Things are going great except that it's sure not easy to type with a
bulky cast on my right hand and arm!!  LOL

The surgeon said that I had a lot of tearing and shredding of the TFCC
in the wrist so he cleaned that up in the arthroscopy.  He also
cleaned out the inflammation.  Then he shortened the ulnar bone by
taking a 3mm piece out of it.  He put a pin in and used a plate with
screws to hold it together.

I have a soft cast from my fingers up to my elbow,which is better than
I had thought.  I asked the anesthesiologist if I could have a longer
lasting nerve block, which he agreed to do.  I had a numb arm and hand
for a good 24 hours.  Yippeee!!!  That sure was nice!!  The pain has
not been bad except for last night when I opted to take only 1
percocet rather than 2.  He gave me percocet and a muscle relaxer for
pain and nausea,  which are working great!!  I thought there would be
a lot more pain than there has been.  I can use my fingers, but am
limited to less than one pound lifting with the arm.  He wants me to
stay put for 2 weeks, no driving, no going to work, etc...I'm also on
an antibiotic.  As good as I'm feeling right now, I'm sure I'm going
to go stir crazy, but I'm going to obey his orders so that I don't
have problems.

I took my first shower this afternoon and did great!  I ended up
ordering a cast cover that was really easy to use and far better than
a plastic bag and tape, which I've used in the past.  I'd highly
recommend a cast cover!!

He was adamant about me NOT taking my Enbrel til he sees me on the
12th of January for my post op and have the stitches removed.  And
then he said he would decide if I can start back on it.

Just wanted to update you all on how things went and are going.  Thank
you all sooo very much for all your prayers, good thoughts, etc.!!!
I'm certain they helped!!

Happy New Year everyone!!  And to Gwen and Walt.....so glad to hear
that your procedures also went well!!!
Carol