A Break In the Action

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.

I've never been to the ER.

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
 

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.  

Atavachron wrote:  ^ fun times

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.

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.

You need to put back the cowbell avatar to cheer you up! 

^He can hold it with his teeth.

Hope you have a speedy recovery Zap.

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

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.....