Doug MacNeill's News and Views

Bye-bye staples, hello physiotherapy

2007-11-01T16:37:00.000-07:00

Hello again, all:

I'm pleased to inform you that the surgical staples I needed
to hold my surgical wound together are out. That's twenty-four
little pains that no longer affect me--but now the real work starts.

I begin physiotherapy on my right shoulder on Monday, November 5,
at 8:00 in the morning (that's dark and early at this time of year). The
clinic that I will attend is in the same shopping plaza with the Shoppers'
Drug Mart on the south side of 23 Avenue. I'll also need to make another
follow-up appointment for four weeks from today (approximately) for
a continued progress assessment.

Till then,
Douglas MacNeill

Surgery--But I Needed That.

2007-10-19T08:16:00.000-07:00

Hello, all:

It turns out that I did need surgery on that right shoulder.
I received it from a Dr. Lalani at Sturgeon Community Hospital
in St. Albert during the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, October
17. The doctor seemed pleased with how the surgery went, and I was
dischargedon the Thursday evening.
After my surgery, I was required to spend the day hooked up to a
contraption called the HemoVac. The HemoVac uses a vacuum
to suck out any blood and fluid that remains in the shoulder after the
surgery. Hmmm...I wonder if Marci Chesterton had to use something
like that after her shoulder surgery?
Anyhow, the doctors have done what they can for now. Please pray for
my continuing recovery and particularly that I may be steadfast in
doing all I can do to advance that recovery.

Yours thankfully,
Douglas MacNeill

D-day minus 2 about my shoulder

2007-10-13T10:28:00.000-07:00

Hello, all:

About 10 days ago, I broke my shoulder in five or so places when
I fell down a flight of stairs. As the title indicates, it is two more days
until D-day about that shoulder. H-hour for me to start finding out
about it is 10 AM (or 1000 hours). To do this, I must go to a
specialist in St. Albert, AB. He may or may not want additional tests
or examinations, but I hope to find out from him what needs to be done
(any surgery required, how long I must stay in a cast, and so on).

Once I do find out more about my present situation, I'll offer a further post
to let you know, too.

Thanks for your cards, best wishes, and not least your prayers during
my convalescence.