurt myself with a pocketknife, I was doing 30 mph through the woods on a pedalbike. Go figure :roll:
Lol, I'm sorry. I just love the way the world works. You'resome stunt man for all of your life, but you die by swallowing a piece of food the wrong way.

Funny the way things work in life...karma maybe?

Anyways, I'm glad you had a great surgery. Good luck on your recovery, and I hope everything heals properly! :)

I think your neighbor is well qualified to remove your stitches ....... more so than I! Why didn't he fix your boo boo? Not on call? :lol: Hey, my hospital needs a good orthopod ... he wanna move? We freeze our butts in the winter but for you, this is down south!

Oh! By all means .. refer him here! I used to jam with a bunch of Docs from Canada. They all worked in our ER. I was the only American and the only non-doctor. Now, I'm a pretty bright guy. Was weird being the dummy in the group. :P

Glad to hear it went well Ethan. And send your neighbour over this way, it'd be great to have another Newfoundlander around here, assuming of course hes home grown.

Paul

Yes, he's home-grown, originally from St. John's. The anesthetic has worn off almost completely, so I'm getting random shots of pain through the hand now. That, apparently, is a good thing :roll:

I needed a plastic surgeon for this operation, otherwise he would almost certainly have done it.

As soon as my mother wakes up, we're dropping by at a Honda dealer, and I'm going to try and talk her in to something way too fast and way too expensive :twisted: I'll let you know how it goes :wink:

Thanks again everybody

Ethan

Getting a new bike ?

Be careful this time though. Ever seen 'The fast and the furious' ? :wink: