Well tomorrow I will be getting my staples and cast on my right arm removed. I’m pretty relieved to be getting the cast off, but not really looking forward to the removal of the 20 plus staples that I was told feel like little bee stings. I’m sure the incision was pretty big and I’ll have a giant scar as a result, but that is life and it’s something that will add character to me.
As of right now I have a new brace for my left arm that allows me to move my arm [but still hurts like hell] with a limited amount of range of motion. My surgeon said that if I do not move my arm I may never be able to move it or have full usage of it again, so right now is a really important time for me to be doing so.
Maybe tomorrow I will supply the blog with an after shot of where the staples were. As of right now I’m not really up to removing the wrap that is around my arm under the brace to reveal them as I don’t even know what they look like yet since it’s on the underside of my arm where I can’t view without a mirror.
Well I managed to make it up here to Oceanside today to see my attorney by way of the San Diego MTS, and the Coaster to find out that my chances of even having a legit case is slim to none. I wasn’t planning on tons of money, but enough to pay off my hospital bills, pain and suffering and absence of work income, and as of now due to me being a nice guy that might be all I will get.
I’ve told myself before to stop being nice to people because it never seems to work out and this might just be another case where once again I prove that point to myself. The fact that when I was hit and the person that hit me immediately apologized I apologized back and took the blame by saying I ran the stop sign. Stupid move I know, but that is Evan McGinnis, Mr. Honest. I knew she didn’t intentionally mean to hit me, so I didn’t know what else to say to her but “it’s ok” even though I had a bone sticking out of my arm and I was in complete shock. I guess it should just be a lesson to me and to others to follow the rules of the road and not think that you’re above the law just because you’re on a bicycle.
As of right now I am waiting to hear back from my doctor because I need to get an arm brace that limits the movement of my arm, so that I can start exercising it so I don’t lose all range of motion in my arm, which is what will happen if I don’t get this brace a.s.a.p and start physical therapy.
So I haven’t added any new posts lately mainly from being busy with work and life, but now I have a lot of spare time due to my broken-ness.
Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend I was riding my bike around San Diego and was struck by a car while going through a 4 way stop intersection. This incident put me in the hospital for a few days and also resulted in a shattered left elbow and a fractured right wrist.
My left elbow had to be reconstructed with pins, rods and a metal plate. My Ulna was shattered beyond recognition where it meets the Humerus bone [the elbow] which allows one to turn their palm face up and face down. My surgeon said it was the worst case he had seen in his 7-8 yrs of being a joint surgeon. He estimated that the surgery would take approx. 3.5 hours, however it took 7.5 hours, but to me it was only seconds since I was knocked out.
In addition to the shattered left elbow I have a cast on my right arm due to a fractured wrist, so I have very little use of my hands which makes it difficult to dress and take care of myself and I also cannot drive, so mass transit is now my best friend.
So I’m out of work and income for 6 or so weeks which is difficult with bills and rent. I am on some good pain killers, however they cause me to sweat and wake up with headaches.
I just got back from the surgeons office today for a checkup and I was able to see a few x-rays of what was going on inside of my arm and it was pretty crazy. At least 6 screws screwed through a metal plate into my arm and a titanium joint to allow my arm to bend. I have an incision of at least 6 inches long with approx. 20 staples. I was told that I would be able to get the cast that is on my right arm off and replaced with a wrist brace that will at least be removable and allow me to move my right hand better. I’m now in the process of obtaining a brace for my left arm that will allow me to move my arm, but extending it will be limited just so I can at least exercise it.
Other than being in slight pain every once in a while I am doing pretty good with support of friends and family.
