Contrary to what someone might think, I haven’t forgotten this blog.
No, it is Winter here in Oregon and my yearly depression had set in full-force. Granted this usually lasts until March or April, only to knock me on my ass around my birthday in May, then disappears into the Summer “I hate the HOT!” Blahs.
I swear to God, one time my doctor told me I would wake up one day and never not be depressed again. I think he was right.
I will not start singing “Hello darkness, my old friend”, as that is lame.
Instead I will say I honestly don’t know what to write in here. Yes, the medical articles I’ve written are extremely popular with Google searches and have brought me far more traffic than I ever expected to this lowly blog. But those are hard to do. A lot of the science I find interesting doesn’t really make for a joking atmosphere. I’ve tried to write an entry on the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918-1919 but it’s not a fun topic.
Instead I’ve contented myself with watching Discovery Health on TLC and learning about really fucked up diseases and conditions that I want to write about but have to broach with kid gloves because they are really hard to take.
Perhaps inspiration will strike. I guess I could talk about Costocondritis. I bet no one here has heard of that.
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February 7, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Mike S
Hello,
I am considering undergoing surgery for cubital tunnel syndrome. I’m trying to find out information about people’s experiences with this surgery. I hope you don’t mind me contacting you. It’s been a scary choice for me and I would be grateful for any thoughts you could provide.
I’ve suffered from cubital tunnel intermittently for about a year. It’s apparently related to playing bass guitar and working at a computer too long. I have been recommended either a submuscular or subcutaneous transposition; I understand that the former has a better outcome but is much more invasive and involves a longer recovery time. It sounds like you had what they call a “simple release” — is that right? How has it been working out for you? Did the recovery take a long time? How long before you could go to work and/or type normally? Would you do it over again if you could?
Thanks again for any information you can provide about your experience. I’m hoping to get this nipped in the bud soon — it’s just a matter of figuring out which surgery I want, I think.
Mike S.