Its been my impression of surgery that its more of an art rather than a science.
larry On 3/9/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > +1 > > It always puzzles me that medical science has made such amazing advancements > in comparatively complex surgeries (like my knee reconstruction), and yet > can only offer a 60% success rate for something like this. Don't make no > sense.... > > Anyway....best of luck Chuck!! > > > > Good luck with it Charlie. Hopefully everything will work out well. > > > > larry > > > > On 3/9/06, Charlie Griefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Well, finally got tired of trying to sleep with the mask. Got tired > >> of my doc being unresponsive in trying to get me a different mask (the > >> nasal pillow mask that has been mentioned here as being more > >> comfortable). > >> > >> Went to an Ear, Nose, Throat guy. After looking around he gave the > >> chances of a successful surgery (successful being the ability to sleep > >> thru the night) at around 60%. > >> > >> I figure it's worth the gamble right now. A week of pain to free me > >> from the cpap machine is sounding pretty good right about now. I'm > >> still trying with the machine. I go to bed with the mask on...but > >> have yet to wake up with it still on in the morning :\ 90% of the > >> time I don't even remember pulling it off. > >> > >> April 3rd is the surgery date. I'll post back as to whether or not it > >> resolves any of the apnea issues. > >> > >> -- > >> Charlie Griefer > >> > >> ================================================ > >> "...All the world shall be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, > >> and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must > >> catch > >> you, digger, listener, runner, prince with a swift warning. > >> Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed." > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199447 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
