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Aftermath of a Broken Wrist

I suppose I should also include the finger . . .

Hobbling around on a broken lower limb makes sense if activity levels are lowered, but a broken wrist? Yep. I didn’t go out scrambling on the trails nearby for the simple fact that I am right-handed, and if I started to take a tumble, the right hand is the dominant one. Four weeks, five weeks later, a rather sedentary lifestyle, and I am sore as hell after going out to the local botanical garden, looking for the flowers I have been missing on my usual weekly jaunts.

Gardens change every day, and certainly after 5 weeks, a lot. Spring is now in bloom and I was so happy to see so many flowers, wild and domestic, native and foreign. A lot of work has been done, too, in the garden itself. A new gate on one side. Cleared brush and hillsides. New plants, new labels. Sheer heaven!

Yesterday I felt like a drunk all day, tottering around on extremely sore legs. Oh, well! A bit better today. And, a few flower photos, too.

Floors, Hidden Vanities, Studio, Office, Wrist & Finger

Okay, the shower is tiled, but now is covered in plastic sheeting, protected by the painter from the paint. Hidden but not forgotten as its door arrives Friday!

But what else has been happening? We now have floors. Not rugs. Not hardwood. Vinyl, 20mm thick, looks like wood and designed for dogs. You read that right: dogs. The flooring has textures so that dogs have traction and don’t go flying down the hallway. It’s actually quite nice. It feels good underfoot.

And, the vanities have arrived, but until the painter is done, they remain covered and mysterious. They need to be installed before the template for the countertops can be made, and then installed.

My studio and J’s office are beginning to become usable again. Funny how daily habits, when upset, are so nice to take up again. I like reading the news and drinking my coffee in the morning, and perusing other blogs. My cameras are back on the shelves – not all of them, but a lot of them – and I used my Nikon Df here, with the 85mm f1.8, to take some photos. I also used some film cameras outdoors … the drafting table is in place, and paints and paper and brushes are reappearing.

And, my wrist and finger are mending very well, and I am out of the finger splint altogether, but wear the wrist splint at night or when my wrist feels tires or sore. Hard to believe I went flying over Smudge (dog) 4 weeks ago.

Home, Sweet Home!

A Message from the “Officially” Fallen

It’s official: two fractures, neither of which is especially serious. More uncomfortable than anything, and inconvenient. I have a splint for the middle finger, where I have a chip fracture on the joint above the knuckle. The wrist fracture is a bigger, non-displaced chip fracture on the distal radius – the bone just below the thumb. I have a removable splint for each, rather than a cast. This will make bathing much easier.

I can function much better in this new and stylish black splint, even drive and draw and hold a brush. I go back on the 24th for follow-up. Overall, 4 to 6 week healing time.

The Fallen

Take a dog. Take a turn. Trip over dog. Fall forward. Fall onto your back after hitting the sewing table with your right hand.

Probable broken middle finger on right hand and a broken right wrist, per the local urgent care, but best go see a hand specialist Monday or so, to confirm or deny.

I am right-handed.

Happy Easter!