A cutter becomes a cuttee

[Partman]

Good Luck Robert. :icon_thum

Danny

 

[MikeL]

Sending some good thoughts your way Robert. Here's to a speedy recovery. :icon_thum

 

[sapwood]

The best to you Robert for successful surgery and a speedy recovery. :thumbsup:

:eusa_thin Wonder if surgery would enable me to become a scroller . . . nawh!

Roger

 

[McRabbet]

All the best for a speedy recovery -- the decision part is the hardest and you're past that now. Just be patient and read all those back issues of Scrollsawing Heaven you've been hoarding!

 

[cskipper]

Has anyone heard how it went?

 

[JackLeg]

Nope, but I have PM'd him.

 

[jmauldin]

Robert
I had that surgery over a year ago. At the same time they also replaced my thumb joint and tied it all together with tendons. I have had no pain and complete freedom of movement. My only complaint is that, since I am left handed, I can no longer grip a hammer. But that's better than the pain I was having.
Good luck with your surgery.
Jim in Mayberry

 

[ScottM]

I just called Sawduster's house and talked to his wife Debra. Surgery went very well. He is sore and sleepy from the happy juice they pumped into him but other then that he is fine.

Anyone want to bet that we will be back in the shop tomorrow?:wsmile:

 

[cskipper]

That's great - thanks for the update! As far as the bet goes - no takers here! :laugh:

 

[Bas]

Thanks for the update Scott. Yeah, he'll be either in the shop tomorrow, or trolling CL for tools

 

[Travis Porter]

Good Luck Robert! I have a former coworker who had it done and after all was said and done she wished she had done it a lot earlier.

 

[Travis Porter]

Nah, he trolls NC Woodworker for all his tools.

 

[sawduster]

Figured I'd brush the cobwebs out of my head long enough to update :

Everything went well :eusa_clap In the aftermath I am pretty swollen and extremely sore :cry_smile I have meds for the pain but they knock me for a loop :tinysmile_tongue_t: and I've slept most of the day
Going to try to go to work tomorrow but won't be able to take the meds there so we will see how it goes

Thanx everyone for the kind and encouraging words, thoughts and phone calls . I am quite humbled by the amount of concern for lil' ol' me :embaresse

You folks are the best ! :icon_thum:icon_thum

 

[Canuck]

You just can't keep a good North Carolina Woodworker down!!!!!:eusa_danc:eusa_danc:eusa_danc:eusa_danc:eusa_danc:eusa_danc

Go to bed Robert and relax!!!!:wsmile::wsmile::wsmile:

Glad to hear that everything seemed to go alright for ya!!!:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

Wayne

 

[McRabbet]

Glad to here your surgery went well, but now is not the time to be heroic at work -- stay home, take your meds and let it heal! I don't care if you are the CEO of the company or the Judge hearing final arguments in a murder trial, remember who is No. 1 & 2 -- you and LOYL!

 

[Bonecarver]

Dude, don't do anything but flip through a wood catalog until the Surgeon gives the all clear. You don't want your incision to come apart. It isn't like we M&T them together. I hope you are feeling better and have a great result.

Sincerely,
BC
ccasion1

 

[sawduster]

Dude, don't do anything but flip through a wood catalog until the Surgeon gives the all clear. You don't want your incision to come apart. It isn't like we M&T them together. I hope you are feeling better and have a great result.

Thanx for the advice . The doc encouraged me to use it , but not to lift or grip or push hard on anything for awhile yet. I wiggle my fingers a lot as he says this will help keep scar tissue to a minimum
Again thanx for the reminder, It feels so good now that I sometimes forget that I am still recovering :embaresse

 

[MikeH]

I'm glad to hear the recovery is going so well. :icon_thum You'll be back up to 100% in no time.

 

[Bonecarver]

Yeah! Its pretty amazing I have patients tell my in recovery that it feels better. Good luck to you and can't wait to see some pictures. Afterall this is a wood workers website not MDconsult. LOL