[Rhodes22-list] My Left Knee Replacement Got Delayed & Rescheduled

[Stephen Staum]

Sorry that the system worked against you. I hope you have a quick recovery
& can salvage your sailing season!

Stephen Staum
s/v Pinafore
Needham, MA

On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 6:31 AM ROGER PIHLAJA <Roger_Pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> As many of you know, I have been waiting all winter to get my left knee
> replaced.  My surgery was finally going to happen last Monday, March 21st.
> But, they gave me a rapid response COVID test at the hospital the morning
> of the surgery and I tested positive.  Despite having no symptoms, they
> sent me home.  From home, I contacted my family doctor and she thought it
> might have been a false positive.  So, she sent me to Gladwin Hospital for
> a  Cobas 6800 SARS-CoV-2 test.  This test has to be sent out to a central
> lab facility for evaluation, which takes longer; but, it’s much more
> accurate vs. the rapid response test.  Sure enough, the test result came
> back negative!  So, I contacted my orthopedic surgeon.  COVID created a
> huge backlog for surgical procedures in the hospitals.  Because of this
> stupid unreliable test, I lost my place in line and the next available
> surgical date is May 23rd.  That’s 2 months away!  I was supposed to be
> pretty much recovered by then, not just having the surgery.  Despite the
> situation, they wouldn’t bump me up in line.  They did tell me they would
> call me if there was a cancellation, but not to get my hopes up.
>
> Oh well, at least I don’t have COVID!  I’m scheduled to get a cortisone
> shot in my left knee next week, which should help a little.
>
> This situation throws cold water on a family High Adventure Trip this
> summer.  We’ll see how I’m doing by mid July; but, that’s awfully late in
> the year to be reserving campsites for that summer.
>
> Sigh, I’m bummed.  I hope everybody else’s week is going better than this.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
>
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Thanks and Stay Well,
Stephen Staum
Pariser Industries, Inc.