I had wrist surgery yesterday morning and I am high as kite on pain medicine called Hydrocodone, a Vicodin generic. I was supposed to be back to work tomorrow but from the looks of it, I will be out the entire week. Newsflash, when someone cuts you open an drills screws into your bone it hurts, it really hurts. It hurts so much that you can barely sleep. So not only am I high, I am really sleepy. Add to that the drug side effects, which includes constipation, and the healing process, which includes lots of swelling and ice packs, and you have a party [insert sarcastic smirk here]. This sucks.
P.S. It took me about 15 minutes to write this crappy post and I fell asleep twice while doing it. Sad.
P.S. It took me about 15 minutes to write this crappy post and I fell asleep twice while doing it. Sad.
dam.. thats pretty sad.... hope you feel better.
I hope you're less high and feeling better...
I found this doing a search on wrist surgery - I had left wrist done about three weeks ago. Doing much better now, but there's been a lot of pain. After the block wore off (and apparently I was not drugged up enough) I was ready to jump off a cliff. I have something like a knife, fork and spoon in my wrist. Still getting my range of motion back. Lots of OT appointments.
How did your wrist turn out now 3 years later?
I did physical therapy twice a week for about four months after my surgery. The therapy included weights/resistance and heat application by dipping my entire hand/wrist in hot wax. Now, three years later, I have to say that I have made a complete recovery except for the nasty scar. I have full range of motion and about 90% the strength I had for the wrist prior to the accident. No pain. Also, no numbness or tingling at all, which is what most people complain about.