I am Frankenstein's monster!

[cinema guy]

So I broke my wrist. I had an operation last week. I was told they would put some wire in my wrist to help my bone heal straight. Yesterday I had it X-rayed an checked and was ok, so they intended to put a new lightweight plaster on. The nurse cut the bandage/tempoarary cast off to reveal...

METAL RODS STICKING OUT OF MY ARM!!

This was something of a surprise. I had been told before the op that I would wear the plaster for another month and the wires would come out in 3-6 months, so I imagined they were slender wires inside my arm, not FREAKING GREAT LENGTHS OF METAL.

I also saw the X-Ray. It looks like I have the Blair Witch symbol inside my arm.

[Jester]

I have broken my wrist. Not fun. It was the only bone break I've had that should have been casted, but the dimwit doctor I went to just splinted it.

For the record, I've had four bone breaks, and zero casts. To be fair, three of the breaks weren't really the type you case: toe (3), finger (10) and jaw (16). They did wire my jaw shut, though.

And yes, that was the most physically painful thing I have ever been through.

In your case, look at this way: it could be worse. When I was a freshman in college, one of my dorm-mates showed up to school with two broken arms, both in casts. That could not be easy.

[BookstoreEscapee]

In your case, look at this way: it could be worse. When I was a freshman in college, one of my dorm-mates showed up to school with two broken arms, both in casts. That could not be easy.

When my cousin and her family had just moved to North Carolina (they were there maybe a few weeks, still unpacking), her 10-year-old decided to ride on her little friend's electric scooter, which she was fully aware she was not allowed to do, and ended up breaking both arms and spraining an ankle (which they weren't sure at first wasn't broken, too).

I've never broken a bone (knock wood)...except probably my pinky toe on my right foot, when I walked into the kitchen in the dark one night and kicked a chair. That hurt like a bitch, and I had to drive 4 hours to southern PA the next day for my friend's wedding. It was purple...matched my toenail polish . I did milk it for all I could, though, and used it as an excuse to wear sneakers or flip-flops to work for a week. The first time the manager said something, I just kicked off my shoe and she said, Oh, ok.

[Plaidman]

Intresting. A customer of mine just broke her wrist last night.

I've broken my left arm once. It was in grade school. Got pulled off a tunnel on the playground, and screamed so loud that the entire playground went silent.

I had to go to nurses office. Wait forever for my mom to come, because she thought I was faking it.

We were going straight home. My arm was in so much pain. I tried to hold it to the side, but it felt like my entire arm was about to go through my hand. I was crying and limping, and mom just told me to knock it off.

After my grandpa visit, he said it could very welll be broken. I had to get a cast. Mom said she was sorry.

As for the kid who pulled me off the tunnel? He was bragging nonstop that he broke my arm. Many people liked that. Many people thought it was cool. It was then I realized that I was the least popular kid. The fact I never got invited to parties never phased me, as I liked to be by myself. But.

Those jeers. Those laughter. they still FUCKING STICK IN MY GAWDMAN HEAD. WHAT THE HELL IS SO GODDAMN FUNNY ABOUT IT!?


Anyway. Post a pic frankenstine! I wanna see! Be sure to get people to sign the cast.

[cinema guy]

There is a you tube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI7TFt7gX5Q

DON'T WATCH IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH!!

[BookstoreEscapee]

There is a you tube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI7TFt7gX5Q

DON'T WATCH IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH!!

Guess I'm not eating lunch for a bit...

[cinema guy]

I did warn you.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I did warn you.

I was fine until the blood started dripping..

[Bardmaiden]

Guess I'm not eating lunch for a bit...

I sat there eating and watched it, didn't faze me one bit, never seen that done before, it was interesting...although I've seen a fair bit of that kinda stuff over the years.

[cinema guy]

Apparently removal is painless according to a friend's mum, who has had the same.

[Tanasi]

Breaking bones seems to be in style. My youngest daughter fell off her horse and broke her wrist/arm and while laying there the horse stepped on her and broke her foot. She wasn't supposed to be on the horse since she was unsupervised, she has a butt bustin to look forward to when the casts come off.
Also Saturday my middle daughter was run down in a cross walk by a drunk and broke her left leg. Several rods, plates and other erector set type pieces were required. The Dr. is not sure she'll be back on her feet in time to walk down the aisle to get married this spring.

CG good luck.

[cinema guy]

Ouch and ouch!

I was kicked by a horse when I was a kid. Din't break any bones, but hurt though. Both your daughters have my sympathy.

[Kara]

Looks a little unpleasant. When my father got blown up in Iraq, he had several rods sticking out of his leg holding it together for over a year. I believe it didn't hurt much to have them taken out though.

Also, by definition, I am technically a cyborg since I require a machine to assist with a biological function (CPAP machine at night so I don't die in my sleep from my severe apnea). Plus the mask looks a lot like Cobra Commander's mask in the GI Joe movie (well, the "doctor" mask, not the full-head one at the end).

[Amanita]

I've had pins before, when I broke two metacarpal bones in my hand. And they hurt like a mo-fo to get taken out. I was given the mercy of general anesthetic when they went in, no such luck when they came out. The freezing did NOTHING, I felt every goddamn thing they did to me. Including cutting into the side of my hand to get the second pin out- one was tenting the skin and was easy to find. The other was in a little deeper. Fuck, that was brutal. I just laid there on the table whimpering. And they didn't believe me when I said the freezing wasn't working.

I can relate to the lauging part- I broke my hand in a spectacular fall on the ferry terminal ramp, with a crapload of witnesses. None of them came to help me, or ask if I was okay, in fact, some of the sick fuckers were laughing at me. WTF?
If any good came out of that mess, it's that I swore I would not ever do another human being the way those people did me that day. Now if I see somebody fall, I at least ask if they're okay or need help.

[cinema guy]

I don't mind teasing. I went into work to drop of some paperwork, saw co-worker W, who immediately help out his hand to shake mine.

Not stopping to ask if someone is ok is really sucky.