[Rhodes22-list] Ouch, That Hurt!

Sat Jun 28 12:00:31 EDT 2003

Roger,

Seems to me there is a no-handed bowline--I think it's called a tugman's bowline, or something like that.  If you know how to do it, you grasp the line with both hands, and rock your body in a manner similar to the hula-hoop maneuver, and the line falls into a modified bowline.  It releases easily, but the eye is not as strong.  If you know how to do it, you can do the knot in a second or two.  

I know you'll find things to amuse yourself while you're immobilized.  Getting older is interesting.

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Rik Sandberg 
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list 
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Ouch, That Hurt!

Hi Roger,

I had trouble with an elbow once when I was younger. Not the big bone but 
the smaller one on the inside would pop out of joint and lock up. It healed 
up just fine as I'm sure yours will too.

Look at this as a chance to expand your physical skills. You can take 
advantage of this time to learn how to do a lot things with one hand. 
You'll be able to amaze your friends by tying one handed bowlines and such. 
You know, that lemons/lemonade thing :-) :-)

Every experience that doesn't kill you makes you stronger, although, 
sometimes it ain't much fun at the time. :-) Take care and heal up quick.

Rik

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 07:10:57 -0400, Roger Pihlaja <cen09402 at centurytel.net> 
wrote:

> 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
>> f 914 478 3856
>> 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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