Damage Report!

[chaosvizier]

So, as a person who has never really broken a bone before, this broken arm thing is a fresh new experience for me. I just thought I'd ramble on about all those things that just don't work right here anymore. If you've done this before, then you know: THE STRUGGLE IS REAL

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[waitingman]

I'm left handed & live in fear of breaking anything on that arm - even the pinkie finger... Like you, up 'til now, I've never broken a bone. I've been burned, slashed, scraped, grazed, sprained & snapped a tendon, but no bones have suffered

Yet

So does the cast make your arm itch... like now? Does your arm feel really itchy now??

[chaosvizier]

Yes, take care of your primary arm! It's critical. Better to break a leg and still have both arms active. Well, ok, better not to break anything at all.

I expected more itchyness, I do get dry itchy skin sometimes so I was worried I'd go insane from itching. But it hasn't been that bad at all, so I guess so far I lucked out.

[germankitty]

Knitting needles and/or barbecue skewers are your friend! Careful insertion followed by gentle back-and-forth movements between cast and skin can help itching ...

[chaosvizier]

Yes, long pokey scratchy things were useful at times. Cheeky cast!

[pixel39]

0.5 -- that must totally suck--when I had tendinitis in my hands, specifically the thumbs and first two fingers of both hands, I ended up typing with my ring and pinky fingers, and that was bad enough.

3. I am ambidextrous, so I can mouse lefty, but it's slow and still occasionally results in way too much complication.

6. Get one of those bath brushes. Or the bath-pouf-onna-stick, or the loofah-onna-stick. No, really. You'll thank me.

7. My summer car, the Little Black Convertible of Facebook Cover Photo fame, is a manual. The winter car (which is also black, but neither little nor a convertible) is an automatic, because Certain Spouses can't drive stick, so I am at least covered if I were to lose the use of either my right arm or my left leg.

[chaosvizier]

It's funny, I try to type normally and my left hand is just fine but now and then my right hand forgets its proper timeingand I skip a space bar or reverese letters or what not.

I'm better at mousing now, but fine movements are still a challenge.

Hmm, bath brush sounds quite practical in this case. Thank yoy for the advice!

I never learned stick myself; maybe I should just for reference. But definitely not right now.

[pixel39]

Oh, and an electric toothbrush! The electric toothbrush was a life-changer when my right elbow was incapacitated due to tendinitis.

On the bath brush front, I can also thoroughly recommend the Spin Spa body brush, which is $9.99 at Bed, Bath & Beyond and also Walgreens (although about twice that much on Amazon). Battery operated! It's a powered scrubbie!

[germankitty]

Poor dear. *hugs

[chaosvizier]

Leg casts are terrible in the winter, I'm sure. A little ice and snow and yeah, not so good. I had dislocated my knee back in college, in January, and I was in a knee brace for a while, which sucked.

[germankitty]

At least with a knee brace you can wear socks and shoes. I was properly shod on my left foot and only had a thin summer knee sock over my open-toed cast on the other, with a cutout to accommodate the heel thingy. Not fun!

[i_calql8]

Never had a broken bone, although, with age rearing its ugly head, I suppose I have that to look forward to. Had a few stitches in the head area during my youth, which I guess explains a lot...

Thank the gods for living in the tech age, where you would not be forced to write with your left hand, were you to break your dominant arm.

Ah, there's a job for Lefty.
I have no idea why this made me laugh. Really. Unless it's because I took it out of context. And because I'm twelve...

[chaosvizier]

Typing is not terrible, but writing is just the worst.

"There's a job for Lefty" can probably be interpreted many ways... ;)

[chaosvizier]

It was not my finest moment. Sure, it looked really cool, but I think I'll pass on the repeat :D