Jalapeno, brother
Since this is a caving accident report (to date in 4 posts), inquiring minds
want to know what caving gear you were wearing/utilizing at the time of the
in-cave accident?
How close were you to the drop while wearing your cave gear?
If didn't have on a helmut, why not? Gotta teach the youngin's proper caving
techniques.
Congratulations on not caving alone and having folks at the ready to call 911.
Now you and Mal can exchange stories about your BMs after a serious accident.
I saved all of these (and her) reposts of reports and deeply appreciate them,
and can't wait to put the compilations together for y'all's reading pleasure.
Seriously, I am really glad you are safe and healing quickly. You don't get out
of that trip out west
with me this easily.
Tho you have a fantastic cadre of caregivers, please don't hesitate to contact
me if you need anything. I live and work in North Austin near 290 and 35.
gentle hugs and mushy kisses!
julia
-----Original Message-----
From: Gill Edigar <gi...@att.net>
To: Cavers Texas <texascavers@texascavers.com>
Sent: Tue, Aug 13, 2013 1:27 pm
Subject: [Texascavers] Update 4
Posted this to fb today:
UPDATE some more:
Tomorrow will be 2 weeks. I went to my personal doc last Tuesday. I had
improved maybe 80% (I thought) from the day I fell. The ER had sent her all the
reports so we discussed them. I went home; Crystal drove both ways. I had not
had a BM in a week so laxatives were tried without success. In addition to
spells and potions nothing seemed to work until the enema was tried. It worked.
And worked again. That changed my attitude several hundred percent. My most
recent response to questions about how I'm doing is that I feel about 96%
better--or 67% if the drugs are not considered. I have on a couple of occasion
forgotten a dose and felt bad for it--both physically and mentally bad. I think
most of the ribs and muscles have moved back into positions relative to their
normal positions of function but are waiting to heal themselves more better. I
changed drugs on Sunday and feel they are a lot more friendly although they're
a little too strong to allow me to drive a car (unless it's somebody else's
car). There have been many and much appreciated visitors and bearers of food. I
have not been able to eat it all. A bowl of Thai Yellow Curry was eaten with
mucho gusto. Yesterday (or Sunday evening) I began to feel enthusiastic about
cooking again. I think the enema had something to do with it.
In general, I think most of the minor damage has healed or is in the final
stages of healing. The more severely fractured, smashed, and broken parts are
slowly mending themselves but, as all warnings have mentioned, ribs take a long
time to heal. I can now take full breaths and can cough fairly normally, up to
an 80% or so range. I haven't really had to have a hard cough yet--say
Jalapeno, brother. Just walking produces some minor interior pain on the left
rear quarter to remind me to take it easy. Otherwise, if I sit still, I'm
unaware that anything ever happened. I just noticed that the pain pills I'm
taking are the same ones prescribed for my 15-pound weenie dog. I'm gonna
recommend she doesn't drive either.
