The Wrist Saga in crappy phone photographs

Here's how it all started, on February 21st, in a box of foam, in the emergency room in Laconia, NH.

But then I went back to look at it and noticed something interesting about the birthmarks on my arm, so I took this new photo today...

Click on the image to see larger versions. Notice the four birthmarks slightly distal of the halfway point of my forearm and the respective positions of my hand in the two images. In the first image, these marks are between the two proximal velcro straps, and in the second image, the marks are roughly in line with the edge of the laptop. Not a scientific comparison by any means, but yeah.

Anyway, back to the timeline. This next one is probably the day of or after surgery. I was properly camped out on the sofa with the offending appendage propped up on a yellow crab. The suspicious orange bottle on the table is exactly what you think it is.

Aaaand the scar soon after the steri-strips came off. The bandaids were to cover the two suture ends that were sticking out. I was worried about snagging them on something before they were ready to fall out. The scar is all lumpy in this photo, but that feature has faded.

My arm is positioned over the Goldtouch ergonomic keyboard that I bought so I could start typing with two hands before I had enough pronation to use a flat keyboard. Very handy.

Here we are at approximately the present. Powerbook screws appear to be suspiciously sized.

My last x-ray and orthopedist appointments were yesterday, but I'm going to keep up with physical therapy until I don't feel any limitations. I also asked for a CD of all my x-rays so I'll have that to play with in a few days. :)

Less broke.

I had my second X-ray/orthopedist follow-up today. Conveniently the last of the two suture ends came out this morning, so I am now band-aid free. The suture ends were so annoying. I had no idea what to expect, and when I pulled the first one, about a centimeter pulled out from inside! The second one was still creepy, but I didn't feel either of them at all. When they were ready to come out, they did. I'm glad they are gone.

I'm slowly regaining flexibility in my hand and forearm, but there's still a lot of weakness and stiffness to defeat. The doctor says I'll be able to start with weights in about 2 weeks and that I should be back to normal in about 4 weeks. I also start physical therapy on Monday morning, and I'm really looking forward to it. I am ready to be back to normal. I'm ready to be back on the brute squad. rawr.