My Car Accident
I went back to the hand Doctor to have one of my pins removed. I have three pins in my left hand.

Well, it was not fun. The doctor said my bone was healing well and I had good bones because it was tough pulling the pin through two bones and it was about an inch and a half long. Before the doctor came in, James told me to look on the tray and there were these pliers. These are what he used to pull out that pin. I'm not sure I care about my bones being strong! 

 I did have good news this morning at the ortho doctor. He said I could live with a new brace instead of that huge boot on my left foot. Anyone need a boot? I can also traded in my hard therapeutic shoe on the right foot with a good supporting tennis shoe. I still will not be stylish but at least I will have some decent shoes on rather than walking around in a boot and a hard shoe being completely unbalanced! Besides, getting those boots on every morning were a huge job for James, my sweet husband, to do. 

Accident Update, August 19.

Good news is I'm getting my new Infinity. Bad news is I still can't drive. My sweet husband is still my taxi driver. And my Team helps me out.

I have a round of doctor appointments next week. Hopefully I will get some of these boots off. But the left hand is my problem. It still hurts too much and is unusable.

But, I have this great new program. It's called Dragon Dictation. Even with my Texas accent, it can understand what I say and type it for me. That's what it's doing for me right now! I'm still learning, but it's doing very, very well. Haven't we come a long way, Baby! It's not very expensive and well worth it. You'll have to try it. It'll probably make me very lazy!

My Accident Update for Thursday, 8-11-11

We went to the hand doctor today and he unwrapped and cleaned gause around the pins.  He continued to show me how I should clean them every day and I died just looking at pins sticking out of my hand!  Have you ever had pins??   Ugh!

After they put the cast back on I hurt terribly rest of day while pain medicine did not help. Finally figured out there was pressure on the pins so I almost unwrapped it for bed and the pain subsided.

Went to Health South to get the brace adjusted to be raised around the pins and not hit them. Don't like the looks of this brace but boy it feels so much better.  Medicine doesn't affect me much but am slowing a whole lot in taking it.....after 3.5 weeks, pain is much, much less.  Very, very thankful since I and my Team are working very hard as we are busy!