Mid-At: Aug 2013 - Stay safe!

**sfg4uKim** 8/1/2013, 8:52 pm

It has NOT been easy gardening since I broke my hand three + weeks ago. Although I didn't do this in the garden, whe do YOU do to stay safe in the garden?

The story is below the pics.

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My 14 YO Beagle (Scout) fell down the stairs (arthritis is a bear and the doggie dementia don't help). I caught him but managed to get a spiral fracture in my outer hand. The dog is fine.

The hand specialist said the fingers & wrist are NOT broken, but they hurt more. The outer two fingers are VERY swollen (I can't bend them) and I got a small bug bite on my wrist bone (just where the metal bar of the brace rubs). OUCH!

SOOOOOO let's be careful out there.

**llama momma** 8/3/2013, 6:19 am

Kim - Best Wishes for very fast healing. I Hope you can be patient during this time of healing. There is really no good time for this to happen. I understand what its like to be reminded constantly that you can't use that hand like before. We need our hands for nearly everything! I try to deal with the restrictions of arthritis in both hands. At some point if you are given exercises for the hand, don't skip them!

**sfg4uKim** 9/23/2013, 6:14 pm

It's been a long haul but with physical therapy twice a week I'm probably 80% back. This weekend I was finally able to hold a shovel and even pull some weeds - about 2 hours on Friday and another hour today.

Shovel? What would I be doing with a shovel? Getting rid of some day lilies and weeds in preparation for a medicinal herb garden. I'll be wrestling with an old rose bush later in the week.

So after this week I get to cut down to PT once a week!

Dunkinjean 9/24/2013, 9:10 pm

Hi Kim,
I am so happy that your hand is healing properly.
The PT is great for the healing.
In no time you will be able to do everything...

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Get Well Kim !

Mid-Atl. - 9/23/13 Broken hand update

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