My Freak Accident

[sarah]

Well Denise,well it's better than more cancer but horrible to have happened. Loved the way you told it! hope the pain pills work well.
hugs
Sarah

[cienna]

Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Take care of yourself,

Cienna

[chrisy]

Well, although I am SO sorry you had to be the victim of this freak accident, at least you did it spectacularly. I'd expect nothing less from you.

I hope the pain meds are doing their job and that you can get into surgery and healing mode soon.

I'm also dealing with a freak accident but am embarrassed to say it was nearly invisible to the outside world when I stepped off a curb and ended up with a ruptured tendon in my calf. This was in April and it's only last week I started physical therapy to be able to walk again!

Hope your rehab is unglamorous, dull, and speedy,

Chris

[BonnieR]

If I were you, I might be having a conversation with a lawyer regarding the liability the bowling alley has regarding that oily floor. That is a real hazard.Their insurance should at least pay for it.
Keep the faith.

[Estelle]

Denise,

How awful. As if you don't have enough to deal with! Now just get though your surgery and take care of yourself!

Estelle

[7andcounting]

Denise, I am truly sorry, you didn't need that. The one thing that gives me comfort, when things go awry, is that we have bad surprises AND good surprises. You are definently in need of a good surprise. Hoping you can keep a positive attitude and know we are all thinking about you and wish we could give you a big comforting hug.

[twosenuf99]

Denise,

So sorry to hear about your accident. Like so many before me I can not believe they sent you home without surgery. WOW. The nerve of the nurse to whine about you not having a port. Please keep us informed of your surgery and recovery. Hoping for a speedy recovery.
Take care of yourself..
Tracy

[jml]

Oh Denise!
I'm so sorry that happened. How frightening for you and your family! You mentioned that you hit your head twice, so I hope they paid close attention to that too.
Rest easy, heal quickly & please keep us posted if you're able to type!
Keep the Faith~

Jml

[tricia keegan]

Ouch!! Sorry to read this Denise but could'nt help a sly smile on reading your story lol, I know it was'nt funny and do wish you well and please keep us posted!

[chekmark]

OMG you poor thing. I slightly chuckled at your candor and picturing it but then as I read further I thought WOW. Really, a lecture for no port. People amaze me. You my friend need to take care of yourself. I wish I was close so that I could help you. And if I am not mistaking, didn't you just go back to work or are getting ready to. I hope things go well with the surgery, will you need physical therapy? Did the bowling alley have you file an incident report? Please keep us posted if you are able to type after surgery. I am always here for you sista. God Bless. Darlene

[Jackie07]

Any update? (You mentioned about possibly hearing something Tuesday...)

Reminded me of your own motto: "“ Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds you down or polishes you up is for you, and you alone, to decide. ”
– Cavett Robert

Take care and be sure to keep us updated...

[NEDenise]

Is it any wonder I love you guys!?
With everything else you have going on...you still reach out to me. If someone had told me 2 years ago that I would feel genuine love and friendship for a group of people I'd never actually met...I'd have rolled my eyes, and thought, "Yeah, right...and tomorrow night, the sun's gonna set in my back pocket.
But, here we are...and once again, I find myself feeling cyberhugs coming at me from my HER2 friends all over the world.
God is certainly good.
And I love my life!

And that's not the drugs talking either! As Jackie pointed out...I'm being "polished up again"!! At this point parts of me have achieved a nice high gloss...but it sets off all the bruises rather nicely, even if I do say so myself.

Since the ER doc's face went all ashen as he looked at my x-ray...and he said, "you really need someone who's dealt with a break this bad before, to fix this."
"I wouldn't mess around out here, in the suburbs", he continued, Get one of the guys in the city...and soon."
"This has to be fixed by the end of the week, or you might not ever regain full use of that hand."
...I got the idea this was not something to take lightly. Naturally, I then found the humor in it anyway...and posted the highlights for all of you to enjoy! (I know, you're all shocked by this! Since I'm usually so serious about things!) I'm sorry if I made anyone worry. I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to share the whole mess with all of you.

To those of you who sent compliments about my story telling...thank you, sincerely. I'm very flattered by your praise. To those of you who smiled, or laughed...thanks to you too...I really like to make people laugh...especially at my own goofiness.
And, for all of you who sent warm wishes and prayers...thank you, thank you, thank you!

So...here's the latest in my saga...

I saw the surgeon late yesterday afternoon...nice man, very compassionate. And, my surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning...at his insistence. (His scheduler initially said next Tuesday was the earliest opening in his schedule. He said, "Move something, this can't wait.")
He's done many, many breaks like this one, but said the pieces of my bone have migrated into the actual wrist joint...making my case a little bit of a challenge. And, yes, if you're wondering, it's every bit as painful as it sounds...and twice as disgusting to look at!

Thank you Jesus for modern medicine! (Again!) Fifty years ago...if BC didn't finish me off before this spectacular feat of acrobatic bowling prowess occurred...I would have had to live out my days with a disfigured and virtually useless hand.

Instead, I'll be able to set off TSA alarms from 50 paces... because they'll be reinforcing my poor bone with a metal plate, and a bunch of screws.

The bad news yesterday was that the osteopenia I knew I had...has progressed to the full-blown osteoporosis I've been dreading. So, once my arm heals, I'll be looking into some fairly aggressive treatment to try to prevent more of these pesky fractures.

At least it wasn't my lymphedema arm...which is also the hand I write with...but that means for the next 6-8 weeks...I don't have a "good" arm to do things with. It also means I can't put on, or take off my compression sleeve by myself. Sheesh!

Today's conundrum is...I can't take Advil for the pain, because of the risk of bleeding during surgery tomorrow. And while Percocet makes me sleepy...it really doesn't to anything to alleviate my pain. So...
whiney,
whiney,
moan, complain,
whine some more...
my aaaaaaaarm hurts.
Thanks for letting me share that...I feel much better now.

I'll let you know how things work out tomorrow. Prayers would be most appreciated!

Denise

[karen z]

Thanks for the update and good luck on your surgery. I know it will go fine. You can do this !

[LeahM]

Thanks for the update. Glad to "hear" your smile. Good luck with the surgery, I know you will be great. Good vibes and prayers coming your way.

[JennyB]

Good luck hope it all goes well.

When I was young ie years ago - we had a show on telly about a storyteller called Jackanory you just reminded me of it!!

Hugs Jenny x

[Laurel]

Hey Denise, while I am truly sorry you had a less than graceful outing at the alley I cannot help laughing at your description of the event! So well was your story written I could picture it all right down to the oily smear on your butt!

I am very sorry you are in pain and inconvenienced, but I just want to thank you for the mental images! Here's to hopin' you heal amazingly fast!

BTW, how did you manage to type your post?

[NEDenise]

How did I manage to type my post?

Slowly...v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y!
Denise

[Becky]

I know everything will go fine. Also, my daughter has a metal plate in her arm (upper) and has only set off alarms once. I will be thinking of you.

[7andcounting]

Denise, you are so right...that's what I tell myself as I go into every surgery....atleast we can be "fixed". I am glad this surgeon is getting right to things and not waiting. I'm glad for your humor, it's our best defense sometimes! I am praying for you that your surgery is successful and that you heal very quickly. We all love you and look forward to more of your descriptive, and encouraging posts!

[Pray]

Gods blessings Denise! I am so sorry you have to go through all of this! Please, I do not expect you to respond to my pms. I will be thinking, hoping and praying for you tomorrow!