PatD's Broken Arm

Magicman · September 22, 2022, 09:34:02 PM

Last Thursday the 15th, I had finished sawing for the day and was ready to relax when PatD called telling me that she had probably broken her arm or wrist. I was 236 miles from home so a 3 hour & 22 minute drive followed. A grandson carried her to the ER where she was X-Rayed and a cast was placed on her arm.

Today she had an appointment with an Orthopedic Dr. who made an X-Ray. The large bone is broken immediately below the wrist, and thankfully it is a clean break and will not require any surgery, etc.

The cast was replaced with a removable "splint" and she has a return appointment in two weeks.

I have Bushhogging to do tomorrow and Saturday and my plan is to resume sawing Tuesday the 27th.

This past week I have been doing "wommin" stuff. :

Old Greenhorn · September 22, 2022, 09:44:28 PM

Well medically speaking, I am confused. Maybe Doc has time to weigh in on that x-ray. You say there is a clean break in the Ulna proximal to the wrist that is not displaced, but I don't see it in the photo.
It all matters not, she is in a good place and it just needs to heal as is, this is great news. I wish her a speedy and painless recovery. That's what matters. You should stick with doing the wimmin stuff until she tells you otherwise.

Magicman · September 22, 2022, 10:48:07 PM

The break is not a straight line but I see it as a sorta upside down curve like a weak question mark. The main thing to me was that it will not require anything other than letting it heal.

pineywoods · September 22, 2022, 10:59:51 PM

OWWTCH !!! That looks worse than MM's toes..Looks to be the right hand. Gonna be frustrating having to do everything one-handed. :(

Walnut Beast · September 23, 2022, 03:26:29 AM

You better slowdown a little Magicman and take care of your wife. Be careful you don't get jacked up yourself

Old Greenhorn · September 23, 2022, 08:17:31 AM

Quote from: Magicman on September 22, 2022, 10:48:07 PM
......... The main thing to me was that it will not require anything other than letting it heal.

Indeed, that is the best part of it.

Jim_Rogers · September 23, 2022, 11:43:00 AM

Ms PatD get well soon.

Jim Rogers

B.C.C. Lapp · September 23, 2022, 11:59:36 AM

Ouch, that had to hurt. How did she break it?

samandothers · September 23, 2022, 12:28:16 PM

Falling is bad. Falling with a break is worse. Falling with a break that is clean and does not require surgery is better. I hope Pat heals quickly. If you are doing her chores, she probably hopes the same too!

doc henderson · September 23, 2022, 01:14:03 PM

It is in the larger radius bone near the end by all the smaller bones. so the bigger long bone near the end by the hand. It is not clean but it is non-displaced and I assume not angulated. so hold it in place, and do not fall on it again till healed.

SwampDonkey · September 23, 2022, 02:34:16 PM

Ouch! Take care and heal up quickly, PatD. And don't do it again. ;)

petefrom bearswamp · September 23, 2022, 02:50:09 PM

Wishing Miss Pat a speedy healing and you good luck with your apron on.

doc henderson · September 23, 2022, 04:15:07 PM

yes, I think he has a nice leather apron!

could put a pink bow on it. 8)

firefighter ontheside · September 23, 2022, 06:03:50 PM

Ouch! No surgery or hard cast is about as good as it gets with broken bones. I hope she heals quickly.

samandothers · September 23, 2022, 07:10:34 PM

Quote from: doc henderson on September 23, 2022, 04:15:07 PM
yes, I think he has a nice leather apron! could put a pink bow on it. 8)

Now there is an image!

Magicman · September 23, 2022, 08:40:46 PM

Quote from: doc henderson on September 23, 2022, 01:14:03 PMIt is not clean but it is non-displaced and I assume not angulated.

doc, he mentioned something about the far right lower side, and he could have said a bit displaced or angulated. ?? Whatever it was he said would not be a problem. This is the same Surgeon that fixed my rotator cuff.

What happened? No I did not say but while I was sawing in the sand box, she was dog sitting a Great Granddaughter's Border Collie. They were out for a pee break and the dog was on a leash. A squirrel came down a tree and the dog took off jerking PatD down head first. It upset the dog which immediately came back and started administering medical attention. Grandson Ben was the only person available to take her to the ER. When I got there ~3½ hours later it looked like a family reunion.

B.C.C. Lapp · September 23, 2022, 08:46:18 PM

"It looked like a family reunion." Isn't that awesome? smiley_clapping smiley_clapping smiley_clapping

thecfarm · September 23, 2022, 09:01:39 PM

I hope she gets better soon.
Brenda has 2 broken ribs.
I just heard her get into bed.

:(

gspren · September 24, 2022, 08:42:13 AM

Good luck with the wimmen stuff, a few years ago Kay tripped on a curb going for an eye appointment and broke her elbow so I did a bunch of cooking and laundry for a while. Tell Pat we are thinking of her and hope for a speedy recovery.

Magicman · September 24, 2022, 06:40:39 PM

Monday morning after my Dr. app't, I will have to change the bed, wash clothes, and clean/scrub the toilets. That plus fill my empty Diesel jugs.

I will leave on my 236 mile trip to the sand box sawing job at early afternoon.

Bruno of NH · September 24, 2022, 06:55:06 PM

I'm sorry
I just seen this
Mrs Pat have a speedy recovery

Peter Drouin · October 17, 2022, 06:22:55 AM

How is she doing?

Magicman · October 17, 2022, 07:05:19 AM

Thanks for asking Peter and she is making a slow but gradual improvement. She had the splint off last evening and I watched her make a slow examination. It will be a long time before she regains any substantial use of the arm.