I wrote the So Long, Bloggy post last month thinking this was all over.
And it was, except for one thing I must have forgotten at the time. I still had a Rockwood pin inside my clavicle that had to come out!
I just reread the post and yep, not a single mention of it. Life was feeling so good and normal that I must have forgotten that I had the surgery scheduled.
So this is going to be it — this will be the So Long, Bloggy post.
I got the pin out on 10/12/07 and it feels just great. See the pictures right here.
The surgery was a piece of cake. I got to the hospital around 8:15 AM and did all the pre-op stuff. Met the anesthesiologist who was going to put me out. Wheeled into the room and felt the second she added the good stuff into the mix because for about a minute, life is just pure magic. Man, if they could bottle that feeling and make it available at will, I can’t imagine we’d ever have another day of war.
Then she showed me the stuff she was going to add in that was going to put me to sleep. I felt it going in and I thanked everyone and wished them good luck.
I started to panic a bit because I was still conscious and I was hoping they wouldn’t start the surgery while I was still awake. I told them my concerns, and then they kindly told me it was all over.
Good drugs!
So, as you can see by the pictures, it is out. I feel really good. The entry spot is a bit sore and I expect it will be for a couple of days. It’s been 2 days since the surgery and my wife removed the bandages today. I have about 5 stitches holding the incision closed.
So now it’s over.
What started as a great bike ride on 2/18/07 ended officially on 10/12/07 with the removal of the Rockwood Pin.
As a side note, I am so damn happy that my surgeon was able to use the pin. I have seen more x-rays of the plate/screw thing and it is just so cumbersome. I don’t know if it is always possible to use the pin, but I am a huge fan.
Over and out (again),
Barry