12 September 2024 Thursday

[KathyB]

Today feels like either Wednesday or Friday, but I haven't determined which. Today I went to the hand surgeon with results from an extremely fun   test that I did last week. It's called an EMG and involves sticking electrodes on my arm and then having a jolt of electricity run through to see how the nerves react. The second part of the test involves teeny needles instead of the jolt-stimulator apparatus. It was determined that I've got some nerve damage to the nerve that extends from my armpit to my fingers, but that I've also got some sensation and stimulus response, so the hand surgeon and I decided that I would wait a few months to see if any function returns. In two months, I need to get another EMG done, and after that make another appointment  with the hand surgeon. Right now it's more annoying than anything--it stinks that I can't type properly and that I can't straighten those fingers all the way, but that in itself doesn't significantly affect my life the way that, say, total paralysis of the hand would. There is a chance that it will get better with occupational therapy, which I still have twice a week. 

Medical stuff over. Today I should get the LEGO I ordered from Costco.com!