i fell a monthago and broke my right wrist and snapped my humerus bone directly below the head, a fracture which necessitated surgery to install pins to realign the broken pieces of bone. since then i have been in a lot of pain and had my entire right arm immobilized to my side by yards of ace bandages, as well as sporting an assortment of splints, partial cast/s, gauze bandages and a sling...not to mention a fascinating and colourful array of impressive swelling and bruising. at my last dr appt, xrays showed that, despite the pins being in, the humerus had still shifted slightly out of place, which is disappointing and worrisome to me as that misalignment increases the possibility i will have permanent loss of range of motion in my shoulder even after completing the couple months of physical therapy i must start in a few weeks.

due to the unfortunate timing of this situation, my holiday was rather dismal as my plans to go home and spend time w/family were completely ruined. it had been extremely important to me this year that i go home for christmas since a very close family member has had serious health issues and the concern lurks in the back of my mind that by next year this family member's health may have declined further and a holiday together might not be feasible.

living life one-armed and w/o use of my dominant hand these past 4 weeks and in such pain has certainly been stressful as well as frustrating and exhausting, and this accident has disrupted and impacted my life in a greater multitude of ways than i currently have the energy to one-handedly type out. i can honestly say this experience is by far the worst thing to have ever happened to me and its overwhelming and wearying to consider that it's far from over and there still remains so much more to get through.

on the other hand, ive definitely come to appreciate the blessing of the gift of two strong and healthy arms and hands, as well as having formed an immense respect and for those people who have adapted to life with the use of only one arm/hand.
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Learn from the fuckup i made when i did exactly that to my humerus .....whatever you do do not cut your cast off so you can go snowboarding and then fall off a rail and bust the other one

OK?

And thanks for the congrats...wishing you a fast recovery and no other injuries

i fell a monthago and broke my right wrist and snapped my humerus bone directly below the head, a fracture which necessitated surgery to install pins to realign the broken pieces of bone. since then i have been in a lot of pain and had my entire right arm immobilized to my side by yards of ace bandages, as well as sporting an assortment of splints, partial cast/s, gauze bandages and a sling...not to mention a fascinating and colourful array of impressive swelling and bruising. at my last dr appt, xrays showed that, despite the pins being in, the humerus had still shifted slightly out of place, which is disappointing and worrisome to me as that misalignment increases the possibility i will have permanent loss of range of motion in my shoulder even after completing the couple months of physical therapy i must start in a few weeks.

due to the unfortunate timing of this situation, my holiday was rather dismal as my plans to go home and spend time w/family were completely ruined. it had been extremely important to me this year that i go home for christmas since a very close family member has had serious health issues and the concern lurks in the back of my mind that by next year this family member's health may have declined further and a holiday together might not be feasible.

living life one-armed and w/o use of my dominant hand these past 4 weeks and in such pain has certainly been stressful as well as frustrating and exhausting, and this accident has disrupted and impacted my life in a greater multitude of ways than i currently have the energy to one-handedly type out. i can honestly say this experience is by far the worst thing to have ever happened to me and its overwhelming and wearying to consider that it's far from over and there still remains so much more to get through.

on the other hand, ive definitely come to appreciate the blessing of the gift of two strong and healthy arms and hands, as well as having formed an immense respect and for those people who have adapted to life with the use of only one arm/hand.
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Learn from the fuckup i made when i did exactly that to my humerus .....whatever you do do not cut your cast off so you can go snowboarding and then fall off a rail and bust the other one

OK?

And thanks for the congrats...wishing you a fast recovery and no other injuries

you did that??? thats terrible! good gravy, im a month into healing and the pain is still so intense that im scarcely able to do normal tasks, let alone even contemplate doing anything like snowboarding. you must be a quick healer as well as having a high pain tolerance.

did you go back to the same doctor to set your second break?

thank you for the good wishes, and again - congrats on your and shanti's happy news. youre a lucky man indeed. (and should you ever injure yourself in the future, youll certainly have the sweetest personal nurse anyone could ask for.)

Sold our house, leasing a place in the boondocks until we purchase another home, 3/4 of our possessions are in storage, got a crappy evaluation from my boss last week, and now I have a respiratory flu.
Going to go for a 10 mile run, then hit the bookstore for a good history book to read, as that always cheers me up! (I have books in storage I could read, but would have to spend all day, digging around to find)

Learn from the fuckup i made when i did exactly that to my humerus .....whatever you do do not cut your cast off so you can go snowboarding and then fall off a rail and bust the other one

OK?

And thanks for the congrats...wishing you a fast recovery and no other injuries

Dear God! Val, dont fear having children your husband is your test in life... you will birth to an angel!

If it takes after me we are fine

If it takes after me we are fine

Oh


my


god


I can't believe the shit you spew.

I was a good kid.....

he got u there sis