{"id":2124,"date":"2008-03-17T11:48:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/delascabezas.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/02\/20\/weekend-update-3\/"},"modified":"2019-02-20T21:57:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T21:57:14","slug":"weekend-update-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delascabezas.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/03\/17\/weekend-update-3\/","title":{"rendered":"weekend update"},"content":{"rendered":"

so saturday was a blast…
\n, , and mclovin had a great patty’s day party. i made corned beef, cabbage, and taters (of which, i think there were only leftover cabbage), and folks were having a good ol time.
\nafter a few rounds of drinks, it turned to arm wrestling betwen my br and i, which has been a longtime item of entertainment. after losing rightie, we switched off leftie. i was lifting my elbow (according to eyewitness reports), and when my bro went to give back, he brought my arm down and back at the same time.<\/p>\n

i hope i never see the look i saw on his face again. he knew right away he had broken something. i can still hear the sound in my head – that wet tearing crunch – like the sound a cold roasted chicken makes when you are taking it apart for salad… a couple people heard it i think, it was apparently enough to make take an emergency run to the bathroom. apparently, on my way to the sofa from sitting on my knees, i sorta passed out. after a few mins of focus, i got to the sofa and started sorting things out with a lot of help.<\/p>\n

i could wiggle my fingers. i didn’t have any bones poking out anywhere they shouldn’t have. my arm needed support to not create shooting pains and a grindy noise, but it felt like i dislocated my elbow, not my arm. using a couple of ties, my bro and i got it into a sling of sorts. despite my protests, A. came with me to the ER, and has been a super help since then. my bro feels like shit about it now (even though he shouldn’t), but he was true to family form when it comes to a crisis situ – hold it all together to get shit sorted out, and deal with the rammifications later…<\/p>\n

called to find out if an ambulance would be covered by my insurance. it wasn’t, so i got a ride from someone at the party with a car. Alf doesn’t drink or smoke, so I need to get him something nice as a thanks. anyone have any good ideas? <\/p>\n

got to the Sinai ER before 9, then checked in. A. had the foresight to bring a water bottle, as well as a belt of ‘s for me to bite down on (it was returned with a bunch of toothmarks on it last night), both of which remained handy throughout the evening.<\/p>\n

ER admittance is always a fucking mess, and sat night was no different. tadmitting interviewer saw me after about 10 mins, and i was still waiting like 40 mins later. it was at this point that i really wished i had a flask to go with the water bottle. i could feel the start of shock coming on. A. mentined this to the admitting nurse, and, surprise, they found a spot for me. once i was reclined somewhat, my head started to clear a little, and my body temp came back up.<\/p>\n

i got out of the ER by about two am. A. was a super help throughout, and even called my aunt, who is an orthapedist for the Mayo Clinic in Fla, who she didn’t know! the call was placed when the er doc mentioned a high probability of surgery. ultimately, it was decided that the onsite’s orthapedics guy, who basically gave me a pass on surgery then and there. they put me in a “gravity cast”, wherein the weight of the cast is supposed to keep the fractred bone aligned.<\/p>\n

a few observations:<\/p>\n