After being gently chided by a close friend (who is also a doctor's wife) about not seeing a doctor about my finger, I finally capitulated and went in for an x-ray.
I have what is called an
avulsion fracture. While the doctor did not tell me to do anything different than what I've already been doing (buddy taping and complete immobilization), she did give me a time frame for healing (at least 4 to 6 weeks). It's good in that I can continue to
demand coerce ask for help from the kids with chores that require two hands for at least a month. It's lousy in that I'm not allowed to return to knitting or other two-handed crafty endeavors for the same amount of time.
Guess I won't be joining any bowling leagues this summer either. Gah!
6 comments:
There's no "kind of" about it, young lady. An avulsion fracture is still a fracture! Set those minions to work! ;-)
How did you do that in the first place? Yay minions!
Bummer on the break! Heal quickly - do what the doctor orders.
OUCH! (really, tell us how you broke it - I bet it's a good story!)
This would be a good time to practice spinning with one hand only. Paula Simmons wrote a book on spinning for speed and softness - and she advocated sitting on one hand while spinning. It's a nifty trick if you can do it. (yeah, I can't...)
feel better soon!
I'd rather have kids do my bidding than join a bowling league any day...
But that's still a pretty decent fracture. Take care of it so it can heal nicely and knitting can recommence!
Perhaps we should hire you a knitting nurse for you.
Hang in there!!
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