Thursday, February 27, 2014

X-Rays

On February 6th at 8:00pm I had a run in with a heifer. Well, a heifers butt, gate and wall. My arm didn't like it, and broke right at the wrist. Cameron and I had brought the heifer #224 into the barn to pull her calf. Had her tied up in the pulling pen. Everything was going great. Then we put the calf jack on her. She didn't like that and started moving back and forth. We took the calf jack off and I closed a wing gate on her so she couldn't see us. I had my hand on that wing gate and she hit that gate with her body, broke my arm and flung me against the wall. I saw that coming and was able to get outta the way of getting pinned behind the gate.
I told Cameron, "I just broke my f*#(ing arm!!". His response?  Go to the tack room! LOL! Oh no! I'm going to the pick up and we're going to the hospital NOW! Leave the b!&$h tied up, lets go. Grab me 2 ice packs and LETS GO!
Cameron got ahold of his sister and they went down and pulled the calf. Mama and baby are fine.
Funny thing is my arm never did hurt. Just a little achy is all.
We went to our local little hospital. They took xrays, stabilized my arm and sent me to Spokane to have surgery the next morning. It took us 40 mins to get to Spokane. Normally takes 60 mins going 80! LOL! It  was snowing like crazy too!
Had surgery on the 7th in the morning. That took an hour. I woke up, felt great and was released. They put in a plate and screws, and also released my carpal tunnel. I don't have carpal tunnel, but I had severe damage to the carpal so the relieved that so I wouldn't have issues later on.
Went back for a check up yesterday. They took my cast off, took my stitches out and put me in a removable splint. I can move my wrist, lift light stuff and do whatever I want. They did recommend I not fall or ride my horse :(.
The doctors appointment went well. My bones were already starting to mend together. They were surprised about that.  I do drink milk. Gallons of milk. I think that helped.
Recovery they said right after surgery would be 8 - 12 weeks. I go see the surgeon again in a month.

Here are the xrays at our local hospital. You can see how swollen my arm is. And mangled it is at the wrist.



This is the hardware that's now a permanent piece of my arm.




Thanks for stopping by.

18 comments:

  1. Are you going to set off alarms at the airport now? You and Jake can compare hardware now. Glad the calf was okay, sorry about your arm.

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  2. Wow you poor thing!! Glad you healing well. Hope you back to riding and feeling 100% soon!

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  3. Milk does a body good:) Oh I am so happy you are doing well. That could have turned out so very different I know you know that. Ranching is a dangerous unpredictable thing and those heifers have no idea what they can do. Take care HUGS B

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  4. Thanks for the info and the pics. very good. I am glad you are healing fast. Isn't it fun to see the doctors surprised when you start healing faster than they think you should. LOL!!! glad Paig
    e was there to help out with Mama and baby.
    See you soon---maybe. MB

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  5. Huh that sucks but glad you are healing quickly. I am so glad when I broke my arm no surgey was needed

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  6. Ouch! I bet you said a few bad words. I broke my wrist twice. It does hurt. the cast was very uncomfortable. look after yourself and get better.

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  7. Oh, so NOT nice! Glad you're on the mend, though. TAKE IT EASY so it'll keep mending well, okay?

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  8. Oh, I am soooo glad it is healing. I was a bit afraid for you. Just a couple small issues with our family led to that fear. (I have thumb joint that is fused stiff because it did not heal, and our older daughter cannot straight her pinky--so guess will always feel a bit afraid things won't heal right.)

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  9. No riding, bummer. Maybe just a little on a nice calm one? Here's to getting better soon.

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  10. I've had a broken big toe and Randy has had a broken arm after cattle working experiences. So, unfortunately, we can relate. We always think it's a successful day when no one gets hurt. I'm glad you're healing well. Take care, and do what the doctor says!

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  11. Moral 0f the story - drink lots of milk :)

    I hope your wrist heals completely soon my friend!

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  12. Looks like you hare healing well with a great set of metal to talk about in later days.

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  13. Ouch! When I broke my wrist it didn't hurt much either, which surprised me, just a steady ache. They did remove the pins though. The worst part was how itchy my arm got under the cast!
    Hope you heal well.

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  14. Oh my, that sure does not look like it was any fun! The hubby didn't have internal pins. He had to have an external fixator put on his wrist, he crushed the end of the joint. I didn't realize it but you did that on my birthday. I will remember you every year now :-)

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  15. WHEW! you are one lucky girl/woman/lady/cowgirl...you know. One lucky Dame! Anyway, Thanks for showing us...I have been wondering. I'll bet you beep when you go through airport check stations now! HA

    Linda
    http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
    http://handcraftedbyus.wordpress.com

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  16. It's amazing what they do now for broken bones. I'm so glad you are healing up quickly and I'm sure the milk helps. I'm a big milk advocate. Be careful with that wrist, it will pay off in the end. Take care!

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  17. Ouch! I hope it heals fast! I'm getting more wary around critters lately....especially with all this ice.

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  18. Ouch! I can seriously imagine just how much that hurt. I'm glad that you're feeling better now, although I can see just how swollen your arm is from the x-rays. Anyway, I'm happy to know that the incident didn't keep you from riding again. It's all part of the experience, right? Just make sure to take better care next time. All the best! :)

    Aubrey Holloway @ Primary Care AK

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