On Thursday, I had a followup meeting with the Orthopedic Specialist who 'reconstructed' my badly broken right arm.
Attached are pictures of the arm immediately after injury (8/23) and repairs healing (11/9/09)
The good news is that the bones are healing nicely and the aligment is very good. The "bad news" is that my genetics are such that my body has responded to the severe nature of the elbow injury by growing extra bone to 'stiffen up' the joint. The result is that my right elbow is nearly locked.
Dr. Boardman is fairly optomistic that I can regain much of the range of motion after a followup operation to remove the extra bone. That operation must wait, however until the new bone matures... So I am looking at a left handed Winter this year.
Other Milestones:
Friday 11/13: We called the home health care rental company and had them retreive the wheelchair and hospital bed. The ramp rental company was due to remove their ramp as well, but with TS "Ida" raging they were a no show.
So - I am committed now. I must climb the stairs to get in to the house and to go to sleep at night. I have also put the crutches and cane away. My walking is slow, but getting steadier every day.
