Bad Break

My mother fell and broke her arm. Four hours in the emergency room. The break is high on the right arm, just below the rotator cuff. She's in a lot of pain, but the prognosis is good. No cast, just a sling and an ace bandage. Oh, and vicodin. Three weeks of immobilization followed by physical therapy. I've been checking in and helping her as best I can.

She knew she'd broken it the moment she fell. Heard a loud crack as she hit the floor. That's never happened to me. I used to ski, and every time I fell my skis would clack together, and I'd mistake the sound for a break. I've been very lucky in that I've not broken many bones thus far. Broken nose from a fight, but that's years ago (and mostly just cartilage).

I hope you're all doing well tonight. Stay safe.

Comments

[₣łαѕђсατ]

Oh, no! That can't be fun. :\

You got your nose broken in a fight??

Well, best wishes to her for a speedy recovery. @};-

[Nick Sagan]

Thanks for the good wishes, Gail! I'll pass them on to her. Yes, I got my nose broken at a karate tournament years and years ago. Bang. Not fun, but I suspect it's not as bad as breaking an arm or a leg.

[₣łαѕђсατ]

Nick: Ohhh, that kind of fight. (What sort of martial arts were you doing?) I don't know if it would be worse. I've been fortunate enough to have never had a broken bone (yet!) although I've had a couple of small fractures. Not sure how I've managed to escape it with all the sports, but then I've also never tried snow skiing, so ....

[₣łαѕђсατ]

(But it's probably good she didn't injure the rotator cuff. I've heard those take a long time to heal.)

[Elizabeth]

Eek! That's not fun. I've never broken a bone either, but man, that sucks. I'll keep her in my thoughts and hope for a speedy recovery!

[Matt Dinniman]

That's terrible. I haven't broken a bone since I was kid, and I hope to keep it that way.

Get better soon Mama Nick Sagan.