A Break In the Action

Good to hear. 

Probably gonna be my last post in this thread, but here's an updated pic of my scar, taken this past weekend:

Atavachron wrote: good to hear the progress.. that is a nasty and huge laceration, I assume the doctors did that

Yup, that's mostly the incision.

Update:  I have another followup appointment with the surgeon on Tuesday, and depending on his assessment, I may be ready to return to work shortly thereafter.  I may have to ask a coworker who lives nearby to chauffeur me, but hopefully I will be able to drive soon.  (That's the only sticking point as far as my returning to work.)

Also, 5 of the 9 pieces of surgical tape in the photo upthread have fallen off.  This is a good sign.

It's not so bad now.  (Percocet is my friend.)

Behold the Franken-Arm:

Glad you're doing better. When I was 16 I dislocated both knees in a motorcycle accident. My left foot was facing completely backward but it flipped back around during the ambulance ride. Turned out I have double jointed knees. I am available for parties.

Dean wrote: I wish you a speedy recovery zappaholic. Have modern casts overcome the interminable impossible to reach itch problem? That more than anything else drove me nuts when I was in plaster.

I don't even know if they do plaster casts anymore.  I'm in some kind of high-tech splint wrapped with ace bandages.  The doctor will be checking it out on the 15th to make sure everything's holding together.  Itching has been a minor annoyance so far but nothing all-consuming.

Thanks for the well-wishes, let's hear more tales of woe.....

Get well soon zappaholic!

I never broke a bone, but I don't know how.

I was twice at Emergency, when I was 12 I borrowed racing bike with speedometer from my cousin; I was trying to get as fast as could; I was looking at speedometer, not at the street, stupid kid. I reached 50 km/h. Luckily, my uncle was working as an ambulance driver back then. I looked like a walking medicine handbook, like a piece of meat at butchers, no skin on my left arm, left leg and left rib area, only red tissue.

At 22, a motorized forklift (full of cargo) went over my right foot. I'll spare you the graphic details. X-Ray showed all the bones in place. I still feel when the weather is changing in that foot.

At 18, I fell from the highest cliff here (see a video of that particular place), half-buried with stone avalanche I caused. Not a scratch. People around me were shocked.

I'm a lucky idiot.


Edited by clarke2001 - March 11 2011 at 06:17