baby steps... my wrist is still sore and painful.. maybe even a little swollen.. not a lot of movement happening today. but life must go on.. Yesterday and todays pain levels are about the same. Yesterday I had a lot less strength- couldnt grind the salt and pepper shakers, couldn't open string cheese, and other various tasks that had me cringing. Today on the other hand I've gotten used to/able to tolerate/ignore the pain. i was able to grind some salt and pepper- although it was a kind-of pathetic showing, but i was able to do it by myself. the hardest task of the day was opening string cheese. again, its pathetic that the milestone i had today was opening string cheese, but i'll take it.
another exciting point for me was showering. i cant get my splint wet so i had to wrap my arm in 2 plastic grocery bags and tie them off with packing tape. it looked like a hot mess, but i was able to shower and change clothes. and that means I was able to NOT be a hot mess.
i'm sure everyone knows how patient i am.. and with that said i'm already itching to get out of this splint. i want to look at the incisions, my ballooned hand, the bruising, etc... so ive wiggled it around a little and i can see where the tape covers part of the incisions and i can stick my fingers down the splint and feel some of the tape and stitches.. Friday i get my real cast on so i'll have a few moments of fresh air to look around and poke around my wrist then it'll be sealed up for another 6-8 weeks..
I'm not sure what my training will be like while i'm casted.. I'm sure Ellyn has plenty of ideas of things to keep me busy... :) Gotta be good at something... I'm ready to get better, Ellyn said to me the other day.. after i'm done with surgery I'm done being injured- the healing and moving on process has begun. so I'm 2 days of better lets see what day 3 brings...
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