Under the Knife

July was a very different month for Jordan and I.  For the past 6 years I have had problems with pain and numbness in my left arm.  I went back to my doctor and he thought the best thing to do would be going in and release the pressure from what he thought was a pinch nerve.  On July 14th Jordan and I got to LDS Hospital at 5:30 in the morning to prep me for surgery.  I was a very big cry baby since I have never been under anesthesia.  Thank goodness I had both Jordan and my mom by my side.  They rolled me back to the operating room around 7:30 and I was back out around 9 (I think).  Waking up was great there was a guy in recovering with me and his name was Austin.  Well me not know what was going on I was making fun of him being from Texas he was a great guy and played along with me.  Then a few minutes later I started crying for Jordan and my mom I needed them and he said he would go find them so I lost it even more thinking that they left me there.  A few minutes later they let me go to the other recovery room where Jordan and my mom could sit there with me.  I was able to keep ice down so they released us about 10 o'clock to go home.  I never felt sick to my stomach I was just really bored.  Jordan was talking to me on the way home and he told me that the doctor didn't even touch my nerve.  When they opened my arm up I had a muscle growing by my elbow and that was getting bigger so it was pitching my nerves.    They clipped the muscle and then stitched me back up.  They told him my arm would be totally numb for a couple of days then it would be tender.  I was in a sling for two weeks and now in a padded blue brace for 6 weeks.  Jordan got to know me really well during the "drug up time".  He learned that I can't handle heavy pain pills.  For a few nights we had some flying spiders and our new pet fish Charlie.  I hope I will never need to be on those again.  As of now my arm feels great I still have to be careful of what I do and lifting.  Below are a couple of pictures of what my arm looked like 1 week after surgery.  Good thing it was July I had my blue on every day thanks to the bruises