I'm Back On The Injured Reserve List Again

Yes, I love that coffee mug, @Captain Trips! And it probably won't surprise you to know that my (loving) husband gave it to me. Thanks for the well wishes for a Speedy recovery. I'm sure that the first bike I ride when I'm back to riding will be my Speedy!

 

I'd love to read one of your stellar reviews on ANY bike, Steve! In fact, maybe you could start a new "review genre". Write a review of a bike without identifying which bike it is and see whether people are able to guess. You could add in the photos after people submit their guesses. Erm....maybe not.

But I do look forward to your next review even if it's your loan bike no matter what that happens to be!

 

Thanks, @Dartplayer ! I do like the idea of my plate being repurposed as a gremlin bell. Or perhaps it could be a combination of several members' ideas like your gremlin bell and @Dougie D's bottle opener and @Tricky-Dicky's bracket. I may be missing a couple of other suggested ideas in there, too. Hey, my plate could be converted into a multi-tool!

 

Thanks, @Cyborgbot. I'm hoping to bounce back soon! Yeah, it would be awesome if bones could just be glued back together. I'd opt for that!

I've been doing some research to learn about the "steinmann pin approach" you referenced but with little success. I'm curious to know why you wonder if a steinmann pin type approach would have worked better for my fracture. I am, however, quite certain that my surgeon didn't do "slap it on metal work". He's Harvard-trained, has decades of experience, is one of the best upper extremity surgeons in Arizona, and is one of the smartest guys I know. And he's also one of the most detail-oriented, research-driven, meticulous guys I know. So I have complete confidence that what he did was the best option for my particular situation. Plus, as you said, I got a nice (though very expensive) souvenir out of the deal.

As I've been doing some research today I've come to realize to an even great degree how incredibly complex olecronon surgeries are (and how complicated elbows are!) and how many variables come into play to determine the surgical procedure selected for a particular patient's surgical repair. After my first surgery while I was still sleeping off my general anesthesia, my surgeon told Mr. Sandi that my "elbow was pulverized". He said I also had a tremendous amount of soft tissue damage. And I know that one of the considerations was being able to get my elbow mobility going as soon as possible to minimize permanent flexion and extension restriction. Anyway, your post got my research juices flowing so for that I thank you. And please tell me about this steinmann deal.

P.S. Thanks to you I learned what Meccano is, too! Yep, I learn something new every day on this forum.

 

@joe mc donald
Joe and Tracy, thank you both so much for the encouragement and the love and blessings. I truly appreciate them. And thanks for the great "card", too! ~~Sandi

 

Thanks, @Vulpes! What terrific advice--both the getting well soon part AND the having loads of martinis! I will definitely heed it.

 

Turns out you thought correctly, Lou, at least in my case!

 

Thanks, @Tallpaul! Yes, the plate is a really beautiful color. And making it into a pendant was my very first thought when I saw it. I'm not quite sure why they'd make something designed to go inside one's body to be so pretty (in it's own orthopedic hardware way) unless perhaps it's color-coded? I'll have to ask my surgeon the next time I talk with him. Thanks for the recovery good luck wishes.