My First Cast
I'm typing one-handed because I broke my arm on Wednesday. I was trying to loosen a bale of hay using a hay hook and I guess the hook wasn't in the right place or it slipped. In any case I went backwards and took the brunt of the fall on the concrete with my arm. I actually remember thinking "save the back" (having had 2 back surgeries) and I twisted so as not to land right on my tailbone which hurts all the time anyway. I spent half of Wed night at the hospital while they manipulated the bones back in place and splinted the arm--up to my armpit.
These photos of the x-rays show the break. The wrist end of the radius is broken vertically and horizontally. The vertical fractures break the end of the radius into several pieces--one doctor said it looks like popcorn. I went back on Friday for more x-rays. The bones were still in place but they won't cast the arm until next week if the bones are still in place. Right now I'm just supposed to keep the arm up. About the only useful thing I can do is work at the computer (one-handed). So maybe Ill get caught up on bookkeeping, registrations and my new website (in progress).