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Now that I've been released from the hospital, I believe I shall inform you all about the reason for my absence since 3:00 PM on Monday, until now.

Turns out, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. This is definitely true, because when I tripped on the way up to the bus stop Monday afternoon, I knocked an entire fragment approximately 1" by 1" off my humerus (upper arm bone), and knocked my "funny" bone about 30 degrees counterclockwise.

The operation, which I had last night at around 5:00 PM, made a small incision in the nook of my elbow, where the othopedic surgeon reduced the fragment until it was of a suitable size to be bolted onto its original owner. Then my funny bone was, essentially, shoved back into place.

I spent an hour and a half in recovery (man, that morphine felt good =), and then they wheeled me back to my room in paediatrics, where I snoozed quite heartily until my regular vital sign checkups, all of which were near perfect.


So... with only one hand to type with and only one hand to play games with, it looks as though you all finally have a chance to beat me at the GoB! =)
On 11/22/00 7:57 pm Spuzzum wrote:
This is definitely true, because when I tripped on the way up to the bus stop Monday afternoon, I knocked an entire fragment approximately 1" by 1" off my humerus (upper arm bone), and knocked my "funny" bone about 30 degrees counterclockwise.


Ouch -- I won't selfishly get into the details of my experiences, but I'll just say I know how it feels and it don't feel good.

Hopefully you can still be a productive BYONDer!

In response to Deadron
Ouch -- I won't selfishly get into the details of my experiences, but I'll just say I know how it feels and it don't feel good.

My mom said that most people my age would've passed out from something like that. As for details, go ahead, it's nice to know that I'm not unique...

Hopefully you can still be a productive BYONDer!

With only one hand I'm typing at about 10 to 20 WPM as compared to my normal 50 to 60 or plus, so I'm going to take a serious productivity blow!

I can think of the funny side, though; when I go through an airport terminal, the two stainless steel screws in my bone will make the metal detector beep!
On 11/22/00 7:57 pm Spuzzum wrote:

So... with only one hand to type with and only one hand to play games with, it looks as though you all finally have a chance to beat me at the GoB! =)

Sounds like a good matchup!

Get well soon. At least young bones heal quickly.
The operation, which I had last night at around 5:00 PM, made a small incision in the nook of my elbow, where the othopedic surgeon reduced the fragment until it was of a suitable size to be bolted onto its original owner. Then my funny bone was, essentially, shoved back into place.

Wow, bad deal. Why do the good people have to suffer? (Hypothetical question. Aside from random accidents like yours, the answer is: because bad people are jerks. :)

Is the disabled hand the one you normally write with? If so, you can use your convalescence to practice being ambidextrous! I've tried it enough to believe it's theoretically possible, though not enough to actually achieve it...

Depending on how long you're expected to be recovering, you might look into getting a "chording keyboard," a device that lets you type easily with one hand by learning various combinations of button-presses (kind of like playing chords on a 5-key piano). I think you can find them for $100 or so. I looked into this at one time, so if you're interested, let me know and I can probably find the info without too much trouble. (Actually, just go to a search engine and type "one-handed typing" and you will probably find some useful resources... or some jokes about surfing for porn.)

Today is Thanksgiving in America, so the GoB may be a little sparse tonight (although I will probably be there since it doesn't start until 10 pm my time).
In response to Guy T.
Wow, bad deal. Why do the good people have to suffer? (Hypothetical question. Aside from random accidents like yours, the answer is: because bad people are jerks. :)

Is the disabled hand the one you normally write with? If so, you can use your convalescence to practice being ambidextrous! I've tried it enough to believe it's theoretically possible, though not enough to actually achieve it...

Nope, fortunately, I managed to snap my left elbow, which is the elbow belonging to my recessive arm. That means, however, that I can... gasp... still do homework. =)

Depending on how long you're expected to be recovering, you might look into getting a "chording keyboard," a device that lets you type easily with one hand by learning various combinations of button-presses (kind of like playing chords on a 5-key piano). I think you can find them for $100 or so. I looked into this at one time, so if you're interested, let me know and I can probably find the info without too much trouble. (Actually, just go to a search engine and type "one-handed typing" and you will probably find some useful resources... or some jokes about surfing for porn.)

Yeah, I commented on that yesterday... "The sound of one hand typing... but this time, it's not disgusting!" =)


Today is Thanksgiving in America, so the GoB may be a little sparse tonight (although I will probably be there since it doesn't start until 10 pm my time).

I still can't figure out whether ours was the correct day and you Yankees changed Thanksgiving to be unique from the Brits, or whether yours is the correct day and us Cheeseheads changed ours for the same reason... =)
In response to Guy T.
So sorry to hear about your limb-breakage! You sound mighty tough to me. I look forward to hearing about your recovery!

On 11/23/00 5:05 am Guy T. wrote:
Wow, bad deal. Why do the good people have to suffer? (Hypothetical question. Aside from random accidents like yours, the answer is: because bad people are jerks. :)

The rain, it raineth on the just
And also on the unjust fella--
But mainly on the just, because
The unjust steals the just's umbrella.

Though it is to be noted that, of course, the unjust also have their umbrellas stolen by other unjust.

Z