[Mezla PigDog]

Thank god for that Puck. Have a good weekend!

Baby PigDog is 6 months old today. That's gone fast and I think I'm coping quite well with the complete loss of independent identity and zero family members or friends nearby to help!

[amphibian]

Have you gotten accustomed to the poop wrangling?

[Mentalist]

Elbow update: got a new, tighter-fitting cast and an actual arm slingto add to my collection of trauma-related paraphernalia. With the new cast, the forearm muscles no longer feel all squished sideways.

I was told to use my hand/fingers and shoulder as much as possible, and to raise my arm overhead. Basically, short of lifting weights, any movement i can get out of it is fair game. with the new cast I can grip and move a mouse reasonably well, so hey, more progress! I'll be able to work on Mon!

seeing the ortho again on Thur, if all goes well (i.e, CT shows no fracture and the elbow doesn't pop out again), they may give me a soft cast or smth.

So, overall, decently okay aftermath for such an unpleasant injury

[Mezla PigDog]

amphibian, on 02 December 2016 - 02:24 PM, said:

Have you gotten accustomed to the poop wrangling?

Poo is easy. It's one of the only moments in the day that the role of a parent is completely clear!

[Andorion]

Mentalist, on 02 December 2016 - 03:06 PM, said:

Elbow update: got a new, tighter-fitting cast and an actual arm slingto add to my collection of trauma-related paraphernalia. With the new cast, the forearm muscles no longer feel all squished sideways.

I was told to use my hand/fingers and shoulder as much as possible, and to raise my arm overhead. Basically, short of lifting weights, any movement i can get out of it is fair game. with the new cast I can grip and move a mouse reasonably well, so hey, more progress! I'll be able to work on Mon!

seeing the ortho again on Thur, if all goes well (i.e, CT shows no fracture and the elbow doesn't pop out again), they may give me a soft cast or smth.

So, overall, decently okay aftermath for such an unpleasant injury

That is nice to hear. I just saw your post in the Groove thread. Dislocations are shitty. I have done it to my knee twice, once while playing cricket.

Has it swelled up a lot?

[amphibian]

Mentalist, on 02 December 2016 - 03:06 PM, said:

Elbow update: got a new, tighter-fitting cast and an actual arm slingto add to my collection of trauma-related paraphernalia. With the new cast, the forearm muscles no longer feel all squished sideways.

I was told to use my hand/fingers and shoulder as much as possible, and to raise my arm overhead. Basically, short of lifting weights, any movement i can get out of it is fair game. with the new cast I can grip and move a mouse reasonably well, so hey, more progress! I'll be able to work on Mon!

seeing the ortho again on Thur, if all goes well (i.e, CT shows no fracture and the elbow doesn't pop out again), they may give me a soft cast or smth.

So, overall, decently okay aftermath for such an unpleasant injury

You get shoved while headed a different direction than the shove?

Fifteen years ago, I broke both bones in my left forearm when I got shoved just as I launched a cross with my left foot. Due to the timing of the shove, I couldn't fold my hand under me and I ended up landing on top of it. The break ended up being a clean snap through both the radius and ulna. I got up and played the rest of the game and nearly scored too (hit the post). After the game, my forearm was the size of my bicep and getting bigger.

I suggest that you get a chopstick to scratch within the cast. And figure out how to keep the sweat stink down.

[Mentalist]

amphibian, on 02 December 2016 - 04:10 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 02 December 2016 - 03:06 PM, said:

Elbow update: got a new, tighter-fitting cast and an actual arm slingto add to my collection of trauma-related paraphernalia. With the new cast, the forearm muscles no longer feel all squished sideways.

I was told to use my hand/fingers and shoulder as much as possible, and to raise my arm overhead. Basically, short of lifting weights, any movement i can get out of it is fair game. with the new cast I can grip and move a mouse reasonably well, so hey, more progress! I'll be able to work on Mon!

seeing the ortho again on Thur, if all goes well (i.e, CT shows no fracture and the elbow doesn't pop out again), they may give me a soft cast or smth.

So, overall, decently okay aftermath for such an unpleasant injury

You get shoved while headed a different direction than the shove?

Fifteen years ago, I broke both bones in my left forearm when I got shoved just as I launched a cross with my left foot. Due to the timing of the shove, I couldn't fold my hand under me and I ended up landing on top of it. The break ended up being a clean snap through both the radius and ulna. I got up and played the rest of the game and nearly scored too (hit the post). After the game, my forearm was the size of my bicep and getting bigger.

I suggest that you get a chopstick to scratch within the cast. And figure out how to keep the sweat stink down.

I wish. really dumb fall, basically over-extended to poke away the ball in the middle of the field, fell backwards, and landed on the outstretched hand, leading to a clean backwards pop.

if this was smth that happened to me before as a kid, I'd probably try to pop it back in. But since it was my first time, I knda froze, b/c unsure what to do.
The pain was so-so. it was all the weird spasming that the nerves in my arm started doing that was freaking me out. basicallly once teh paramedics got there and told me I can clench my hand to make it match what I felt it already did on its own, I felt like 40% better right away. Still had pain but it was like a 4/10, with jolts to 6 when it was moved, which is totally survivable. Basically once i got used to the idea that it wasn't gonna fall off or smth, i could lift it with my other arm and move wherever the X ray techs told me to.

[amphibian]

Maybe this will make you ease up on being a defensive maniac for no good reason. Glad there was no nerve or vessel damage. Here's to a quick heal.

This post has been edited by amphibian: 02 December 2016 - 09:10 PM

[Mentalist]

amphibian, on 02 December 2016 - 09:10 PM, said:

Maybe this will make you ease up on being a defensive maniac for no good reason. Glad there was no nerve or vessel damage. Here's to a quick heal.

lol, i'm getting better at it. slowly.

my teammates have been telling me that i'm playing very different from how I used to.

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 02 December 2016 - 11:23 PM

[worry]

Is that a sequel to your toilet threat post in the groove thread?


I kid, I kid!

[EmperorMagus]

A new skytrain line opened. The nearest station is within 8 minutes of my door.

half an hour to downtown! yaaaaay clubbing here I come.

(I kid, I will still be a hermit. it's nice to have an option though)

[Loki]

These pictures don't do justice to just how incredibly neon orange the sky is right now!

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[Slow Ben]

Sweet spoiler on the ride.

[Mentalist]

Went to chek my soccer bag from Thur night- my other runner was there. made me happy.

Also, even though i'm basically one-handed now, finished the slide show of our September Euro vacation. Originally I was supposed to do this for work (both my bosses love Italy), but it kept getting put off. Then my mom decided to have people over, and asked me to do it for them.

I managed to finish picking thephotos right before I went to that fateful Thur game, lol. But still had to finish arranging them. which I did now.

I honestly find it hard to believe I'm supposed to get deconditioned, carrying this heavy as F piece of plaster around. I mean, I get occasional pain lifting the arm, and when I rest it on the table I tend to use my other arm to move it, towards the mouse or keyboard, but I expected much worse

[Loki]

I have been trying to find an age appropriate way to introduce my son to the Cthulhu Mythos since he was born and I think I may have found it!

It was a Kickstarter some time back and I haven't been able to locate a copy of the book but there was an article about it that I read that linked to the free pdf download (it was an interview with one of the creators so I assume the free pdf is approved).

Mythos ABC

[Mentalist]

Getting more proficient at eating left-handed

At this point only 2 tings I can't really do are

1) most cleaning (including dishes), b/c can't get cast wet

2) shaving- because that's one thing I have no faith I can coordinate well-enough- not only is it my left hand, its also a mirror image- that feels like too much for my poor brain.

there's also showering, but there I just need helping wrapping the cast up in plastic. we have a detachable shower-head, so I can actually wash without water ever hitting the R. arm.

still, hopeful that by end of the week i"ll be in smth less bulky and in rehab.

[worry]

Big victory for the NoDAPL protesters. Not necessarily the final chapter, but a great step in the right direction nonetheless: https://www.army.mil...peline_crossing
Pretty big relief, and a testament to the power of protest.

[Andorion]

Mentalist, on 04 December 2016 - 06:07 PM, said:

Getting more proficient at eating left-handed

At this point only 2 tings I can't really do are

1) most cleaning (including dishes), b/c can't get cast wet

2) shaving- because that's one thing I have no faith I can coordinate well-enough- not only is it my left hand, its also a mirror image- that feels like too much for my poor brain.

there's also showering, but there I just need helping wrapping the cast up in plastic. we have a detachable shower-head, so I can actually wash without water ever hitting the R. arm.

still, hopeful that by end of the week i"ll be in smth less bulky and in rehab.

Well,good to know you are getting better. You know Ment, I thought for the longest time that you played rugby

[Mentalist]

Andorion, on 05 December 2016 - 01:34 AM, said:

Mentalist, on 04 December 2016 - 06:07 PM, said:

Getting more proficient at eating left-handed

At this point only 2 tings I can't really do are

1) most cleaning (including dishes), b/c can't get cast wet

2) shaving- because that's one thing I have no faith I can coordinate well-enough- not only is it my left hand, its also a mirror image- that feels like too much for my poor brain.

there's also showering, but there I just need helping wrapping the cast up in plastic. we have a detachable shower-head, so I can actually wash without water ever hitting the R. arm.

still, hopeful that by end of the week i"ll be in smth less bulky and in rehab.

Well,good to know you are getting better. You know Ment, I thought for the longest time that you played rugby

lol

Nah, i'm nowhere near coordinated and insane enough to do that.

[Tsundoku]

Ment, I think the Universe is trying to tell you to stop playing soccer. Just a thought.