Yes! It’s off! And Sascha went scootering.


Today finally came!  I had a doctor’s appointment to remove my cast at 9:20 this I got there early and was ready to go.  At 9:50, they finally called me back.  I was going crazy.  The doctor turned out to be very busy and his regular assistant was off today.  OMG, I wanted to scream.  I didn’t though.  Kept my cool and waited patiently.  Finally, he came in and asked the big question: “Ready to get that cast off?”  I managed not to scream like the 4 year old I had bottled up inside of me.

Splint in place of a cast
Splint in place of a cast

So he proceed to tell me that my muscles are going to hurt and be very weak.  I figured that, but was surprised at how much that was true after just 4 weeks.  Oh man, my arm was so sore!  I also was not prepared for the alien feeling I had after the cast came off.  Was that my arm?  It did look pretty good after the cast came off though.  X-rays showed marked healing, so I got a removable splint.  Yeah!

So a few hours later, my arm started to slough skin!  The doctor said to let it come off naturally and not scrub it off.  Otherwise, you end up with a sunburn effect.  I have enough pain for that.

Rich decided to take the day off.  Something about too much vacation days left and not enough time to burn them.  He had a dentist appointment so he didn’t go with me to my appointment.  I’m a big girl.  When I got back, Rich was gone and only Sascha was home.  She was tired though and I wondered why.  Found out later that they had gone scootering this morning.  Rich reported that she was happy, if somewhat tired.

Sleeping in Dad's Lap
Sleeping in Dad's Lap

While waiting for dinner to cook this evening, I asked Rich to go through a catalog and pick out some things he might want.  He agreed to do it.  But as soon as he sat down, Sascha jumped into his lap and snuggled in for a quick nap.  I couldn’t resist them and just had to take a picture of Sascha napping.  They are cute, aren’t they?


One response to “Yes! It’s off! And Sascha went scootering.”

  1. Great to hear your arm can breathe again! Chris has the same problem with vacation days. I think he is going to end up with one left at the end of the year.