For those who have not heard, Joel slipped on the roof (he was going up to repair the skylight that was broken by a hailstorn) and to keep from falling, grabbed the airconditioner stand and cut his hand. He actually severd the tendon in the middle finger of his right hand.
Here is the splint that the therapist built for him. He had surgery to reattach the ligament.
Here he is after surgery. He will wear this for 3 1/2 weeks. It enables him to straighten his finger only so far, so he won't tear his stitches, then the yellow rubberbands pull it back down. He needs to exercise it so it will heal like it is supposed to.
Here he is eating lunch after we got home. This is called a cheese box. He rests his arm in it.
For those who have not heard, Joel slipped on the roof (he was going up to repair the skylight that was broken by a hailstorn) and to keep from falling, grabbed the airconditioner stand and cut his hand. He actually severd the tendon in the middle finger of his right hand. 
Here is the splint that the therapist built for him. He had surgery to reattach the ligament.
Here he is after surgery. He will wear this for 3 1/2 weeks. It enables him to straighten his finger only so far, so he won't tear his stitches, then the yellow rubberbands pull it back down. He needs to exercise it so it will heal like it is supposed to.
Here he is eating lunch after we got home. This is called a cheese box. He rests his arm in it.
OUCH!!! The only real benefit of an injury like this is all of the extra TLC you get, but come to think of it, Joel gets more than his share of TLC to begin with. You're pretty spoiled! I hope you heal up quickly!
ReplyDeleteyes, i am spoiled in the most wonderful way. thank God for my wife.
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