Humerus Fracture Recovery

This is a blog about my ice-skating accident that resulted in a broken upper arm (transverse humeral shaft fracture) in December 2008 along with the recovery. I hope it will help people in a similar situation, or those who have to deal with someone else's fracture. Indeed, this is a difficult condition for the patient, but it quite hard on the rest of the family as well. I remain anonymous, after all I'm discussing real people.

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

8-year update

This is the first time I revisited the blog in years. I'm glad it's still being read. I would recommend anybody in a recovery situat...

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Humerus Day

Half jokingly we call December 22 Humerus Day. It's a day to remember the accident and be grateful for the successful recovery, and a da...

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Two-year update 2

I just read some comments to my Two-year update post. Philip asked how I could be happy not having a straight bone. That's a good questi...

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Two-year update

I didn't think I would write more, but since this blog is still read, I'll give a brief update. Two years ago, I just started the ...

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

One year

It has been one year to the day. This will be my last posting. Thanks to all of you who have contributed with comments and sharing your expe...

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Week 34

August 22. It's been a while since my last post. The reason was simple not much has happened until the last couple of weeks when my tend...

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Week 24

June 10. I completed the Duathlon (running-biking-running again) without any complications except for leg and knee soreness the following da...

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Week 21: what I would have done differently

May 20. For a week or so, I have lived in a world every-other-day pain. I go to the gym and use the cable column, the elliptical machine, an...

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Week 20

Two weeks without any PT or doc visits. My range of motion is fine, except for the behind the back "police move." I don't suff...

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Week 18

April 28. Last Wednesday my PT discharged me. Had my insurance covered more visits than 30, I could probably have stayed a few more weeks, b...

Monday, April 20, 2009

Week 17

April 20. I just rediscovered these drawings by Leonardo, made some 500 years ago. They make sense now in explaining the vast number of exer...

Monday, April 13, 2009

Week 16

April 13. Time flies. Just when I thought I had muscle recovery under control, my PT introduced the Cable Column and one exercise in particu...

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Week 15

April 8. My PT increases the weights quite significantly (15 pounds in one-arm rows and eight pounds curls, for example), but I still can...

Monday, March 30, 2009

Week 14

March 30. Another day at the PT factory. I found out that I only have three more weeks of PT, since my insurance won't cover more. Lucki...

Monday, March 23, 2009

Week 13

March 23. Another assessment day at the PT's. My passive abduction lying down was 133 degrees, but I certainly can't lift my arm tha...

Monday, March 16, 2009

Week 12

March 16. My regular PT was back. He must have read the notes from last week since he offered me a large number of new exercises with or wit...

Monday, March 9, 2009

Week 11

March 9. The exercises went much better today. But no time to enjoy any victories, as my PT introduced new ones: laying on my back with my a...

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Week 10

March 3. The bone has improved a lot since the last visit. This 45 degree angle corresponds to this one, only three weeks ago. Some of the d...

Saturday, February 28, 2009

It's not all bad

I've been thinking about this thread for quite a while. My experiences have not been all negative. Not only did I get time to catch up o...

Friday, February 27, 2009

Financial Implications

Although it's far too early to assess the complete financial impact, I can make a few observations: As of the end of February, I ran up ...

Week 9

February 27. As I keep bombarding my PT with more or less trivial questions, I get some important information. Q: "when can I perform p...

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Week 8

No more Mr. Nice Guy. The second week of PT began with hard exercise: lifting the arm in different positions. My favorite was the quarter po...

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Tips and tricks

For those early weeks when a full shower is impossible: baby wipes can do wonders. My favorite is melon-scented Huggies. Using regular dent...

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Week 7

February 10. The fracture healing has gone very well. The doctor could even feel some hard callus. The took the arm and bent it at the fract...

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Links

There're a number of sites useful for this kind of injury. Personally, I prefer those dealing with real recoveries, rather than descript...

Week 5

January 27 was a big day. I was allowed to remove the sling and let the arm hang free. This seemed like progress at first, but as so many t...

Week 4

On January 15 I was able to lose the wrist strap and move the underarm up and down. It felt incredibly strange. The muscles were weak, of co...

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Week 3

On my second visit, January 8, the brace had shifted a bit, so it had to be reajusted. This was something I was supposed to have done myself...

Week 2

My first visit to the orthopedist on December 30 went well, but was painful. Just getting in and out of the car was a major undertaking. Dri...

Week 1

I left the hospital equipped with a sling that locked the shoulder in a fixed position. It consisted of straps around my chest held up on my...

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