Broke My Arm
 

Pardon the typing but I'm "winging" it!

oh...^^^that don't look so bad...lol!

Anyway, I fractured my elbow this past Friday and am seeing an orthopedic surgeon this morning. No cast so far but I don't know what they'll do today.

Hubby and I are building a deck for our pool. We have the framing up and a piece of plywood to stand on till we get the decking on. We bought stringers and steps and temporarily attached them to try out the height and depth of the treads. It didn't look as though the "flow" would be comfortable so I volunteered (insisted) to try them out.

Ya see where this is going...right?

I went up four steps and stepped up on the plywood. Good so far. I turned around and looked down and didn't like the depth of the tread showing. I stepped on the first step down and it gave way and I tumbled 4ft. down and landed directly on my left elbow. Didn't even have time to put my arm out it was so fast. That's prolly a good thing cause it would have been broken broken...not just fractured.

Hubby was beside himself. He went into EMT mode and took really good care of me. At first I thought it had popped out of place. My arm was rigid and indented at the elbow. I felt as though if I could pop it into place I would be ok. So I held on to the ledger board and stretched slowly. I could feel and hear pops. It felt better and I could semi-bend it. So I took some Advil and went to bed later that night...taking care to prop my arm and not lay on that side (my fave).

Saturday morning I asked Mr. Lixy to take me to the ER. They took x-rays and the doc had a hard time finding it so she had a consult and they found a fracture. They didn't cast me but put me in a sling to immobilize it. Gave me percocets and icing instructions and made an appt. for ortho doc.

I remember a time when they just slapped on a cast and sent you on your way. Hope this means I might not need a cast!!!! It's August for crying out loud!

So...just wanted to let you all know what I've been up to and why I haven't been around the past few days.

Wish me luck!










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Ouch Lixy..... sending healing thoughts to you!

And some *huggsss* too. :)

Ya did good with only one hand.... I kinda think theres a few Pixies who do the 1 handed thing already. ;)

TY Teddy! And caps are a pip!

It could've been worse, but you'll have trouble seeing that for a while.

They may "half-cast" it to support the elbow, depends what's in vogue at the moment.

Ouch hope you feel and heal quickly

TY OF and themi01!

Half cast huh? Well that's suitable. I'm half-assed anyway...lol!

LixyChick,

Ouch! Good luck with the doctors!

Oh you poor thing!

I hope you're not in any pain & that everything goes well at the doctors x

So sorry to hear about your accident. :( Too bad you had to be building a deck instead of something safer ............. Like PACKING FOR A TRIP THIS COMING WEEKEND.:rolleyes2 Sometime those twistie, snappie, joint crack, fractures can be hard to treat. They might have to make a complete break to be sure it's all in proper alignment. :rolleyes: or............. I think they can do it with that mobile traction setup but not to worry. You may only be in an upper-half-body cast with a few rods sticking out at different angles with pulleys at the ends. Mr. Lixy may even want to take you along on the next fishing trip. It won't be on long and you'll be like new by the time you have to take the pool down and the 5 month of snow shoveling therapy will work out just about right. :cool:

OUCH!!!! (((((((((Lixy)))))))))))))

Lixy:

Maybe you should learn to type with your nose.

Otehrwise, *gentle hugs*

((hugs)) feel better Lix!

TY everyone...(even PF after I get done slappin the snot outta him)!

Just got back and I'm in a full (green) arm cast...*YIKES*

Doc said I have a really, really, really bad fracture in a good place. Said I'll need the cast on for 3 weeks and therapy thereafter. I'll lose some range of motion forever but if it had of been just slightly lower (closer to the elbow joint) I might never move my arm again.

The fracture is in my inside upper arm (can't spell or pronounce his medical jargon) just at the bend of the elbow and it was disjointed till I took it upon myself to relocate it. I didn't damage anything doing that and doc said I set it up nice enough that he just had to cast it...no adjustments/surgery necessary!

Waaaaaaaaaaa! I know there are folks out there worse off than me but it's August and I have a pool and we're in the middle of decking it out. Waaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Oh well...could have been much worse according to doc! I'll consider myself lucky and hope for a good outcome and eat percs and fill my script for a cover so I can shower and stand in the pool. All is not lost...YET!

Glad to hear the full body cast wasn't needed...enjoy the percocets while they last, but be sure to stay out of the way of Mr Lix' power tools while you enjoy the ride...& look on the bright side, this gets ya out of the heavy lifting on the deck ;)

And one more thing...next time you need to test out the structural integrity of anything, find a neighbor you don't really like to be the crash test dummy...

Ouch! That gave me the shivers.

Glad you got taken care of and that all you need to do now is heal.



But be wary when Mr. Lixy tells you that part of the physical therapy involves handjobs. :sad: