Wednesday, January 9, 2008

I'VE ACCESSORIZED


WELL I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY LATEST WINTER ACCESORY WITH YOU. YES IT IS A SPLINT THAT GOES FROM ABOVE THE ELBOW TO MY WRIST. I FINALLY WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR MY CARPAL TUNNEL AFTER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY AND ALL MY PACKING AND SHIPPING BOXES. IT HAD REALLY BEEN BOTHERING ME AND I HAD NOTICED SOME SWELLING IN MY WRIST AND IT WAS MORE PAINFUL TO TWIST.WELL THE GOOD NEWS IS I DONT NEED SURGERY YET FOR THE CARPAL TUNNEL, THEY GAVE ME A CORTISONE SHOT(CAN YOU SAY OUCH!!!!) BUT....THE SWELLING IN THE WRIST WAS SOMETHING CALLED TORN FIBROS CARTILAGE COMPLEX. BASICALLY I TORE THE CARTILAGE IN MY WRIST. YOU ARE PROBABLY WONDERING HOW I MIGHT HAVE DONE THIS.I WAS REMEMBERING THE JUMP I TOOK ON CHRISTMAS EVE WHILE SLEDDING AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.THE DOC CONCERRED THAT THIS COULD BE IT.THE WORSE PART WAS TELLING JAY BECAUSE HE THINKS IM TOO OLD TO BE OUT SLEDDING. MAYBE I SHOULD STEAR AWAY FROM THE JUMP NEXT TIME. THE SPLINT IS ON FOR 6 WEEKS THEN OFF FOR TWO TO SEE IF IT WORKED. LETS HOPE SO. I GOT A BABY TO SPOIL.

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