Approx 6-8 Week Set Back
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Best recovery wishes from Switzerland. Every day should be a little bit better, so patience is the best way to stand it.
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Hope your feeling better.
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Get well soon Matthew.
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thanks guys . it means a lot .
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Get better soon
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well guys 2 weeks after my fall and things are getting better. I can now dress myself without the aid of my wife . that is a major step for me .
I can get up and down into a chair or couch without an extra hand.
the new fangled cast that I have now is hard fiberglass or other substance that is removable
it wraps my wrist and has a pop up knob that ratchets a wire that tightens the whole contraption around my wrist.
it still makes my hand useless but at least I can take it off to take a shower and getting to that itch is a lot easier.
I have a buddy of mine coming over and I am trying to teach him how to pour resin.
my expectations are a lot higher than his progress so far.
I can get up and down into a chair or couch without an extra hand.
the new fangled cast that I have now is hard fiberglass or other substance that is removable
it wraps my wrist and has a pop up knob that ratchets a wire that tightens the whole contraption around my wrist.
it still makes my hand useless but at least I can take it off to take a shower and getting to that itch is a lot easier.
I have a buddy of mine coming over and I am trying to teach him how to pour resin.
my expectations are a lot higher than his progress so far.
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Well thats good news Pickelhaube! That cast sounds interesting, removable huh.....never broke anything
but I've had more stitches and staples than Frankenstein.
Re: the resin, I'm sure your buddy will get the hang of it.....once he see's the "magic" of a liquid
turning to solid and a negative space turning to a positive one thats it. Once people see the process and
understand it, there's no stopping them. I taught mold making and casting in college and nobody ever
missed that class......but we weren't making tanks.
Feel Better My Friend!
but I've had more stitches and staples than Frankenstein.
Re: the resin, I'm sure your buddy will get the hang of it.....once he see's the "magic" of a liquid
turning to solid and a negative space turning to a positive one thats it. Once people see the process and
understand it, there's no stopping them. I taught mold making and casting in college and nobody ever
missed that class......but we weren't making tanks.
Feel Better My Friend!
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4 week update
Last week I went to the Doctor's and not a lot of good news .
Apparently I tore a ligament on the top of my hand that needs to be reattached AFTER the wrist has healed. Another 6 weeks ? I need to ask him next week.
I went to get an MRI done on my shoulder Monday . One of the regular lay down kind. You have to put your shoulder in a cup like contraption that immobilizes the shoulder but does not support the arm.
Well... as you may have guessed my arm popped out of it's socket and OF course I screamed in pain. The bitch running the show said that I need to hold my arm for 23 minutes like that when they slide me into the tube. My suggestion to her was get f8ck and this will not happen .
So I went to another place on Friday where you can sit down and have the MRI done. This proceeded without a hitch and I go back to the Doc Tuesday to see the prognoses.
My back back does not hurt all that much . I can only raise my arm slightly below shoulder length and I can not clinch my hand. When I try my middle finger does not move all that well and when I try to close my hand I shoot the bird to everyone. I should have demonstrated this to that evil bitch at the first MRI place.
That's it Thank you guys for your patience who are waiting for your kits .
Hopefully we are halfway there but the ligament situation may be an additional adding of time .
I will find out Tuesday.
Last week I went to the Doctor's and not a lot of good news .
Apparently I tore a ligament on the top of my hand that needs to be reattached AFTER the wrist has healed. Another 6 weeks ? I need to ask him next week.
I went to get an MRI done on my shoulder Monday . One of the regular lay down kind. You have to put your shoulder in a cup like contraption that immobilizes the shoulder but does not support the arm.
Well... as you may have guessed my arm popped out of it's socket and OF course I screamed in pain. The bitch running the show said that I need to hold my arm for 23 minutes like that when they slide me into the tube. My suggestion to her was get f8ck and this will not happen .
So I went to another place on Friday where you can sit down and have the MRI done. This proceeded without a hitch and I go back to the Doc Tuesday to see the prognoses.
My back back does not hurt all that much . I can only raise my arm slightly below shoulder length and I can not clinch my hand. When I try my middle finger does not move all that well and when I try to close my hand I shoot the bird to everyone. I should have demonstrated this to that evil bitch at the first MRI place.
That's it Thank you guys for your patience who are waiting for your kits .
Hopefully we are halfway there but the ligament situation may be an additional adding of time .
I will find out Tuesday.
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Wow, that sounds bad. Hope you are getting the good stuff for the pain.
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pickelhaube wrote:4 week update
I went to get an MRI done on my shoulder Monday . One of the regular lay down kind. You have to put your shoulder in a cup like contraption that immobilizes the shoulder but does not support the arm.
Well... as you may have guessed my arm popped out of it's socket and OF course I screamed in pain. The bitch running the show said that I need to hold my arm for 23 minutes like that when they slide me into the tube. My suggestion to her was get f8ck and this will not happen .
My back back does not hurt all that much . I can only raise my arm slightly below shoulder length and I can not clinch my hand. When I try my middle finger does not move all that well and when I try to close my hand I shoot the bird to everyone. I should have demonstrated this to that evil bitch at the first MRI place..
Sorry Mathew,
There's nothing funny about what you're going through but your rant had me doubled over laughing.
I've been there before.
It is amazing that the people who should have the most compassion and understanding don't get it. ....or don't care about anything other than making their job more expedient at your expense.
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Really sorry to hear that! I do wish you a most speedy recovery!!!!
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Wow that sounds painful. I will keep my fingers crossed that the news is better.
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I sure hope you are getting better soon Mate. Aside from the pain and hassle it must be costing a fortune in medical expenses - those MRI's alone are expensive!!!
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CanberraPaul wrote:I sure hope you are getting better soon Mate. Aside from the pain and hassle it must be costing a fortune in medical expenses - those MRI's alone are expensive!!!
Yes they are !! And being laid up like this almost no money is coming in
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Hey Guys ,
I am pretty sure most of you can probably care less but for the dozen of you guys who are waiting for your kits to get out I have some semi good news.
I went to the doctor Monday and he said I should have the cast off in 3 weeks .
I went to the therapist yesterday and they worked on me for about 2 hours .
Let me tell you today is the first time I am able to raise my right arm over my head !!!
As well today I was able to pick up a half full coffee pot !!
I still can not button my pants and going to the bathroom is still an issue
But things are getting better .
Friday will be the sixth week of my accident.
I am pretty sure most of you can probably care less but for the dozen of you guys who are waiting for your kits to get out I have some semi good news.
I went to the doctor Monday and he said I should have the cast off in 3 weeks .
I went to the therapist yesterday and they worked on me for about 2 hours .
Let me tell you today is the first time I am able to raise my right arm over my head !!!
As well today I was able to pick up a half full coffee pot !!
I still can not button my pants and going to the bathroom is still an issue
But things are getting better .
Friday will be the sixth week of my accident.
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Great News, small steps.
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Good to hear things are going better.
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Thanks guys it means a lot .
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Friday marks the 8th week of my accident . I went to the Doc on Monday and he says I am not there yet. One of the cracks in my wrist has mended but the other has not as of yet and he says I need to give it another 2 weeks .
I will put this time to good use and will go visit my son out in California with my wife.
I will try and check it during the 2 weeks.
I will leave Friday afternoon. So if you guys try to PM me, it may be a few days that I will get back to you.
Hopefully when I get back the resin will start flowing .
I have stored up 2 x 2-gallon kits of resin and RTV each stockpiled waiting for me to get back to work !!!
I will put this time to good use and will go visit my son out in California with my wife.
I will try and check it during the 2 weeks.
I will leave Friday afternoon. So if you guys try to PM me, it may be a few days that I will get back to you.
Hopefully when I get back the resin will start flowing .
I have stored up 2 x 2-gallon kits of resin and RTV each stockpiled waiting for me to get back to work !!!
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As you get older things heal more slowly Matthew.
I hope you have a great trip to California!!! I would love to visit there myself - I have never been to the USA.
I hope you have a great trip to California!!! I would love to visit there myself - I have never been to the USA.
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CanberraPaul wrote:As you get older things heal more slowly Matthew.
I hope you have a great trip to California!!! I would love to visit there myself - I have never been to the USA.
Thanks Paul
I have never been to Australia but I would like see it.
I had my chance many years ago when I was 21 ( 1980 ). Back then I was a bricklayer and at that time when I lived in Virginia there was a call out to the local bricklayers about going to Australia for a 2 year sign up. All room and board payed for as well as a good paycheck with no taxes taken out . Nothing was ever said on how we would get back !!
Instead I moved down to Louisiana and changed trades to become a marble mason. Working on high rise buildings hanging marble and granite panels .
I have always thought what could have happen if I would have moved around to the other side of the planet.
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Hey Pickle. If you had of moved to Australia , We would be benefiting from your skills.
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You should both come and visit me!!CanberraPaul wrote:As you get older things heal more slowly Matthew.
I hope you have a great trip to California!!! I would love to visit there myself - I have never been to the USA.