[frankthetank]

Carrying my son across some ice in my yard he's fine...dad isn't... Anyone want to tell me how stupid i am?
This sucks! They have to do surgery on monday. My right hand of course. I broke my left wrist back in middle school...

Pain is tolerable but ive got some loritab... no biking for a little while.

very depressing!

[Hermes]

How long did it take you to type that post with one hand?

... that sux btw...

[vision-master]

I was in a cast for 6 Months once from a broken wrist.

[BigTex]

Handle this injury with extreme care. There are a lot of little bones in the wrist, and sometimes they don't want to come back together properly.

My dad almost lost his hand from a broken wrist that wouldn't heal and ultimately lost all mobility in that wrist (after MANY surgeries).

Good luck, but don't mess around with it, and ask your doctor lots of questions.

[gnm]

Sorry to hear that Frank! Best wishes for a speedy recovery! I mean, How the heck can you work the shotgun vs. the zombies with a froze up wrist?!

-G

[wisconsin_cur]

Sorry to hear about it. Good luck healing.

I know a number of old men who were young in the depression. When they broke an arm they were taken to the vet (uncredentaled vet). They got most of their mobility back... give or take.

[frankthetank]

I wish i had the xrays. All i know is he said something about shortening the wrist? Sucks typing with one hand. They did ct scan of it...

[blukatzen]

I would also concur with what Big Tex said about small bones. I fell on the ice (snow was on top of the ice) taking the garbage out, fell going down the steps and s-n-a-p...felt..and HEARD.(which was worse).the ankle go. I screamed, and hubby came out to pick me up. The little bones were broken, not the big ones.

That was the same snowstorm several years ago where Dr. Atkins fell down in NYC (on ice) , hit his head and died as the result.

That happened in April, in '03. I had to take the season off from the garden center. I was in crutches, then a cane for a bit. The swelling never went down, and I was concerned. It turned out, that my foot was also dislocated! I found out in August, when the muscles had grown over the repair. It took a chiropractor to reset the muscles by manipulation (or whatever they do) and the foot muscles went down within a HALF HOUR. It was amazing. Hurt like heck for that same "snap", then it burned for a minute, then it was like aaahhhhh..relief!!

See a doctor, for sure, but you may want to follow up with a Naprapath or a chiropractor to see if the muscles around the bones are where they should be. It was a big deal for me.

Back then, I wondered if I ever would have been able to walk without a cane.

Hope your injuries heal up, just take it easy, Frank. Sorry to hear you were hurt.

Blu

[Ludi]

Please be careful with it, take care of yourself.

[PeakOiler]

That bites frankthetank!

Get well soon!

[Pretorian]

streets of my city were (partially)covered with ice like 1/3 of the winter..And most people walked 1-2-3 miles a day minimum. I don't remember falling more than once a year or so. You learn to keep your balance eventually. Or else.

[Ferretlover]

Owie, Frank! At least it wasn't your head, or worse yet, your son. Good luck with the surgery.

[Madpaddy]

How are you going to wax your carrot properly?

Get well soon.

[frankthetank]

Not sure about the carrot! Found out the "good" surgeon is gone all week... Not sure who i'm seeing now. When i broke my left wrist they just set it and i was off. It is a little crooked to this day...they wanted to rebreak it!

I do not like ice!

Not sure how i'm going to change jrs diapers.

I'll update after i have the surgery.

[outcast]

I've never broken a bone in my life.

[wisconsin_cur]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('outcast', 'I')'ve never broken a bone in my life.

[kpeavey]

Hey Buddy, got a match?

While putting up the first parts of the greenhouse roof, the scaffold was off balance, slid to one side, I went surfing.
No injury, good thing nobody was watching when I bit the mud.

[pup55]

Take care up there, Frankthetank.

[BigTex]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('outcast', 'I')'ve never broken a bone in my life.

[Plantagenet]

Hell of a thing to happen when winter is almost over anyway.

Good luck with the surgery, Frank.