Doctors advice. heed it

[Janx101]

Good for you Bro! .. clear the trash!!

A positive step for sure! Well done!

[yamahonkawazuki]

it needed to happen.  friend would call on ya, whether you had something or not. with that POS out of the picture, literally have 1 friend in this town well no 2, one is undependable but not like that specimen. this one likes enjoying  herbal cigarrettes so much so that he occasionally forgets to show up when he said he would. but thats cool. hed lay down his life for me. beyond that, theres my boss  from old job. we got along famously. well 3 friends. nothing else. boss and his wife. i dislike dishonest people. i dont ask for anything . just honesty. be straight forward with me. nothing more, nothing less. or as the saying goes, you are the company you keep.
im here alone as i heal ( or try to). if i see someones number and i know theyre calling about drugs  ill answer i dont have anything you can let him know that too. i dont do that kind of thing. let him know Eh? call ends shortly thereafter

[yamahonkawazuki]

i need to go curl up and be scarce for awhile. the coughing fits are painful. and dont want to risk losing that devices connection to the spinal column. need to rest until sunday, once done at church, need to rest until i have rest of procedures completed. i swear this is mentally draining. nvm physically lol. yall take care will update this thread later on today.
Aaron

[barry905]

Congratulations. The idiot is not really a friend at all, just a user who sees you as a source of free pills. You did the right thing.

You're going through the wringer now, but at some point you will be able to look back on this and think "Thank God it's over". So stay optimistic.

Take care of yourself.

Barry.

[yamahonkawazuki]

Or as the saying goes " With friends like that, who needs enemies" its not the emotional a$$ kicking from this exchange, its the drain from  this inevitable encounter, combined with the pressure of the health issues, and  really i dont miss him and tbh didnt care for her in any way shape or form. the pills although they help me a great deal seems around here puts a target on ones back. tempted to inquire about having an implanted pump take the place of the oral meds. 100 tims smaller dosage, and one would have to commit murder to steal the meds lol. anyhoo i see 2 surgeons this coming week. monday is my ortho. and we formulate a plan on the repairs and initial setting of the bones ( est. 5 weeks from fx date), tuesday i have trial device removed and electrodes disconnected from spine. then to wound care. i  tried to schedule all 3 on one day. i can stand at hosp look left and see pain doc, look out and see hosp. alas no. but 3 major things in 3 days wound care might be closed out at that point. its healing. blood flow in toe not so great but it is there

[yamahonkawazuki]

blech. trying to keep a simple cough from developing into a chest cold ( FAIL) or pneumonia. should have passed the thing first before procedure. now coughing carries a couple risks for a few days. have to minimise it until after midweek
Aaron

[Electrojake]

Oral Codeine is your friend. 

Adding an expectorant is an option.

Decongestants have other complications, and we wont even begin to discuss antihistamine usage.

OK then, Codeine it is!  Reduce that body-jarring cough so your other problems can heal. 

[yamahonkawazuki]

forums.webmd.com/3/pain-management-exchange/foru/5608/9
this covers it. im am effin skinny... im 5'10" 135ish because of the ankle FX.
1. monday i go to my orthopaedic surgeon  to set my fracture in latest incident ( and by GOD hopefully last incident.) swelling went down to point i can feel the broken bone. not an exact time of injury like the others. i called asking for a brace because aircast was used to cover R ankle after sepsis incident late sept. he doesnt want to use cast again because of that incident. ( just roll up end if need be or give me another airboot.)i may have popped a screw loose because of lack of support right now. my bones arent hppy. but ive got 7 screws in place. so it SHOULD BE okay. will xray that one as well. now back to L. it raged for a bit other day i would have considered a smith and wesson painkiller. but after strong prayer and soul searching i permanently forgot that option. and i cranked up the SCS to a strong 20hz square wave. ( BAAM buzz BAAM buzz etc.. i found the setup program which was installed. i mentioned a hypothesis i had dwelled upon. a program which would mimic a bass line found in almost all music. the test program proved it is possible. just no ones developed it yet. discussed it with rep. she was unsure if program could be developed. i said after the inplant surgery ill volunteer myself as a gujinea pig. anyhoo, monday i meet ortho to begin ankle work. perhaps surgery this week.) then tuesday my pm doc and the neuro remove test unit from my spinal cord. while im awake lol.  i heal for a few weeks before perm one. or a morphine pump.  wed is wound care. im too effin skinny. not much body fat. NO  pics of my butt lol. will post pic of test unit once i edit the blood and stuff out of dressing. also going to get my hands on the fluoroscope pic of electrode placement. xray looks like a bomb lol. ankle makes me nervous heel has now rendered me nearly flat footed. anyways mentally and physically spent. going to curl up and try to relax. maybe take last of my cash and raid a buffet. should have enough for that. anyhoo curl up time.
Aaron

[yamahonkawazuki]

That sorry sack of sh*t still begging for meds. had plans for the cash in my pocket, but i guess its a blessing. this phone is going downhill so ill take it and grab a beaterphone from ebay and change my number. getting law enforcement involved really isnt an option atm. because it would imply that i associate with pillheads. which i do not. although i can via non official measures one of their detectives i used to work with ....... can change number for free but since   phone has its issues... should have lasted longer. but i guess postwhoring was not included in its list of qabilities.
Aaron

[yamahonkawazuki]

going to search fleabay for a verizon smartphone. orjat least something that i can chain to my tablet. but dude hassling me is beginning to piss me off . yesterday was just an annoyance. i am slow to anger. my fibula fracture just let go.. felt a thunk and leg shifted over to the right. i could visually see this. funny thing is it isnt anymore painful because of the SCS. scs comes out tuesday. i heal from that for 3 weeks or so. the permanent one then is inplanted. but in my case , WHERE? im skinny, i have no arse, a bit of a belly, idk. lol. its either this device or a pain pump. it stores fentanyl or morphine or whatever internally and pipe d into my epidural area. either way the scs or the pump is the end of the line. the recovery pain from the SCS, as well as the fractures is going to blow. idk if i can mentally handle it. ( picture a 10 scale 10 being worst pain) picture being a 12 or a 15 for a few weeks, then a solid 10 for 3 or 4 mos. once this is done im hoping i make it upstairs lol. things improve. i jerry rigged a remote control on my comp. so i can have movies and music on demand. ( i was given a microsoft presenter 3000 at goodwill. adapted this for the pc. its a powerpoint presenter. i could always convince that guy i keep my stuff in a safe deposit box. i could ignore him too. idl.
Aaron

[yamahonkawazuki]

www.medtronic.com/patients/chronic-pain/getting-a-device/neurostimulators/about-trial/index.htm
heres what im getting removed tuesday. thing actually is helping me deal with this bfraqcture pain.. so if  my ortho waits til after tuesday. it will suck lol. been almost 5 weeks on this fracture. :"(
Aaron

[yamahonkawazuki]

The spinal cord stimulator trial. It comes out Tuesday. Permanent one is internal or the pump. Either one is internal. Dept I'm skinny. Very little body fat.
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Aaron

[yamahonkawazuki]

Codeine isnt an option around here without a prescription. neither is pseudoephedrine. thanks to the damned tweakers. i drained 2 bottles of DMX based cough medicine. may just wait until after the SCS appointment and then give the lungs a good coughing. i wished i still drank sometimes. ( gave this up for church) 2 shots of everclear and id clear my lungs nearly instantaneously. i go to church with a radiologist. i showed him my films today. he wants me in the hospital. :/. offered to take me. i declined. told him ill be fine. besides i see my surgeon first thing tomorrow. i shut off the SCS per his request, he said lets see what happens when you do this. i was crying within 5 minutes. this scares me to no end. i have a high pain tolerance. what scares me is pain hasnt stopped since the fracture again the first of october. well almost 5 weeks ago. has yet to be set. so tomorrow that happens. theyll re xray it, and figure how to begin to repair it. just hope they dont set with external fixation. if thats the case i get screws run into the bone from the outside. plus an easy source of infection. idk what type of FX it is on the weber system yet. or if its changed. if im not brought to surgery immediately, it will be set then the surgery is planned. if im delayed, im going to ask if it would be safe for me to use the SCS trial for a few more days. ( think im allowed up to 10).  and bless her heart, a lady i go to church with who flirts with me gentle touches and whatnot, i brought her to tears today. one of her " hey honey i miss you" type of touches. this was  right on the spot where the electrode/wires were. i was standing briefly to position my wheelchair. the pain made me scream and black out.  and fall. poor girl she thought she hurt me. ( well she did but it was unintentional)

[yamahonkawazuki]

I collected myself climbed into my chair, and asked her to join me out in the hallway for some privacy. apologised to her, she tried to apologise to me. i said honey, your apologies are not necessary. this is the first time you had seen me since i had this device set up. Device? i had the edited pic on my tablet ( blood and stuff cropped out.) sqaid where you touched me, i pointed one of the electrodes out. i said here. these 2  electrodes each having 4 connectors. each one of those is connected to my wspinal cord. if you want to touch/greet me like that im okay with it . if im ready for it. but to play it safe, until i heal, if you have to touch me,  ( i pointed out where. nothing perverse lol) she gave me qa hug then we went back into classroom. i then explained to class teacher and also explained thid to others. teacher was the only one who knew ahead of time. i will have to explain all of this to ortho and staff and maybe hospital ppl tomorrow.
Aaron

[Electrojake]

Yikes!

An electrical storm might be catastrophic.

This thread will be famous some day. It will be preserved. Such a story exists on no other forum.

Stay frosty, mate. 

[yamahonkawazuki]

And   D day begins shortly. awaiting bus arrival to get to orthopaedic surgeon. depending upon diagnosis will decide whether im addmitted or procedure is scheduled later on this week. it depends upon the severity of the problem, how fast he sees it deteriorating, etc.i should probablyturn off the SCS ( current generator)because one of its side effects is desired. it pretty much kills the pain from foot up. the yelping incident at church is what it feels like with it deactivated. the radiologist at church   gave a second opinion via xray examination. would have been a tad more accurate with updated films. which will happen shortly.
Aaron

[yamahonkawazuki]

Fib is bent, ortho says its within an angle. he says its within limits. maybe it is. wished these limits felt   better lol. says i can begin ROM excercises ( range of motion) if it doesnt hurt too much. um whats too much?will post pics as soon as im able to get them all.
Aaron

[Janx101]

Slight discomfort is ok , sharp pain is not, I always got told to carefully explore the motion up to where you know it's gonna be a pain rather than an ache!?

[yamahonkawazuki]

yup. what ive been doing for a couple weeks off the record. . theres been a constant burn at the posterior side of it ( the back) id notice it if i was on my feet for a bit. ive got 1 night left of the SCS trial... that pig is getting cranked up. when i go in to have the leads removed from spinal cord area tomorrow, probably going to take the walker. not sure exactly when chair rental is up ill check papers, but ive an appointment in 4 weeks. still NWB unless necessary, but not 100%. im putting pressure on it sometimes it helps the stab sometimes not.
Aaron

[yamahonkawazuki]

Figured out the angle and its relevance. if it exceeds tolerance it becomes more unstable. this explains the burn in the posterior side (back) of the distal fib. it would destabilise and render ankle useless. ( like when it tried to give out on the bus. i used steps again today on bus but this time  i put very little pressure on that ankle. the plate was showing a bit of distension as well, but doc wasnt overly concerned. basically as long as i dont overdo it i probably wont be a problem. Going to miss the SCS though. once i go under tomorrow and its removed from spine, i lose pain blocker. tomorrow when i meet with pm doc and minimed rep, we will decide which option is best. either the implanted SCS or the pain pump. these 2 devices are essentially the end of the line for me. means if they dont work, i stay on meds. end of line meaninging theres no other option.
Aaron
Time to go curl up and try to forget about it