I’d be interested to hear how you’ve recovered and how the arm/hand works, I’m lucky I’ve got full movement in my hand etc but still get dull aches and occasional sharp pain after 3 weeks on some strong painkillers and the occasional beverage in-between… Looking forward to the cast being off in the New Year and doing some physio, any tips on what worked well, thinking swimming etc??

Anyway, always enjoyed watching you on tv, never read any of your books, so maybe now is a good time to do this whilst off work. Hope you now a fully functioning 2 armed person again and can enjoy doing your own shoe-laces up and showering without the use of a bin liner and elastic bands (my own invention)

Dan

Though I’m more a work-to-live type, sadly, I had no need to schedule in physical therapy, due only to a misunderstanding about how often I was supposed to wear a sling after the surgery. I’m not sure what they told me exactly, but somehow I got the sense that I was supposed to wear it only for a few days, and after that, only if I was really tired. As a result, I wore it while on the subway, mostly to let people know they shouldn’t bump into me there, because, well, OW. Otherwise I didn’t use it at all after three or four days. At an examination maybe a month later, they seemed surprised at two things: 1. that I had healed and regained my range of motion so well and so fast, and 2. where was my sling? Of course I hadn’t worn the sling in weeks.

In any case, if your long-term recovery is anything like my own has been after 4 or so years, range of motion will return nearly 95%, strength (mine was never great anyway) perhaps 85%. Any action putting a sort of torque on the bone– opening a jar, say– remains difficult for me, and knocking that elbow in just the wrong way, though a rare occurrence, hurts beyond the expressive reach of all my profanity. And then there is the lovely Frankenstein-esque scar, an addition to my already, ahem, eccentric appearance I really didn’t need. But you are right, in the grand scheme of things, such injures only serve to show us how much worse things could and can be.

Enjoyed your outpourings on/against dance. Keep in mind that others’ entreaties to convert you come from love, and a wish to share pleasure. Evelyn Waugh had no appreciation for music, but could you have resisted trying to change that? I don’t think I could have.

jonk
+1 for the first post )

I wonder why don’t guys speak with each other? Is it against the rules?

Stephen, Get Well Soon. (Assuming that the command of a semi-random stranger can effect your wellbeing in any way. Although, I hope in this case…)

In the same vein, I have no reason to expect that you should pay attention to any advice I might offer. But unfortunately I’m going to offer it anyway, even though I’ve no idea what I am talking about.

We all want another “Last Chance to See”. Presumably that includes you, since you and Bop Add were mates. But: put your own health first, yeah? That’s a nasty break. Sod the career; health first.

I’ll shut up now. Sorry; it’s none of my business.

Best wishes for your full recovery. Go see if that Dr House reprobate can help while you’re over there.