Guest guest Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Hi :I am not sure if you need to drive while injured...but if so you might benefit by a item called a Brody Ball (see below) My sister just broke her wrist and I installed one that I bought from pep boys..They offer a couple...but the one that is a bit bigger is the better one (tho more costly)...it works better and comes with the tool to install it...some states outlaw them...but it does allow you to "safely" drive with one hand...and it might be a good option while you are recoveriong so you could drive if need be...I would suggest a little practice with it...and you will get the hang of it...just a idea...History of Brody Ball:Named after "bridge jumper" Steve Brodie (1863–1901), a brodie knob (alternate spellingbrody knob) is a knob that attaches to the steering wheel of an automobile. The knob swivels, and is intended to make steering with one hand less difficult. Wheel-spinners are also used by people with disabilities to drive automobiles. Some states have outlawed their use except by people with disabilities.Decorative versions of brodie knobs are also available. Popular designs include chrome-plated and 8 ball.Brodie Knobs were widely popular, especially on the west coast of the US during the 1950s. Their primary use was on Hot Rods. The knob was used to spin the steering wheel, rapidly in one direction or the other, while accelerating, to cause the tire(s) to spin while rapidly whipping the car 180 degrees or half of a "doughnut". Hence the term "lay a brodie". In the 1950s and '60s "Pep Boys" offered a large variety of brodie knobs, with every conceivable theme, from "Candy Apple colored", "Product Logos", to "nude women," and everything in between. Some automobile dealerships used them for advertisements. They were useful when power steering was uncommonsee picture:http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=38469 & d=1329047456 Good Luck and wishing you a quick recovery! W============================================================Subject: Re: good news!To: erythema_nodosum_Group Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 1:08 PM hi Debbie and group, I'm typing left handed--hunting and pecking along. i see the dr fri. to get more xrays and re-cast the hand. Steve is my 'right hand man' now. pain is minimal now that I'm in the cast, but YES i knew i did major damage when i broke it. just got a little poetry commission, and will post the finished poem when it's approved by the customer. our fridge died and we has to get a new one. best price was home depot...saved $233 over the same model at a so called discount appliance store. getting it delivered sat which is Steve's birthday and our wedding anniversary. have not used the compression stocking since i broke my hand--3 weeks ago. the en has not come back--over 3 yrs in remission now ;-) hope everyone is enjoying a painfree day. love, rebecca > > > Subject: good news! > To: erythema_nodosum_Group > Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 11:48 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > > > > good news! i did not need any reduction or surgery as my fracture is radial and is stable --like a splintered chicken bone..hanging by a thread. the hairline one is also stable and essentially a non issue, i picked a basic black cast which will be removed for x rays in 2 weeks, and probably reapplied. in the cast room was a guy with the exact same fracture. he got it boxing--and this fracture is called 'the boxer' as that is how most of them occur. falling while vacuuming doesn't rate a name--except maybe clumsy. the hard cast leaves my thumb, index and middle fingers free--the swelling went down considerably and i am black and blue on the palm where the bone bled. i don't need a sling. the cast is made of fiberglass, so not that heavy. it goes 3/4 down my forearm. > > thanks for all the good wishes and prayers. they are working! > > love, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Yeah, 3 years! And the hand is healing quite nicely to boot! Continues healing!Debbie En 5-7 Sorry to hear about your fall. I have not been on much lately, but do recall Steve writing and telling us about it. They do hurt, don't they? Knock on wood you will be back to 100% in no time flat!Debbie good news! i did not need any reduction or surgery as my fracture is radial and is stable --like a splintered chicken bone..hanging by a thread. the hairline one is also stable and essentially a non issue, i picked a basic black cast which will be removed for x rays in 2 weeks, and probably reapplied. in the cast room was a guy with the exact same fracture. he got it boxing--and this fracture is called 'the boxer' as that is how most of them occur. falling while vacuuming doesn't rate a name--except maybe clumsy. the hard cast leaves my thumb, index and middle fingers free--the swelling went down considerably and i am black and blue on the palm where the bone bled. i don't need a sling. the cast is made of fiberglass, so not that heavy. it goes 3/4 down my forearm. > > thanks for all the good wishes and prayers. they are working! > > love, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Hi Debbie and Group,Things have not progressed that well. The hard cast is off now ,but I developed tenosynovitis--which is like tendonitis only worse. I am resting the hand as much as I can and dipping it in ice water and hot water to bring down the swelling. Any movement in the fingers irritates the tendons that work them...never realized that fingers worked by "remote control". Fingers feel stiff and swollen. If I can't get the swelling down the dr.wants to give me a cortisone shot. I am not too happy with that idea. Good news is that the breaks have healed fine, and once the tendons settle down I should be able to go back to being a 'rightie' again. But I have read that this condition is not easy to treat and the side effects of steroid shots is something I don't want to even think about. Pain is not too bad though. Steve just made us dinner--gotta go. I'm so lucky to have that man ;-)Love,http://poems2order.wordpress.com/Please enter Erythema Nodosum.........Thanks!Subject: Re: Re: good news!To: erythema_nodosum_Group Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 6:03 PM Yeah, 3 years! And the hand is healing quite nicely to boot! Continues healing!Debbie En 5-7 Sorry to hear about your fall. I have not been on much lately, but do recall Steve writing and telling us about it. They do hurt, don't they? Knock on wood you will be back to 100% in no time flat!Debbie good news! i did not need any reduction or surgery as my fracture is radial and is stable --like a splintered chicken bone..hanging by a thread. the hairline one is also stable and essentially a non issue, i picked a basic black cast which will be removed for x rays in 2 weeks, and probably reapplied. in the cast room was a guy with the exact same fracture. he got it boxing--and this fracture is called 'the boxer' as that is how most of them occur. falling while vacuuming doesn't rate a name--except maybe clumsy. the hard cast leaves my thumb, index and middle fingers free--the swelling went down considerably and i am black and blue on the palm where the bone bled. i don't need a sling. the cast is made of fiberglass, so not that heavy. it goes 3/4 down my forearm. > > thanks for all the good wishes and prayers. they are working! > > love, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 , I hope you can get past this. You sound like your spirits are up, and that is good! Hope Steve made a great dinner (sometimes that only means that you can eat it). My hubby does ok, but there are times...I think you and Steve are both lucky to have each other, and you can tell him I said that :)Debbie en 5-7Subject: Re: Re: good news!To: erythema_nodosum_Group Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 6:03 PM Yeah, 3 years! And the hand is healing quite nicely to boot! Continues healing!Debbie En 5-7 Sorry to hear about your fall. I have not been on much lately, but do recall Steve writing and telling us about it. They do hurt, don't they? Knock on wood you will be back to 100% in no time flat!Debbie good news! i did not need any reduction or surgery as my fracture is radial and is stable --like a splintered chicken bone..hanging by a thread. the hairline one is also stable and essentially a non issue, i picked a basic black cast which will be removed for x rays in 2 weeks, and probably reapplied. in the cast room was a guy with the exact same fracture. he got it boxing--and this fracture is called 'the boxer' as that is how most of them occur. falling while vacuuming doesn't rate a name--except maybe clumsy. the hard cast leaves my thumb, index and middle fingers free--the swelling went down considerably and i am black and blue on the palm where the bone bled. i don't need a sling. the cast is made of fiberglass, so not that heavy. it goes 3/4 down my forearm. > > thanks for all the good wishes and prayers. they are working! > > love, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 , I have never read that. Maybe I shall have to look it up and do some reading. Never a bad thing for a man to know how to at least cook the basics. I'd not want my son marrying just to get fed, lol. Debbie Hi Debbie, I most certainly will tell Steve what you said. He made a stir fry and it was great! When he had the nervous breakdown in '08 I decided to help him put his mind on other things besides our financial losses I'd teach him to cook. I'm not that great a cook myself, but I taught him everything I knew. Now it is paying off ;-) I have not cooked anything since I broke the hand on 3/15. Remember "Beware the Ides of March"? http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/beware-the-ides-of-march.html I should have paid attention to that one ;-) Love, > > > Subject: Re: Re: good news! > To: erythema_nodosum_Group > Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 6:03 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah, 3 years! And the hand is healing quite nicely to boot! Continues healing!Debbie En 5-7 > > > Â Sorry to hear about your fall. I have not been on much lately, but do recall Steve writing and telling us about it. They do hurt, don't they? Knock on wood you will be back to 100% in no time flat!Debbie > > > Â good news! i did not need any reduction or surgery as my fracture is radial and is stable --like a splintered chicken bone..hanging by a thread. the hairline one is also stable and essentially a non issue, i picked a basic black cast which will be removed for x rays in 2 weeks, and > probably reapplied. in the cast room was a guy with the exact same fracture. he got it boxing--and this fracture is called 'the boxer' as that is how most of them occur. falling while vacuuming doesn't rate a name--except maybe clumsy. the hard cast leaves my thumb, index and middle fingers free--the swelling went down considerably and i am black and blue on the palm where the bone bled. i don't need a sling. the cast is made of fiberglass, so not that heavy. it goes 3/4 down my forearm. > > > > > > thanks for all the good wishes and prayers. they are working! > > > > > > love, > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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