[Loch-Ruadh] Chantel out of hospital

[Julie Self]

Give her our best!

Gwen and Tarkus
Loch Ruadh Rocks!!





>From: Terry Sikes <tdsikes at prodigy.net>
>Reply-To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,  Inc." 
><loch-ruadh at lists.ansteorra.org>
>To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,  Inc." 
><loch-ruadh at lists.ansteorra.org>
>Subject: [Loch-Ruadh] Chantel out of hospital
>Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:46:06 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Chantel got out of the hospital yesterday evening and is now home.  She is 
>resting as well as she can, even though she can't stay in one position for 
>more than about 15 minutes.  She still has a minor amount of numbness in 
>her leg, but that is slowly going away and can move her leg more than twice 
>as far as she could yesterday morning.  She is using a walker to get 
>around.
>
>   Thank you to everyone who prayed and sent well wishes!  I am hoping the 
>fusions will knit well and this will eliminate, or mostly reduce her back 
>pain.
>
>   Thanks again to everyone.
>
>   Terrence
>
>
>Terry Sikes <tdsikes at prodigy.net> wrote:
>   Tried posting this yesterday, but my e-mail wasn't working.
>
>Chantel had some more surgery done Monday and they took out one of the rods 
>and replaced it with a smaller rod and replaced 1 screw because they 
>thought it might have been pressing on the nerve that runs to her right 
>leg. She felt a great deal better almost right away. Today she has almost 
>all the feeling back in her right leg, with only a spot or two that is numb 
>and the Dr. tells her that as the swelling goes down in the incision area 
>that should also return to normal. She can also move the right leg a lot 
>farther than she could yesterday and she can walk more normally now.
>
>Tonight when I went by to visit her she was doing a lot better and was all 
>smiles and feeling better. She said she was also finally able to get a good 
>sleep last night. We are hoping she might be released to come home late 
>tomorrow or Thursday.
>
>Terrence
>
>Julie Self wrote:
>Give her our best wishes and tell her that our thoughts and prayers are 
>with
>her.
>
>Gwen
>Loch Ruadh Rocks!!
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Terry Sikes
> >Reply-To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA, Inc."
> >
> >To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA, Inc."
> >
> >Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] Chantel's surgery
> >Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:02:04 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Please keep Chantel in your thoughts and prayers. Since her surgery on
> >Monday she has had some numbness in her right leg and they will be doing 
>a
> >myelogram (spelling!) this morning to see what the problem is. Her
> >neurologist thinks the problem is swelling from the surgery, and may
> >subside, but the myelogram this morning is dye injection along her spinal
> >column to see if any nerves are being pinched or pressured as a result of
> >the surgery. There is also a possibility that one of the screws broke.
> >The test today will determine if any of the above are the case.
> >
> > The myelogram is painful and she will have to lie completely motionless
> >for about 24 hrs. Please continue to hope and pray for her as you can.
> >
> > Terrence
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