So, I missed Father's Day. Well, I was around, but not in any shape to write a post congratulating the great dads of the world. I was only semi-alert.
Here's the short version - because typing one-handed is not any fun...
On Friday last week I was happily enjoying time with my daughter and her family in sunny Colorado when...during a giggling session with my 10-year-old granddaughter, Miah, tragedy struck.
Miah and I were racing to reach the sofa when yours truly slipped (or something; not at all sure what really happened - it was so fast) and went headlong into the edge of the sofa.
This is a substantial piece of furniture. I bounced off of it, I think, hit the floor...and screamed. More than once. I felt pain as never before. Tom and Chloe, my daughter, were on top of things immediately. They kept me calm, figured out what was hurting, and Chloe fetched a sling. Miah was terrified, of course. I was also a bit frightened. After all, I could not move. In the end, I am so glad I was the one who got hurt. Miah has all summer ahead of her - she does not need the handicap of injury to spoil her summer vacation.
A visit to the emergency room and a series of x-rays revealed a dislocated shoulder and a hill sack's deformity. I was put under, the dislocation was popped back in and when I awoke I was insructed to visit an orthopedic surgeon once I got home. Luckily for me, one of my authors is an orthopedic surgeon - so, I saw her on Tuesday and she said surgery is not indicated. Yay!
I am still in a sling and on pain-killers. I will not be posting...unless we do audio. Maybe this is an indication that I should be doing podcasting. After all, I can still talk!
Stay tuned...recovery promises to be extensive.
Yvonne - Ouch! what a blogging diva you are posting with one hand. Get better fast.
Posted by: Toby | June 19, 2008 at 08:02 PM
Yvonne - Ouch! what a blogging diva you are posting with one hand. Get better fast.
Posted by: Toby | June 19, 2008 at 08:02 PM
Yvonne - Ouch! what a blogging diva you are posting with one hand. Get better fast.
Posted by: Toby | June 19, 2008 at 08:01 PM
Yvonne - Ouch! what a blogging diva you are posting with one hand. Get better fast.
Posted by: Toby | June 19, 2008 at 08:00 PM
Wow, remind me not to play musical chairs with you. Get better soon!
Posted by: Mary | June 19, 2008 at 07:21 PM
Yikes, Yvonne! That's scary! I'm glad to hear that you won't have to have surgery, but it's still bad that you're in pain. Take it easy until you feel better.
Posted by: Average Jane | June 19, 2008 at 05:56 PM
Geez-o-peez, Yvonne! Sounds like you were trying to do your best Mary Lou Retton imitation! So sorry to hear of your injury - at least they knocked you out to put your shoulder back in. Secretly, I'm delighted that you have to slow down a bit for awhile - you need the break! We'll miss you = tell Tom I said hi!
Posted by: Michele Miller | June 18, 2008 at 05:14 PM
Oh my gosh! I hope the pain meds are good and that you heal more quickly than you anticipate!
Jott.com is a really cool resource - you - i.e. Tom - can log in and set up an account very easily. You call the 866# and say what you want to jott to - you can jott to Twitter so you can update twitter easily! You can also jott to your blog I think, or at least to your email and copy/paste to blog.........................This in no way implies that I think you should be working!!!!!!!!!!!! But I know you are a dedicated woman so maybe those tips will help you do what you feel you need to do a bit easier!
Love and best wishes,
Veronika
Posted by: veronika | June 18, 2008 at 02:22 PM