Monday, April 20, 2009

Renee's birthday party

Started like any regular party. there was roller skating with the kids. I laced up a pair of skates and took the kids on the rink. I did fairly well. I only fell once - but made it count. I was holding Jonathan's hand when I fell. So I displaced most of my weight away from him and took the brunt of the fall on my left wrist. I finished the party. Still skating but my wrist hurt more and more as the day progressed. That evening Karyn and I were supposed to go shopping. I opted for a trip to the ER. I left there in a splint, no visible fracture but the assumption that I did damage to my "snuff box". That is the medical term for the bone below your thumb. I went to see a surgeon today. He cut off the splint and examined the hand. Put me in another type of splint. Told me to only take this one off to bathe. NICE! I have a follow up with him in 2 weeks. He explained that the non-displaced fracture can't be seen on the xray from the time if injury. I looked it up when I got home tonight and found out that a healing fracture is easier to see in this type of injury. Stay tuned for details in a couple of weeks. And Karyn just had to take a picture in the ER!

Belated hoppy Easter

Sunday, April 19, 2009