# Wish me luck-surgery tomorrow **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 4, 2004, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721 "2004-06-04T22:39:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/1 "2004-06-04T22:39:58Z")
It’s not brain surgery, thankfully. Yesterday morning, on the way to my car, my foot met a piece of sidewalk that was sticking up. It was not a pleasant meeting. I went down and my left hand met the ground coming the other way, and was forced back into my arm. Basically I broke my wrist badly and have to get a plate put in tomorrow. The doc said there’s a good chance that hand will have arthritic problems, but there’s not much I can do about that now. Naturally, it would be my left hand. What with me being a lefty and all. :mad: ☹ :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Necro\_Romancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@Necro\_Romancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necro_Romancer)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/2 "2004-06-04T22:47:51Z")
Sending good thoughts and prayer your way. Is this your first surgery? Don’t worry too much; I’ve had four major surgeries on my left arm and legs and I’m just fine. Good luck, **photopat**! ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/3 "2004-06-04T23:21:52Z")
Best of luck - sounds like things will go well 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/4 "2004-06-04T23:25:44Z")
Ouch! I’m so sorry that you’re going through this, but just think… Soon this will all be over and you’ll be in a big bandage thingy and the nice nurse will be putting happy meds in your IV. And you’ll have an excuse to be lazy for a while. Always a good thing. “I can’t reach the remote; could you please change the channel for me?” 😉 And don’t be ashamed to really ask for help when you need it. I hope you’re feeling better soon! ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/5 "2004-06-04T23:38:16Z")
Good luck, **Photopat**! I’m so sorry you hurt your wrist. I have various kinds of joint problems, and I always feel for anybody else suffering from them. ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/6 "2004-06-05T00:14:00Z")
Best of luck, **photopat**. We’ll be thinking about you. Veb Can we all sign your cast? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/7 "2004-06-05T00:45:16Z")
> [@photopat](#): > > It’s not brain surgery, thankfully. Would that have been micro-surgery? I kid! I kid! Good luck with the surgery. I hope everything works out okay, and you are not prevented from posting or any other strenuous wrist activity (nudge nudge wink wink) ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/8 "2004-06-05T03:47:22Z")
Sending warm thoughts your way. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/9 "2004-06-05T12:02:37Z")
Thoughts, prayers, good vibes headed your way. I’d high-five you for luck but I think that would probably not be a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/10 "2004-06-05T12:17:52Z")
Good luck, **pat**. Thankfully it isn’t in a place that could really do harm. Sometimes surgeries turn out bad even when they work, but not just in the hand. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/11 "2004-06-05T13:25:23Z")
Good vibes and prayers headed your way, **photopat**! I’ve had lots of surgeries, and while general anesthesia is a little weird, I’ve come through just fine (okay, I’ll admit that depends on who you ask 😉 ). ---
**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/12 "2004-06-05T18:08:32Z")
Here’s a leftie checking in to wish you all the best. I hope you not in too much pain and you had better get that hand fixed, we can’t afford to lose lefties. 😃 Good Luck! ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/13 "2004-06-05T18:32:50Z")
Wishing you a quick recovery, Photopat. I’ve got a plate below my knee. Remember not to overdo things just because the rest of you feels fine. Coddle yourself a little. ---
**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/14 "2004-06-05T18:45:13Z")
_perk_ You fell? On the sidewalk? And had injuries? Incurring large medical expenses and loss of wages and possibly loss of enjoyment of life? Got a lawyer yet? _WHAP_ Down, paralegal, down! _THUD_ Ahem. Seriously, I hope everything goes well and you make a full recovery! ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/15 "2004-06-05T20:00:26Z")
Hope it’s going well! 🙂 Come back soon! ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/16 "2004-06-05T20:07:06Z")
Best of luck, milk all the sympathy and coddling you can! No stiff upper lip schtuff, wallow, baby, wallow. 😉 **Abbie** IANAL or PL, but I had the same instinctive question. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/17 "2004-06-08T18:06:33Z")
Thanks for the kind words, all. I’m back at work doing as much as I can. I had the surgery Saturday evening, right after a guy who cut tendons in his arm with a mitre saw. :eek: It’s already starting to feel better, but tomorrow I have a follow up appointment to determine whether or not I need a full cast or just the splint I have at the moment. I’ve been wondering about my legal options. I don’t like frivolous lawsuits, but this doesn’t seem like it would be one as long as i don’t ask for a ridiculous amount of money (though I haven’t yet decided what constitutes “ridiculous” 😉 ). I spoke to somebody at Evanston Streets and San’ yesterday and told her about my accident. She didn’t ask for my name, but this morning the spot where I tripped had been filled with asphalt, so at least some good may come from this. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/18 "2004-06-08T18:12:15Z")
> [@photopat](#): > > \ this doesn’t seem like it would be one as long as i don’t ask for a ridiculous amount of money (though I haven’t yet decided what constitutes “ridiculous” 😉 ). Wait’ll you get the hospital bill. :eek: That’ll give you some idea of ridiculous. 😉 Glad you’re doing better! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-surgery-tomorrow/248721/19 "2004-06-08T18:21:03Z")
> [@photopat](#): > > Naturally, it would be my left hand. What with me being a lefty and all. :mad: ☹ :smack: Oh, good thing you can do that right-handed. It’d probably sting left-handed, even with just a splint (and you _don’t_ want to :smack: yourself with a cast…). Good luck and all that.