Knife Maker Surgery today

did you pay a little extra for the servo motor upgrade? Bye bye power hammer, hello bionic shoulder!
I find the thought of a nurse trying to dress you hilarious. And I'm a little disturbed by the thought, now that it's entered my mind...

here's hopes for a speedy recovery, Karl. Don't rush it, and take your glucosamine!
 
Some of these repair jobs will take 6 months or so . Move things but no strain.
Are you going to make some scalpels for the doc ? Sandvik makes lots of steel for those knives .
When I had a little job done the nurses asked how a scalpel was made .I was very pleased that they were so interested in learning !!
 
hey Mete

nowadays scalpels are just disposable little pieces of (I think) AEBL or similar...which attach to "safety handles" which are absurd...I mean, if I can't keep from cutting myself, should I really be operating on someone anyway :eek:

Karl

glad it went well!

Bill
 
Karl B. Andersen said:
I apologize for making a statement on the Kevin Jones Blade Show thread about an issue I'm getting fixed today.
I had stated that I was getting some surgery on that thread and I felt it started to detract from a time-honored traditional thread. Wrong focus.
So here are the details - if anyone cares - and if anyone wants to comment.
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Think nothing of it Karl, I'm glad you let us know. I hope everything went well, and please give us an update as soon as you feel up to it.
 
Kevin Jones said:
.....please give us an update as soon as you feel up to it.
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It's only been since Tuesday night and it seems like a week. Yesterday was a long day! During surgery, they inject a "nerve block" that deadens the entire arm to not only eliminate any pain, but also to inhibit any movement for at least a day. So, this was done Tuesday night at surgery 6:00 PM. Yesterday at noon, I began to regain control of my right arm! That was exciting! I was able to scratch my left arm pit! I had so much control of my arm by about 3 PM that I thought the nerve block had worn off. Boy, was I wrong. I don't like taking drugs and even stopped my pain meds at noon. Bad idea. The nerve block kept wearing off more and more and by 10 PM last night I was in so much pain the neighbors probably heard me!! This morning I couldn't take it any longer and removed the huge bandage over my shoulder. (I wondered why it was so big? It looked like a football shoulder pad.) I had 6 holes in my shoulder. 6. I thought I was only going to have two! Anyway, now I know why I'm so sore.
Back on the pain meds.
 
Karl B. Andersen said:
It's only been since Tuesday night and it seems like a week. Yesterday was a long day! During surgery, they inject a "nerve block" that deadens the entire arm to not only eliminate any pain, but also to inhibit any movement for at least a day. So, this was done Tuesday night at surgery 6:00 PM. Yesterday at noon, I began to regain control of my right arm! That was exciting! I was able to scratch my left arm pit! I had so much control of my arm by about 3 PM that I thought the nerve block had worn off. Boy, was I wrong. I don't like taking drugs and even stopped my pain meds at noon. Bad idea. The nerve block kept wearing off more and more and by 10 PM last night I was in so much pain the neighbors probably heard me!! This morning I couldn't take it any longer and removed the huge bandage over my shoulder. (I wondered why it was so big? It looked like a football shoulder pad.) I had 6 holes in my shoulder. 6. I thought I was only going to have two! Anyway, now I know why I'm so sore.
Back on the pain meds.
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Sometimes drugs are good, m'kay? ;)
 
Karl

not that I want to be the prophet of doom, but....If you have 6 portals, it is possible there was more damage than the surgeon thought, and that he actually had to repair a cuff TEAR - until you know for sure, be extra careful about moving that arm around! We used to worry that too much early motion would tear the sutures....but they are now Kevlar reinforced, and you can't snap them in your hand. BUT....they can saw thru the tissue like a wire thru cheese...

Scalene nerve blocks are awesome, but when they wear off....yeah, it's not pretty. Be consoled that if you had NOT had the block, you would have had twice as much pain right after the surgery.

Be well

Bill Flynn
 
Bill, those extra holes were exploratory.
My surgeon is one of the surgeons for the Chicago Bulls and the White Sox. We did talk yesterday and he told me to immediately get onto my exercises. I also had good conversations with the post-op nurse and there were no repairs made. It was decompression, cyst removal. I'm not saying that I'll be practicing my long bow tomorrow, but it could have been worse.
 
Ahhhh, the Interscalene Block...wasn't that wonderful? One of the reasons you hurt so bad is they blow yer shoulder up like a balloon so as to have more room to fish around. ;)

Yeah, you need to try and stay in front of the pain....can be hard to get it back under control....sit back and enjoy the ride buddy, you'll be back at it shortly! :)
 
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No pain, no gain. Sounds like you are on the road to recovery, Karl. You will be a new man in no time.

Hang in there!

- Joe
 
Karl B. Andersen said:
It's only been since Tuesday night and it seems like a week. Yesterday was a long day! During surgery, they inject a "nerve block" that deadens the entire arm to not only eliminate any pain, but also to inhibit any movement for at least a day. So, this was done Tuesday night at surgery 6:00 PM. Yesterday at noon, I began to regain control of my right arm! That was exciting! I was able to scratch my left arm pit! I had so much control of my arm by about 3 PM that I thought the nerve block had worn off. Boy, was I wrong. I don't like taking drugs and even stopped my pain meds at noon. Bad idea. The nerve block kept wearing off more and more and by 10 PM last night I was in so much pain the neighbors probably heard me!! This morning I couldn't take it any longer and removed the huge bandage over my shoulder. (I wondered why it was so big? It looked like a football shoulder pad.) I had 6 holes in my shoulder. 6. I thought I was only going to have two! Anyway, now I know why I'm so sore.
Back on the pain meds.
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It's easier to manage pain that's under control than to get severe pain back under control. I personally hate the feeling I get from pain killers, but take them as prescribed and you will recover quicker. Better living through chemistry. :cool:
 
Dawkind said:
Ahhhh, the Interscalene Block...wasn't that wonderful? One of the reasons you hurt so bad is they blow yer shoulder up like a balloon so as to have more room to fish around. ;)

Yeah, you need to try and stay in front of the pain....can be hard to get it back under control....sit back and enjoy the ride buddy, you'll be back at it shortly! :)
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Most people probably don't realize that the do that for "minimally invasive" surgical procedures. My experience with bariatric surgery was that you have the most severe "sh*t pains" known to mankind for a few days add end up farting the gas out after works its way though your system.:p
 
Joe

We don't use gas (CO2 or otherwise) in arthroscopic procedures - we use saline solution. Intra-abdominal procedures use gas, as large amounts of fluids could be problematic...

Bill
 
billf said:
Joe

We don't use gas (CO2 or otherwise) in arthroscopic procedures - we use saline solution. Intra-abdominal procedures use gas, as large amounts of fluids could be problematic...

Bill
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I do know that the right side of my chest is all black and blue. Not sure what that's all about, I have my post-op evaluation on Thursday.
 
Karl B. Andersen said:
I do know that the right side of my chest is all black and blue. Not sure what that's all about, I have my post-op evaluation on Thursday.
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Karl, I have seen people who had fairly minor procedures done on their face look like they had gotten into a fight with Mike Tyson. That type of bruising appears to be pretty common.
 
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