Today was supposed to be the day my cast came off for good and I marched into Kaiser full of relief and expectations of a quiet trail ride this weekend.
I was sorely disappointed.
Emphasis on sorely.
Now I've had some pain and discomfort over the last couple of weeks, but having never broken a bone, didn't think too much about it. Of course it's sore, dummy, you broke it.
Well, it turns out that fractures can shift and mine has. Not only has it shifted, but the bone isn't reforming as well as they would like. When I asked if I should have come in sooner, the answer was that likely it wouldn't have changed anything.
Nearly everyone who heard this had an immediate response along the lines of, "Well, that's because you did too much." To which I say, no, I did less than I normally do which should have been little enough to have me fully healed at least a week ago.
The upshot is that I will likely have to have a plate put in to help my wandering bones reattach. The good thing is that--barring complications--the post-op healing should be relatively fast. Having watched Steve's rapid recovery after his clavicle was stuck back together, I am very hopeful.
I am also annoyed, but I keep reminding myself it could have been much (much) worse.
2 comments:
Ugh - good luck with all that - hope the healing goes well and quickly.
Sorry to hear that, Jessica. Based on personal experience, the installation of some hardware (broken bone #4) will hasten the healing process. And, in my case, it provided rapid relief from the pain. Hope all goes well.
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