spring chickens don't rule the roost

[Guest guest]

yeah, I remembered. And YOU remember that if you're ever in Baton

Rouge I'll buy you a nice dinner in return for a talk to my writing

classes!

Ann

> > Inexpert answers from moi... (and Hi! I'm glad you're back, but

> sorry

> > for the reason.)

> >

> > Did he tell you beforehand that you were " not a spring chicken "

and

> > might have numbness? (In fairness, my guy did, and put it so

> kindly --

> > " We're not spring chickens any more. " -- although he's at least

a

> > decade younger than am I, which puts him in your league, more or

> > less.)

> >

> > Go see him again -- make a special appointment and pay for it,

or

> ask

> > your insurance to do so -- and tell him of your numbness. Tell

him

> > also that you have a friend who had the surgery (lower

advancement,

> 5

> > mm, plus 3 mm to the right) who never had any numbness. Expect

this

> > to scare the bejeezuz out of him, because he'll think you're

gonna

> > sue. Tell him (if it's in your head) that you're not looking for

> > litigation, but want to know how to help recover your sensation,

or

> > whether it's possible to do so.

> >

> > I have a wonderful neurologist, who gives me things to help with

> the

> > pain where I have numbness (from nerve damage) in my hands and

> feet --

> > nope. You don't wanna know about that one. -- But I do not have

> > feeling back, despite her best efforts. She can, however, help

the

> > stabs and tingles.

> >

> > Cammie

> >

> > Sorry you got troubles. I think it goes with the toss of the

dice,

> > honestly, and not with age, nor anything else.

[Guest guest]

Hmmm. Maybe I should gather up the neurologist and we should

head for Baton Rouge!

Cammie

> yeah, I remembered. And YOU remember that if you're ever in Baton

> Rouge I'll buy you a nice dinner in return for a talk to my writing

> classes!

> Ann

>