A Break In the Action
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Topic: A Break In the Action
Posted By: zappaholic
Subject: A Break In the Action
Date Posted: March 10 2011 at 21:25
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I haven't been on the forum for a week and a half. The reason is because I broke my arm a couple Sundays ago. I was walking from my car to a restaurant where I enjoy having Sunday breakfast, and wasn't paying a whole lot of attention to what my feet were doing. As a result, I tripped on the curb and went flying. Next thing I knew I was on my back, screaming in pain, with part of my humerus sticking out through my coat sleeve. Thankfully some people in the restaurant called 911 in short order. I spent several days at Akron General hospital, and 4 1/2 hours in surgery to reassemble my arm with plates, screws and piano wire. Since I was discharged a week ago I've spent most of the time at my parents' house (since I live alone), and they have helped me out considerably in my recuperation. Still, it'll be a few weeks before I'm healed. Plus it's my right arm - I'm right-handed, so it's been a bit of a challenge. Please share your tales of bodily injury. ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 10 2011 at 21:51
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Well done!
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Posted By: Luna
Date Posted: March 10 2011 at 21:53
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I've never been to the ER.
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Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 00:30
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I've never broken a bone before. So there's probably gonna be sometime where I'll have a REALLY bad accident to make up for it. Hope all goes well and it heals quick.  ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 00:37
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so sorry to hear of your accident-- yeah I've broken bones, most notably a shattered femur (thigh bone) after being hit on a motorcycle by a Cadillac; hospital for 11 days, on crutches for about 6 months |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 00:41
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Yikes! Right hand too. Bad news. Hoping for speedy recovery. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 01:06
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Hey, I broke my right arm too! Back in high school (or late middle school, can't remember exactly when) I was using the football practice equipment incorrectly...the net thing they run through? I was jumping over it with some friends. I caught my foot in it one time, tried to catch myself with my arm, and...SNAP! Both bones of the forearm were broken, both sticking out through the skin. I didn't even notice it until I stood back up and got ready to start running around again. Then I looked at my arm, realized I had an extra elbow, and proceeded to scream my head off. Luckily there was a doctor nearby, he got it set while we waited for the ambulance to show up.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 01:46
| ^ fun times |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 01:49
Not exactly the words I'd use to describe it at the time, but now looking back...it was fun enough once the pain was done and the arm was in a cast.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow">
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Atavachron wrote:Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 04:06
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Lord knows how I've avoided breaking any bones in my 42 years, but I've been lucky somehow.
Worst injury was probably when I banged my head against a wall in primary school and had to have 8 stiches. No biggie really.. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 04:53
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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. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 04:56
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 04:57
 You need to put back the cowbell avatar to cheer you up! |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 05:01
^ and how's he gonna hit that with one arm?  ------------- What? |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 05:14
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^He can hold it with his teeth. Hope you have a speedy recovery Zap. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 05:32
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nice to hear from you zappaholic.
as far as breaks. I broke my nose and four front teeth in 2001. I was ice skating at a rink, and speeding round a corner, a kid fell in front of me so I jumped over him and hit the ice so hard that I face planted on the ice with a mighty whack that i can still remember; the crunch of bone.... The white ice and red blood is a sight i will never forget. I saw stars and looked up through bloody eyes and nobody was on the ice - they all had been vacated very quickly and the owners of the rink looked after me, my head over a bowl dripping blood, till my wife came and took me to the doctors. Seven stitches in my nose and my teeth in front had to be all replaced. They were straighter than ever so that was a good thing but I was out of action for a while recovering. I never ice skated again, and never will. ------------- 
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Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 06:17
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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 http://www.blog.hr/print/id/1622503334/snjeznik-1505-m-gorski-kotar.html" rel="nofollow - 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. ------------- |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 06:33
I'm 43, so there's hope for you yet..... ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 06:39
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..... ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 19:57
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Good news on the healing front. I had my followup appointment, and I am no longer in the splints, although I am in a much smaller sling. I'll be starting with some physical therapy soon so I can start using my arm again - right now I am typing two-handed for the first time since before the accident. ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: caretaker
Date Posted: March 16 2011 at 21:33
| 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. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: March 17 2011 at 03:27
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I was messing around after a snow and broke my ankle in a frozen over tire track. It twisted left to right. Almost needed surgery.
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: March 18 2011 at 16:46
Behold the Franken-Arm:
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Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: March 18 2011 at 19:12
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Does it hurt? I mean what's the feeling now they removed those thingies from your arm? It looks sour. ------------- |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: March 18 2011 at 19:52
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It's not so bad now. (Percocet is my friend.)
Seriously though, it feels kinda tight because there's still some swelling. The main pain I'm having now is the physical therapy. My elbow and shoulder don't want to bend very much. But they will, mark my words.
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Posted By: topographicbroadways
Date Posted: March 18 2011 at 20:14
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Looks like a nasty break there, good to hear you're recovering well. I broke my collar bone a few years back which was probably the least pleasant experiences i've ever had, and it was also on my dominant side so i was immobilised for quite a while. Not an interesting story either a silly sports accident. -------------  
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: April 01 2011 at 17:20
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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. ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 02 2011 at 02:50
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good to hear the progress.. that is a nasty and huge laceration, I assume the doctors did that |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: April 04 2011 at 18:06
Yup, that's mostly the incision. ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: April 12 2011 at 20:00
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As of yesterday I am officially back at work. Not bad for 6 weeks after a major limb fracture! I still can't drive, so a coworker will be chauffeuring me until I can. Also my physical therapy is coming along slowly. I'm not able to flex or extend my arm as far as my surgeon thinks I should, but I'm keeping after it. One side effect is that my insomnia is acting up bigtime. When my arm is resting on any surface (like, say, a BED), I become acutely aware of all the hardware in there, and it becomes VERY uncomfortable. And it doesn't help that my brain refuses to shut down, which is my usual cause of insomnia. ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: April 18 2011 at 18:45
Probably gonna be my last post in this thread, but here's an updated pic of my scar, taken this past weekend: ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: April 18 2011 at 18:53
| Yikes, looking at the picture I can "see" how your arm looked like when it was disjointed... So good to know that you're eventually intact. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: April 18 2011 at 19:18
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: August 14 2011 at 09:52
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I know I said I was going to let this thread die, but I would just like to mention that I am done with physical therapy. It's been less than 6 months since my accident, and I have most of my range of motion back, and I've built up the strength to such a point that I can do virtually anything I could do before the break. (With the exception of some heavy lifting - I'm not going to help anyone move house very soon.) So yay for self-sufficiency. Modern medical technology is a wonder, ain't it? ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: August 14 2011 at 11:26
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Good to hear. ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |