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Old 08-06-2007, 05:45 AM
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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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