Partial update

It's been quite awhile, and there is much to write-

 

What we did last summer,

What I did throughout September so far,

How Scott did get a job

My carpal tunnel surgeries

However, well, there really are reasons I haven't posted. I wasn't able to type very well, I was tired from the pain meds, I'd look at the pc and get overwhelmed, since there were so many other things to write, pay, send, yada yada, and I'd have to go take a nap. After I got my real work done (which really never was quite "done"), it seemed there was no time for the blogosphere.

So—I'll try to do several posts at the same time. But they will be individual posts, just on the same day. (ok, since I started this on the 17^th of September, I guess they will be on different days.)

I'll start with the shortest one.

Scott got a job!! The end. Kidding…He works as a contractor at Boeing in Long Beach, just 15 minutes away. The benefits package appeared at first to be great; now it doesn't exist. It's ok, though, we have a plan that I'll write about further on a different post fairly soon.

A description of my carpal tunnel release surgery:    For many years, I've been warned by several different hand specialists that I'd probably need this surgery. This year, I had noticed that the feeling in my fingers had significantly decreased. I'd type, and my hands would go numb within just a few minutes. I'd drive and just holding up my hand on the steering wheel caused pain and tingling in both arms. I'd hold the steering wheel with one hand, let the other hand hang down and shake it to get some feeling back. I'd do the same thing for the other hand. Carrying things was especially painful. Any time I had to curl my fingers to carry a bag with a handle, for example, my fingers would hurt and tingle.

Long story short, this year a surgeon said that the next thing to happen would be that my hands would lose muscle tissue. Muscles don't regenerate. Once you lose use of your muscles, there goes the usefulness of your hands. He stated my condition was "severe" and that I'd most likely lose muscle soon. He convinced me to have the surgery.

We did the left hand first, which didn't seem so difficult. I didn't need a lot of pain meds, but it was nice to have them, "just in case." When we did the right hand, it was very different. First of all, I'm right-handed. I found out just how right-handed I am!