So about three and a half weeks ago, I fell and broke my elbow; a week later, I had surgery to repair it. I now have two screws holding the chipped bit in place…and after making bad “I don’t have a screw loose” jokes for the first week or so after surgery, I found it mildly hilarious when it turned out that the thing I have to watch out for is, in fact, one of them working loose (very low probability, I am assured, but I did ask, because I am hoping to be living with them for another thirty years or thereabouts).
Recovery is proceeding very well; I have enough range of motion back to scratch my nose with my right hand, though I can’t quite manage scratching my ear. It is amazing how annoying it is not to be able to reach that far. I am, however, forbidden from lifting anything heavier than a coffee cup for the next month, which annoys the cats, especially Karma (who weighed in at 15 lbs on her last vet visit).
The main problem is that I’m still getting my energy and endurance back, and I need to save it for vital stuff like laundry, proofreading, and trying to get the next chapter finished. I’m guessing that it will be at least another week before I’m up to resuming the blog. Thank you for your patience!
Glad to hear you are progressing. I’ve broken two wrists in the last seven years (I live in Vallejo, city of too goddamn many hills), and I know how annoying and how important it is to get your energy and endurance back. Be patient and determined, and do your therapy every day no matter WHAT the cats have to say. We can wait.
(And not to one-up you or anything, but I have twelve screws in one wrist and eight in the other. They haven’t worked loose yet and I suspect they won’t at this stage. The bone will eventually grow into them.)
You may not have a screw loose, but you are now screwy.
I hope your healing goes well.
Take care of yourself. We can wait.
Glad to hear things are progressing well, if slowly 🙂
Glad you are recovering well. Keep taking care of yourself.
Feel better! Don’t worry about blogging – you don’t owe us anything! You owe it to yourself to take care.
Glad the surgery went well!
Don’t worry about blogging when you’re dealing with a new set of limits – but thank you for letting us all know how you’re doing!
It’s amazing how much an injury, and even the most minor of surgeries, can take out of you. Heal well!
Perhaps you can annoy some future character by giving them range-of-motion restrictions. 😉
Thanks so much for the good news! Take care of yourself. And I love LizV’s suggestion.
Just wanted to say how much I’ve enjoyed the blog and learned from it over the past year or so that I’ve been following. I was shocked to hear of your accident, and very happy to hear of your progressing recovery. Take your time, and I hope the events of the past few weeks inspire something that makes it all seem worth it!
Take all the time you need. I hope you’re doing better soon. 🙂
So glad to hear that you are doing well. Keep up the rehab! We’re all rooting for you and your continued healing.
I’m glad your recovery is going well. May you live (and write) with those screws for a very long time!
My husband had a screw put in his shattered ankle, and they had to take it out a few months later because he managed to bend the screw. But wrists don’t usually have that kind of stress.
I’m so sorry to hear it, hope you’re feeling better!