This happened last Saturday (3/18) and we're finally getting around to posting about it.
I
was standing a shopping cart when the cart hit a hole or a bump or a
crack (Editor's note: The storytellers haven't been super clear on this
point) and I toppled out. The result: A small, very minor fracture of my
radius bone (forearm bone on thumb side). The treatment: I wore a
splint for a couple days to wait for swelling to go down, then the
purple cast in the picture below for a week. Today (Tuesday) I get to go
back and get a new cast that will only cover my forearm and give me my
elbow back.
Dad
says I take after him in terms of protecting the cast. I am hyper
sensitive to it getting wet and I've become quite good at using my left
hand for everything. The only little bit of hassle is covering it for
bath time when we use two bags and a bunch of tape. You might recall
that when my spica hip cast was removed a few years ago, the nurse and
cast technician both mentioned that it was the cleanest spica cast they
had ever seen. Dad cried. He is trying to loosen up a bit with this cast, but he still wrapped it in plastic wrap on Sunday night while I was helping him cook!
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