[Rhodes22-list] Ouch, That Hurt!

[Roger Pihlaja]

Bill, Thena,

Well, I'm supposed to wear the arm sling for at least 5 days & they were
thinking in terms of 3 - 4 weeks for recovery.  I have an appointment to see
my family doctor next Tuesday.  They already have me doing physical therapy
for my shoulder & fingers so they don't stiffen up while I'm wearing the
sling.  But, I'm not supposed to move the elbow joint at all until after
I've had the follow-up doctor's visit.  They don't want me driving a car.
It really puts a damper on boating & other watersports as well.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Berner" <bberner at optonline.net>
To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 12:41 AM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Ouch, That Hurt!


> Roger -
>
> Really sorry to hear your tale of woe.
>
> How long is it supposed to take to heal?
>
> BB
>
> Bill Berner
> 191 South Broadway
> Hastings on Hudson, NY  10706
>
> v 914 478 2896
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> e BBerner at optonline.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Thena Carville
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 11:32 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Ouch, That Hurt!
>
> Roger,
> Thank goodness you were home and not on some distant island with "troops"
to
> take care of...did they give you any idea of how long it would hurt and
when
> you should start physical therapy?...
> Thena
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 9:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Ouch, That Hurt!
>
>
> > I feel your pain :-)
> >
> > Do not let them get away with the whippy Codeine #3, you need to get the
> happy pills Oxycontin :-)
> >
> > MJM
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Roger Pihlaja" <cen09402 at centurytel.net>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 5:43 PM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Ouch, That Hurt!
> >
> >
> > Hi Everybody,
> >
> > This morning, there were thunderstorms in the forecast.  The night
before,
> my wife & I had ridden on our 10' inflatable sport dingy
> > to a restaurant about 3 miles down the lake & back.  We had gotten back
> after dark & the inflatable was still tied to our dock.  I
> > went down to our beach to pull the inflatable up onto the custom made
> storage rack I built for it on our beach.  This storage rack
> > is my own design, made from pressure treated lumber & boat trailer
> rollers.  The inflatable self launches off of it & 1-man
> > retrieval is almost as easy, except for today.  I reached down & grabbed
> the inflatable's bow lifting handle with my left hand &
> > started pulling the bow up onto the 1st set of guide rollers, an
operation
> I've done literally hundreds of times before.  I didn't
> > even pull very hard, but something went seriously crooked this time
> because I felt a "snap - pop" deep inside my left elbow,
> > followed by a searing pain up the outside of my forearm from the elbow
> almost to the wrist!  I dropped the bow lifting handle &
> > instinctively bent the elbow.  As I did so, I felt the elbow joint shift
> internally & go "pop" again.  It turned out I had
> > dislocated my left elbow joint & then popped it back into place myself!
> The inflatable was starting to float away, so I grabbed the
> > bow line with my right hand & pulled it back.  I was able to pull the
> inflatable up onto the storage rack with just my right arm.  I
> > didn't bother locking it down or putting the mooring cover on it.  The
> swelling & pain were already starting in my left arm.  I made
> > a splint out of my day planner book & drove myself to the MidMichigan
> Medical Center Emergency Room, about 20 miles away.  The
> > X-rays showed the joint was back in place, but I can't support the
weight
> of my forearm & any sort of rotation of the forearm really
> > hurts.  The hand, wrist, & fingers seem to be OK.  I'm currently typing
> this 1-handed as my left arm is in a splint.  The hospital
> > has me on a heavy dose of ibuprofen to control the inflammation &
> industrial strength pain killers so I can sleep.
> >
> > This is really stupid!  I just got back from backpacking on Isle Royale,
> where I spent 8 days clambering over rocks with a heavy
> > backpack, without a scratch.  Now, I dislocate my elbow on my own beach
> pulling our inflatable onto the storage rack?
> >
> > Roger Pihlaja
> > S/VS. Dynamic Equilibrium
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