A quick note to
say that we’re back from the hospital in Aberystwyth and my wrist is now
splint-free!
The consultant
was very complimentary about his Scottish colleague’s work and after I’d had
X-rays told me that the fracture is completely healed and I can stop wearing
the splint if I want to and gradually start to use that hand and arm again. He
did suggest I might like to use the splint temporarily if I’m doing something
more strenuous, but it’s up to me. I’ve also been referred for physiotherapy
and am now waiting to hear from our local cottage hospital about that.
It feels very
odd to be without the splint. My wrist feels weirdly naked and vulnerable, which
is probably a good thing as it will make me more careful. It’s also very tender
if I move it at all incautiously, but it does feel good to be able to at least
try to use my hand properly again.
Now for some gentle, therapeutic knitting
and before long even a tootle or two on the clarinet. DH really needs that pair
of socks which have been on the needles for so long. And I can categorically promise you that subsequent blog posts will be about something completely different and hopefully much more interesting!
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I'm sure U are very happy about this, Perpetua. I'm just trying to think of what letter of the alphabet will B featured in your next blog post :-) Great news & thanks for the immediate Update.
ReplyDeleteAh, I'd better keep you guessing about that, Ricky! I'm over the moon to know that the fracture is completely healed. Now comes the slog of getting the wrist functioning as well as possible. This could take some time...
DeleteGood news! Don't overdo it, now...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Christine. I certainly won't It still feels too fragile to be silly.
DeleteThat's good news P. It must be quite strange without the splint but it obviously did the trick. Take care. P x
ReplyDeleteIt's great, Patricia, and I'm very relieved. It does feel strange without the splint, but it was worth it in the end.
DeleteGood news Perpetua - really delighted for you
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rosemary. I was very relieved to find it had healed properly.
DeleteGreat news! Now for self restraint in the face of all the things you have been wanting to do.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Helen. Don't worry - the muscles of my hand and arm are acting as a constant reminder to take things very easy at first.
DeleteYay! I'm very happy for you, Perpetua.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jennifer. I'm so glad to be rid of that splint. :)
DeleteHooray - and PTL! Great news. Will look forward to seeing you splint-less on Monday.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Helva. It feels wonderful to be without it, but there's still a lot I have to be very careful about.
DeleteWonderful news about your wrist, but do be gentle with it for a while.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bonnie. I promise I'm being very careful and the wrist itself keeps reminding me too. :)
DeleteFantastic news! You'll be back to your pre-break self before you know it, Perpetua - but, take your time. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful, Penny. However I think it will take some time for all the muscles and tendons to recover fully, so I'm continuing to be as careful as I can.
DeleteThat's wonderful news. Enjoy all that therapeutic knitting :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I will, Molly. Just to be able to do things with two hands feels marvellous. :)
DeleteHari OM
ReplyDeletePositive news at last. Steady on now, gal! YAM xx
Aye, aye, Yam. :) The arm itself keeps telling me to be careful, so no danger of being silly.
DeleteWell done, just go easy on the knitting. Daft though it may sound, knitting is quite hard on wrists, as well as fingers.
ReplyDeleteTry not to break anything else won't you :-)
If you are tempted to hit anyone use the other hand.
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I have no intention of breaking anything ever again, Ray. :-) I haven't actually picked up the knitting needles yet, but as I use plastic circular needles which are very small and light, I don't think they will be a problem if I only do a bit at a time at first.
DeleteWonderful news Perpetua!! Just having the freedom of using that wrist is a real plus, but ... I would be taking care for a while, and if knitting just might use the splint!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shirley. It's the best New Year present I could get. :-) I will be taking care for a good while yet as everything is still very tender.. Unfortunately the shape of the splint would make knitting very difficult, but I'll take it very easy when I pick up the needles.
DeleteThat is great news Perpetua. I also enjoyed your "c" post yesterday. Happy New Year from a hot spot in the north of New Zealand - 30 degrees C in my porch.
ReplyDeleteAnd a very Happy New Year to you too, Susan. Gosh, that does sound hot, especially here in a very chilly Wales - 7C but feeling like 3 because of the wind. At least we don't have snow...
DeleteVery good news Perpetua an d I'll just repeat what others have said to take it easy...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ayak. I don't really have any option but to take it easy as everything aches after quite a short times of using that arm. But it will come with time...
DeleteVery good news to start the year - now go steady!
ReplyDeleteIt's the best I could have had, Anny, and I'm being very careful - promise.
DeleteWonderful news, Perpetua. You must be excited to finally plan a spot of knitting, and getting back to your beloved clarinet. Well done you!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Patricia. I'm looking forward so much to getting on with some knitting and a spot of clarinet practice, but I'm taking it very easy as yet and only doing the essentials for the next few days.
DeleteFan-tas-tic! You must be so relieved to have the splint off now. But as others have warned -- don't over-do it -- somehow knitting needles sounded a bit stressful to me... Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Broad, and a very happy New Year to you and The Man. I can't tell you how relieved I am but I'm being very restrained as yet, since my arm very soon starts to ache. My small and light circular needles won't be a problem, but first I have to get those muscles and tendons moving. :)
DeleteHow nice it must be to have your wrist back in operation if only carefully in use. Take care.
ReplyDeleteIt feels wonderful, Vic, but I'm being very careful indeed at first. as that arm is rather weakened from disuse and soon tells me when it's had enough :-)
DeleteI'm so glad you have been able to rid yourself of the splint, and that the doctor has announced the fracture as being completely healed. What a great start to the new year!
ReplyDeleteOh, so am I, Kristie! My big worry was that it wouldn't be completely healed yet and it was such a relief to see the X-rays and hear the good news. I feel like the new year has really begun now. :-)
DeleteHello Perpetua,
ReplyDeleteGosh, we have missed so much and you really have been in the wars. Between us all we are making demands on health services across the world.....we give thanks daily for health care professionals and we are certain that you do too. We trust that you will soon now be well on your way to full fitness and full knitting strength.
Whatever, take care of yourself and thank you for the kind messages which you have left for us. Wishing you and your family peace, joy and prosperity for the year ahead.
How lovely to see you back in the blogosphere, Jane and Lance. Thank you for your New Year good wishes which are heartily reciprocated.
DeleteYes, it's been an interesting few months while you've been away, but I've received wonderful care from the too-often maligned NHS and have just been offered a physiotherapy appointment for next Monday only two days after being referred. It will take a while before everything functions as it should but I'm very glad to moving forward along the road to full recovery.
What excellent news! And to get your physio up and running so quickly too! Wishing you rapid progress :-)
ReplyDeleteYes,it was very encouraging. The physio appointment must, I think, be due to a cancellation, since I was told that if I couldn't come it would be another week before I could be seen. I'm very grateful to be in the system so quickly and will do my exercises assiduously. :)
DeleteNice start to 2015...
ReplyDeletea bit of gentle knitting, some tootling, some gentle breadmaking...
or shortcrust pastry...
but please wear that splint if you venture out...
it is winter!!
Echo N&A's wishes...
keep well,
Tim
Thanks, Tim. I'm eschewing the knitting needles and clarinet until things settle down a bit more, but I'm religiously doing the gentle exercises the physiotherapist has given me. I think progress will be slow, but hopefully steady, and I'm being very careful. :)
DeleteI remember very well that vulnerable feeling when the plaster came off my wrist. I almost wanted it to be put back on straight away!
ReplyDeleteIt might take longer than you think to get your mobility and strength back but with a bit of patience and determination - and following the exercises - you should be back on form in a few weeks. It certainly sounds like a good outcome so far.
It's the oddest feeling, isn't it, Jean? As though my hand and wrist don't really belong to me. I'm starting to realise that it will take months rather than weeks before everything works as it should, as not just my wrist but my hand is surprisingly stiff and weak, but I will persevere. Which reminds me that I haven't done the evening session of exercises yet....
DeleteI'm happy to read that your plaster is off, but having also seen your post on Facebook about your physiotherapy appointment ... here's hoping you can play your clarinet again soon x
ReplyDeleteI hope so too, Annie, but it will be a little while yet as my left hand is very stiff, sore and weak after nearly 7 weeks of disuse. The exercises the physiotherapist gave me are almost all aimed at strengthening my hand, which is a bit of a must for the clarinet. :)
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