1 Topic by Tom Oldman (edited by Tom Oldman 2016-04-28 00:54:45)

Topic: Update on my wrist

I saw the wrist surgeon at the base hospital today. He took a look at the MRI's they took, wiggled my bones around, poked a bit, and stretched my palm out flat. He says my age has managed to catch up with me - I have arthritis. That plus two small bone spurs are what's making my wrist hurt. Heat and cold don't really affect it, but I noticed that with the coming of summer, it wasn't hurting as much. So now I have a weather predictor. He says that if it gets too bad he can give me a cortisone shot or two, but cautions that when it wears off, it might hurt even more. I like the status quo, so I'll opt for popping an occasional Tylenol Arthritis.

He had them fix me up with a cast that won't allow my thumb to move at all. he wants me to wear it for a week before going back to typing, mousing, or handwriting, etc. After that, I'll begin to whittle away at my huge backlog of reviews I owe, as well as updating my chapters. I apologize for the delay, but this dang wrist really hurts. Oh, and he ruled out Carpal Tunnel. Says the tunnel is just fine. I told him that's probably because I've been typing in one form or another (typewriter, TTY, keyboard) for over 60 years. I learned to type at the tender age of 11.

Anyhow, as Ahnald would say: "Ah'll be back!"

~Tom

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Hey, Tom! Good to know you'll be back. Me too. I've been through many changes, but May 16 is the day I'll start posting, come hell or high water! I look forward to reading your work!

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Excellent, Max! I look forward to your sunny replies and your always-entertaining stories.

~Tom

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Hey, Tom. Getting old isn't for wimps, as my mother used to say. Maybe you could change your nom de plume to I. M. Young. Who knows what psychosomatic benefit that could give you!

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Good one, Jack. Back when I was blogging heavily on Wordpress, I used to sign my posts with "T.O.M." which, in my mind meant The Old Man. It sort of morphed into Tom Oldman when I began to write stories and novels.

~Tom

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Hey Tom.
Hope you're on the road to recovering soon.  Like how your name came about.:)
Regards, Randy

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7 Reply by njc (edited by njc 2016-04-29 00:14:19)

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Find it on GooGroups wrote:

``May we come in?'' said Officer Fiona.

``Of course,'' said Freylinghausen Minkminder, stepping back from the doorway.  His knees were at different heights, too.  ``Would you like to go upstairs?''

``Actually, I'd like to talk a little first.''

``Ah.  Have we been introduced?''  He said this as he slipped in front of the Old Man.

``No, son, I don't think we have.  You are?''

``I ... why, I am Freylinghausen Augustus Polycroneus Minkminder.  And you?''

The Old Man looked down on Freylinghuasen Augustus Polycroneus Minkminder.  It's a good trick, because Minkminder was at least three inches taller than him.  Someday I'll get him to tell me how he does it.  ``I'm the Old Man.''

``Well, yes.  You are.''  Minkminder looked defeated.  He stepped aside.  ``Shall we sit down?''  He waved us into the living room.

``I was wonderin' when you were going to get to that,'' said the Old Man, taking the chair that was obviously Minkminder's own.  Minkminder grabbed his second choice before Fiona could sit down in it.

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