judy

July 7, 2004

I was a lefty all last summer after having a surgery on my (dominant)

right hand, then when the cast was off, the pins removed, and still

in a hard splint, the fused bone broke. I had a second surgery and

that time the pins were left in a full 8 wks, twice as long as

a " normal " person.

I managed to do quite a lot left-handed but life was not easy. I

watched a lot of movies! After I realized I was not getting enough

exercise I began a walking program, about 30 min per day, and by the

3rd or 4th day I was falling once or twice, once right onto the

cast. Luckily it was ok, but I did break a rib and hurt my elbow,

hip, etc. I ended up needing a change to my orthopedic shoes for the

ankle instability.

Gardening was the easiest, and most enjoyable part of all this. A

couple of friends lent me a hand with weeding and transplanting, and

a neighbor helped cutting the grass. Meeting toileting needs was the

most difficult task, and no one offered to help me ;-))

al-righty now, Joanne

July 29, 2004

Hi Judy,

I suggest going really slow and let me know when you are leaving the

house...LOL. I too have that

problem due to herniated discs with lack of range of movement and I usually have

to shift my

entire trunk from the waist. Iris

--- LambyQ@... wrote:

> Hi Tawny....I have bad pain and stiffness in my neck too. I sometimes get

> pain in my right arm from it and my thumb is numb. I have a question for you

and

> everyone with this problem. I have a terrible time trying to back out of

> parking spaces. I try to pull forward when I can but a lot of parking doesn't

have

> that option. Does anyone have suggestions? I am so worried while I am backing

> up only using my rear view mirror and side mirrors. Any ideas? Judy

>

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