Another entry for my “What I Did Over Summer Vacation”

25 Jul 2017

Another entry for my “What I Did Over Summer Vacation”

So far summer break has been great: a long-waited Hawaiian holiday, lots of hammock reading, editing projects, family visits–yes, an enjoyable break, that is until today.

Today the break became literally great. Well, maybe not great but enough to earn an ER visit.

This is prior to x-ray.

Highlights of the incident:

Renting bikes
Exploring bike paths
A sudden stop
Avoiding a major bicycle pile up
An abrupt encounter with the embankment
Bloody knee and that sudden epiphany I’ve broken my wrist
Thankfully I did not wipe out the grandkiddo
The kindness of strangers is a marvel–a shout out to James
Our smalltown ER staff is fabulous
My hubs missed his calling as a physician’s assistant
Life is going to be interesting the remainder of my vacation with my dominant hand in a cast
Oh–pain meds are my new best friend

So, tommorrow it’s off to the orthopedic surgeon for assessment.

Over sixty years of surviving various risky activities and I fall off my bike and break my wrist. Sheesh–

Posted in Reflections, summer and tagged accidents, bike riding, vacations

24 thoughts on “Another entry for my “What I Did Over Summer Vacation””

Amy P on July 25, 2017 at 6:45 am said:

Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery!

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- cricketmuse on July 25, 2017 at 1:30 pm said:
  
  Thanks! I don’t want to start school in a cast.
  
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Dave Quayle on July 25, 2017 at 8:17 am said:

Commiserations. But can you still hold a book and turn the page?

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- cricketmuse on July 25, 2017 at 1:29 pm said:
  
  I’m working on something as I can’t cope without my reading!
  
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ActonBooks on July 25, 2017 at 9:06 am said:

Ouch, I broke my foot once when gravel, a sharp turn, the ground, a pedal, slippy soled shoes put the aforementioned foot in a compromising position in relation to some if not all of the foregoing.
As an old Irishman once said to me “it’s lovely when the pain goes…”
Be well!

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- cricketmuse on July 25, 2017 at 1:28 pm said:
  
  Thanks for the encouragement.
  
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The Paperback Princess on July 25, 2017 at 3:56 pm said:

Oh NO! Summer breaks are an extra bummer. Glad you’re mostly OK! Sending healing vibes – hope that you can at least still hold books?

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- cricketmuse on July 25, 2017 at 8:05 pm said:
  
  I’m going to switch from paperbacks to hardcopy because they stay open. E-books are a last resort. Thanks for the good wishes.
  
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Sarah Thomas on July 25, 2017 at 8:19 pm said:

Gah! Some day, when we meet, I’ll show you my elbow . . .

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- cricketmuse on July 25, 2017 at 9:27 pm said:
  
  Sounds like a story worth telling…
  
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mimi on July 28, 2017 at 5:20 am said:

Ouch and ouch! When i was young i broke my arm, twice. You have my hopes for a speedy recovery.

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- cricketmuse on July 28, 2017 at 11:52 am said:
  
  Twice! Once is enough for me. Thanks for the good thoughts😉
  
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-Eugenia on July 30, 2017 at 6:02 pm said:

I hope you have a speedy recovery. 😉

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- cricketmuse on July 30, 2017 at 6:38 pm said:
  
  Thanks–me too. I’m a terrible patient.
  
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heylookawriterfellow on July 31, 2017 at 12:58 pm said:

Oh, dang! I didn’t realize your injury was so serious. (This is what happens when I read your posts out of order.)

Here’s hoping you have a speedy recovery. Don’t forget to take notes when those pain meds give you hallucinations; they might inspire a story one day.

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- cricketmuse on July 31, 2017 at 4:26 pm said:
  
  That’s what my daughter suggested. I don’t think I’ll be channeling Jack Kerouac anytime soon though. Thanks for the recovery wishes. I’m learning out to type, edit, and revise mucho deftly with my left hand. Are you still in the throes of August deadline stress?
  
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  - heylookawriterfellow on August 1, 2017 at 2:45 pm said:
    
    Yep. Still writing away. I’m almost done with a draft of book 4, the last book in the series. It exhausting, but I know I’m going to suffer serious withdrawal once it’s done.
  - cricketmuse on August 1, 2017 at 4:16 pm said:
    
    Time to consider your debut as an illustrator. I’ll let you practice by drawing cows.
  - heylookawriterfellow on August 1, 2017 at 5:29 pm said:
    
    Been there, done that.
  - cricketmuse on August 1, 2017 at 5:37 pm said:
    
    One drawing does not constitute a done that.
  - heylookawriterfellow on August 1, 2017 at 6:47 pm said:
    
    So greedy.
  - cricketmuse on August 1, 2017 at 6:53 pm said:
    
    Encourager of hidden lactic talents, surely not greedy.
  - heylookawriterfellow on August 1, 2017 at 7:56 pm said:
    
    I think your meds have kicked in, Cricket.
  - cricketmuse on August 1, 2017 at 9:42 pm said:
    
    Ssh—