I usually don’t post things of this nature, but I thought this time I could use a spiritual shoulder.
Upon our return from two weeks in FL Ms. boss came down with bronchitis, which ended up escalating into pneumonia in both lungs. After battling it, and a five night stay in the hospital she has spent the last 3-4 weeks recovering and regaining her strength.
She finally started feeling back to normal and to relieve some cabin fever she decided to get out for a little bit. Her sister picked her up to go do a little shopping, after hitting a couple of stores they proceeded to get in a fairly serious auto accident.
Ms. boss ended up with a broken collar bone, wrist, and mangled pinky. So today we’re back at the hospital having surgery to repair hand, wrist, pinky. Good news is, as those of you who are in or around the Louisville area know we have world renowned Kleinert & Kutz hand surgeons group located here.
We actually drew Dr Tien who was part of the team that performed two ground breaking hand transplants a few years back. The repair/surgery went well, pins in pinky which will come out in 5-6 weeks. As for the wrist, she got a plate and screws which will be permanent, and not going to be removed.
Kind of good news, bad news, on one hand (pun alert) the pinky, and wrist are repaired and on the mend which is a load off of our minds knowing it’s repaired. On the other hand ( there it is again) her collarbone, which as I mentioned, is broken and there isn’t much you can do other than keep it immobilized.
... the rub is, keeping her shoulder to chest area immobilized, while trying to move her arm to shoulder area to keep from getting stiff.
We also have to keep her lungs healthy so she doesn’t get bronchitis again which could potentially turn into pneumonia. In order to keep her lungs healthy she has to do deep breathing and coughing exercises which with a broken collarbone is pretty uncomfortable (hurts like hell).
Later tonight the block they did on her right arm to repair the hand and wrist will wear off and she’ll probably be in a good deal of pain in her hand and wrist area, not to mention the discomfort with the collarbone, all while doing lung exercises, and elbow and shoulder movements.
So that’s why I thought I might mention Mrs. boss’s plight, and the need for a spiritual shoulder.....
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