Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Grrr, I'm having a bit of a grump I'm afraid as I had hoped to go more than 5 days into the New Year before making my first trip to ER/casualty...but sadly that hope was ruined this afternoon. I tried to get up from my computer chair, the old knees buckled and my poor arm couldn't take the weight so promptly folded up - leaving my wrist joint completely dislocated and lying at over 90 degrees to normal (my fingers were touching my forearm it was so far out of position) This is only the second time it's gone like this and last time I ended up in plaster due to a break in the small joints form the force. Thankfully Mum and I managed to get it back into joint (years of practice at reducing dislocations and my Mum is an Orthopaedic trained nurse too which is very handy!) But it swelled up and just didn't look right so hence my trip to the hospital for yet more additions to my radiation count! Luckily for me my friend was working so I got well looked after, even if she did make fun of me starting to glow green from my x-ray exposure! I have gotten away lightly on the fracture side this time fortunately, but have significant ligament and soft tissue damage and some sensation loss in my hand too. So I'm rigidly splinted until I see my upper limb specialist next week - poor guy I'm already seeing him about my shoulder and neck at that appointment, he'll think I'm taking advantage at this rate!! I'm thinking that I should just have camped out at the hospital as I'm back again for my shoulder MRI tomorrow too! Oh well, there goes my resolution to spend less time in hospitals I guess... Take care everyone and I hope you are having good days. Love and hugs...Jo xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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