Yes please...

But don't forget I have a broken elbow and a cast on...*giggle*

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Yes please...

But don't forget I have a broken elbow and a cast on...*giggle*


Hmmm oh the ideas i have!

:)

Massage therapist on my way!

Good news and bad news...

Good news...got my cast off today! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh that feels butter!

Bad news...Doc said I'm about 90% healed and tossed around the idea of casting me again. He opted not to just now. I can't straighten my arm or pull it towards my body. The forearm and wrist are extremely sore from the cast (I assume)...but the elbow really doesn't hurt much at all. Doc will see me again in three weeks.

Till then I can't pick anything up heavier than a coffee cup with my left arm. The most I can do is place my arm on a table and let gravity pull it in the straightening motion till I feel uncomfortable. I MUST stop at the slightest discomfort. The fracture has healed almost all the way but he doesn't want me to stress it. If necessary, after three weeks I'll do therapy.

The big news is I can swim now...if only the water would warm up from our last cold/rainy spell. And...I found out they make water proof casts these days. I didn't know that! And why don't they just do everybody in a water proof cast all the time? Doesn't make sense to me that they don't. Everyone could shower and swim and not worry. What's the deal with that secret?

Anyway...thought I'd update ya! Think healing thoughts for me please!

*hugs to all*

(((((((((Lixy))))))))))


You know what, even withpout being able to use the one arm to the best of it's ability, you give a pretty great hug. :x:

A little late but sending well wishes. Heal quickly lady and enjoy the rest of the summer.

Just be careful. We sure don't want you to do anything that might re-injure that arm. Although, if you did, maybe that'd mean you could stay home and be logged on to Pixies more. Now, that would be good news ... ((((( HUGS ))))).

We love ya' mamm!

Every silver lining has a cloud.

I guess you'll be seated on Mr. Lixy's left side for a while. ..... and you are going to have to learn to not lean on that right arm when you bend down. :bj:



I think your doc must know a lot of skanky people. :eew:

I'm glad to hear that you are well on the road to recovery. I'm sure that getting the cast off was great. And your first shower.

Take care and let Mr Lix play nurse for you.

Lix, what about physio? You should go!

I'm trying NOT to picture him in a nurses outfit. :yikes:

Sounds like you're well on the mend Lixy...... Yippee!! :D

'course, what this means is you won't be able to go back to work for a while yet, so maybe, just maybe, we could see some pics of your, um, arm. Yes, that's it, your arm! ;)

(((Lixy)))

DM

Awwwwwwwwwww! Thanks for the smiles and well wishes guys!

Gonna let gravity do some of the therapy for now Steph...till it's healed 100%. Doc figures about 3 weeks and then, if still necessary, I'll do some therapy with a pro.



I've got a question for anyone who has ever had a full arm cast (from palm to shoulder)...

Bear in mind that I probably have carpal tunnel from my job. I say probably because I've never been diagnosed but I have all the symptoms...more so in my right wrist than my left. My cast was on my left.

Well, anyway, I had this full cast on for a mere 3 weeks and I had some discomfort with the form of the cast the whole while. Matter of fact, the day after it's placement I had a bit of numbness and stiffness in my thumb and some stiffness in my fingers. I attributed that to the carpal tunnel and just beared with it till the removal. I always felt like my wrist was in an unnatural position in the cast but I didn't want to be a baby so I never mentioned it to anyone. When it was really hot out or as the day went on my arm/wrist would swell and I had no spacing inside what-so-ever. My arm felt awkward and unnatural in any position except the way they had me hold my arm up as they casted it.

Now, sans cast, my elbow (the point of the break/fracture) doesn't hurt. It's my wrist, thumb and forearm that's giving me trouble. My wrist swells more and more as the day goes on...albeit I've only had the cast off for 2 1/2 days. I have hardly any mobility in it. It hurts to bend it up and back. It hurts to bend it down and forward. To close my fist is a feat all in itself. I've always had trouble with water retention, especially in the time leading up to my period, so I am trying to keep that at a minimum and I can tell that that is part of the problem but...

Is it normal to have another part of a casted arm hurt more after cast removal than the original break point? Should I wait a few days or report this immediatley to the doc?

I am trying to "give it time" and not overreact to something that might be fully expected. Can anyone give me some insight?

it prolly is from the cast and the way your arm was locked into that one position for so long. i'll bet it gets better (ibuprofen may help) but if there isn't any improvement in a few days, or still hurts lots after a week or so, i'd give 'em a call. i doubt there's anything they can do but you can at least let them know.