I fractured a bone in my arm

[zimena]

I fell and fractured a bone in my arm, just under the shoulder joint. It... HURTS. I guess I could deal with the pain if I could actually have something to take my mind off it, but I have to wear my arm in a sling for at least a week. So far, that has meant sitting in a sofa doing a big fat nothing. I can't hold a book, so reading gets boring really fast. I struggle to get dressed every morning, or undressed every night. Going upstairs to bed hurts more than anything else, because I need at least a little bit of support on the "bad" side to even make it up the stairs. I haven't been able to be on the computer, because I couldn't put my hand onto the keyboard. Now I can, but only if I move the keyboard to where my hand is, and only if being on the computer doesn't involve using the mouse too much.

The vimium Chrome extension made things a lot easier, as it allows me to open links with the keyboard. That + learning a few Chrome keyboard shortcuts to go to the address bar or to specific tabs, means I can at least do some things on the computer today.

Maybe... just maybe I'll make it through these days of wearing a sling, anyway? I'm apparently supposed to wear that only for the first week, but the total healing time is much longer.

Right now I don't feel any pain in my arm (even while typing, I keep my arm still in the sling, and my hand quite still - only my fingers are moving, the hand/arm not that much), but I know it's not over yet. It still hurts quite fiercely, and I'm on a high dose of painkillers still. Also, it's hard to sleep comfortably, as I usually sleep on my right side - and of course that would mean getting the broken arm underneath myself. Not a possible move for now.

In short, I've been extremely down and depressed for a few days after the accident happened. Right now I feel a bit better, because now I can at least be here for a bit of time. Not as much as I would normally want, and not with the ability to do everything I want, but yes, I'm here, I can type, I don't feel like I'm just sitting there doing nothing. Oh, and I can also do some gaming, if I pick "calm" games that don't require very rash movement, so yay for that, too.

Everything that is important in life is on a screen, did you know? Well, maybe not everything, but many things that make life more enjoyable (and pain more bearable) are. That's just a fact.

Comments

[nineveh_uk]

Oh no! I'm sorry, that's grim. I know just how grim because my sister broke her arm in the same place a couple of years ago (good news, it does heal completely). She ended up buying herself a MS Surface because she was bored rigid not being able to do stuff. Time to find that film series you never got round to and watch it?

[zimena]

Films sound like a good idea.... I don't know if I have the patience for them even now, though. There are some I'd like to watch, but maybe not as much as I'd like to play classic games, or sit by the computer, or watch sports (chess, skiing).

I'm glad your sister's broken arm healed well, btw. I hope mine will, too.

Thanks for the warm words and support. It does really help to hear that it WILL be okay!

[catness]

OMG this sounds awful :( Get well soon!!! Too true about the important things in life... I'm glad that you can use the computer at least to some extent. *HUGS*

[zimena]

Thank you so much!

I knew you'd understand me about these "important things" in life! *HUGS BACK*