Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-07

most constant pain in my forehead, tenn
pies and eyes, and much of the time this
pain has been OF neuralgia character and
so intense as to be beyond description. /
went to my home in Randolph near the
last OF June, hoping and believing that |
would soon recover in that wholesome
and delightful place, removed from bust.
ness cares, but the pain continued. On
the 9th OF Septem Der / was thrown from a
neg boris carriage and my right shoulder
badly dislocated. The neuralgia pain took
possession OF my right arm and hand at
night after this accident, so that my sleep
was greatly disturbed, and between the
neuralgia pain in my head during the day
and in my right arm and hand during the
night, was in sad plight indeed. The
several physicians whom l consulted, both
here and in Vermont, were at loss 10 &C.
count for my suffering. On the 18th of Oc-
tober / returned to New York and as soon
as | could arrange an appointment con-
suited DR.. j II. Woodward, OF 6S West
10th street, New York city, surgeon and
specialist in diseases OF the head, After
careful examination, occupying an hour
the first day and an hour and a half the
second, be assured me that both the right
and left frontal sinus and right aud left
antrum were not only lnttamed, but prob
ably filed with pus, and that in or
der to explore these cavities, remove the
foul matter and treat them medically IL
would be necessary to make four cuts and
drill through the bone in each place, It
being necessary OF course to employ ether
I, such an operation. By his request, |
welt to private hospital in West nth
street, not far from his office, and be, aid
ed by two other physicians, performed the
operation between and 1890 o'clock a.
m. Thursday, Oct. 18th, He dressed and
treated the wounds every day during the
two weeks / remained In the hospital and
have visited him at his office for similar
treatment every other day since my return
home. Three OF the cavities seem to be
practically restored. The lett sinus, in
connection with W hitch a large abscesJ, ex-
tending far into my forehead was found,
is still suppurating and inf animation in
and around Ii continues to such an ex-
tent that my pain recurs every day, but II
is much less severe and DIR Woodward says
that he is entirely confident OF my COM
plete recovery. He also says that but for
the sound condition OF every other part OF
my body, fatal result would very likely
have been reached before the end OF the
summer and that il the cause OF my sick
ness had moi been discovered and the
operation performed | would almost GER.
tsinly have died within few months at
longest.
"My family and many OF my friends
fact that have been for many years past,
and particularly during the past two
years, somewh hat overburdened with bust
ness cares and labor and various perplexi-
ties. | now believe that while the work
and worry OF the wear OF 1898 and the first
four months OF 1899 NAV have had much
TO do with the nervous strain which 1t has
been apparent nave been under, | would
have been able to hear it all without seri-
GUS result hut for the unfortunate attack
OF grip in November, 1913, and the conse-
duent infiamed and diseased condition
which took possession OF the bone cavi-
ties Of my forehead and face.
81 am now advised by the three excel
lent physicians, who have bad to do with
my case, each without knowing what the
other had said on the subject, that II Will
require considerable time from both bur.
den and anxiety and perhaps a change OF
climate to restore me to sound condition
aud prevent nervous prostratlon, Whleh
all believe | have nsrrowly escaped.
IL have recovered only partial use OF my
right arm and hand and writing Is still
a slow and laborious process for me, but
hope time and exercise will completely re-
store them"
A few days later than the above was
written, the Colonel expresses the opinion
that DR. Woodward has diagnosed and
treated his case correctly and that recov.
cry will come, though more slowly than
he had expected.