[Artemisia] malkins surgery update

[Osondrea]

Stress: When the mind over-rides the body's desire to strangle the living
crap out of some jerk that desperately deserves it.
Don't forget to hide the body!
                                             Osondrea
LAURA STUMPP

----- Original Message -----
From: "Georgia Foster" <jo_foster81 at hotmail.com>
To: <Blessedbrigit at aol.com>; <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>;
<amicia at QNET.COM>; <avsgoal at sweetwater.net>; <dan at hawkeswood.com>;
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Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 9:28 PM
Subject: [Artemisia] malkins surgery update


> I have just had the most frustrating day.  I was told to report to the
> Department of Veterans Affairs in Salt Lake City for a Surgery to repair
> torn and damaged ligaments in my knee that were the result of an
unfortuitus
> landing at the Trout Creek Fire ... 15 months ago.  Part of my very cool
job
> involves workining as a Wild Land Fire Fighter.
>
> The journey to the VA is 2.5 hours or 189 miles.
>
> When I got there, I was told that the sugery had been cancelled.  The
> reasons given were all insults, delivered in an insulting tone by a lad
> young enough to date my daughter.
>
> 1) reconstruction is rarely recommended for patients over age 35.  (I will
> be 40 in February)
>
> 2) I have not had any kind of official pre-surgery therapy (of course, I
run
> 2.5 miles in 30 min, three days a week, I lift weights three days a week,
I
> swim recreationally with my children at least three days a week.   In 18
> months I have lost a total of 112 pounds.   None of this counts as
> presurgery therapy, and obviously none of this shows dedication to
improving
> my physical health either.
>
> 3) If I am not willing to undergo presurgery therapy ... then I obviously
> can not be trusted to follow through with post surgery therapy.
>
>
> he also pointed out that the x-ray and MRI are almost a year old.  At that
> point I lost control of my facilities.  I informed him that the day those
> were read... I was added to the surgery schedule.  The reason the things
are
> so out of date is because it has taken 10 months to get a surgery date.
>
> He indicates that because of my advanced age, the degenerative disease
> (aurthritus) in my knees likely precludes the possibility of reconstructve
> repair.
>
> The jist was ... I should buck up and stop being a snivling old biddy.
>
> The end result... Malkin is NOT having surgery tomorrow.
>
> I would like to thank all those who send well wishes my way.  Your kind
> thoughts and prayers are very much appreciated.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Malkin
> Otherhill
> Artemisia
>
> "It is a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word"
...
> Thomas Jefferson
>
> Jo (Georgia L.) Foster
> jo_foster81 at hotmail.com
>
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