My arm (insert sad face here)

Today I got my cast off. Only to replace the green, colored on one, with a hot pink, kid free one.

My 20 minutes of freedom included x-rays, in the most painful positions imaginable, picking weeks of skin off, the dr looking, and finally washing it. After that it was right back into a cast. UGH!

On a good note, he says everything looks great. My fingers have a good range of motion. Out of the 8 pins in my hand, 2 are pushing on my skin. He said that they may poke through, but no big deal! Are you kidding me? BIG DEAL! Not really though. I would be fine if they did but the thought terrifies me.

Lucky for you I took some pictures of my arm while waiting for the dr. I will explain them

This is my top incision. It is roughly 6-7 inches long. I expressed concern because that and my hand were numb when I touched them. The dr explained that is very common when you pull back the skin to work on your hand. O ok. If you noticed towards the top of the picture my arm looks crooked. Its not. That is the plate I now have in my arm.

This is a side shot. Again it is a 6-7 inch incision. Which holds a 6 inch plate and 6 screws.

This is the same thing just closer.

Im really not kidding when I say I have a hardware store in my arm. But on a serious note, I'm very glad to have such a great dr, and assistant. They have helped alot. Im very grateful to have such a great husband who is willing to help me, with minimal eye rolling. Im glad everything is healing well. I am however TERRIFIED for physical therapy