Post by sandness on Dec 22, 2009 22:12:22 GMT -6
Back on Nov 21 before Thanksgiving, I was driving home in my 98 Intrigue with my 3 kids in the back. A few miles from home I was involved in my first serious wreck. There was a semi coming head on. I tried to swerve but we collided. Front drivers side is mashed up, and the whole drivers side of the car is gone. Front tire/suspension, fender, front door all sheered off. Air bags and seat belts did what they were supposed to do. I have no head/neck injuries. Kids were crying, but only a few small cuts from broken glass. My left arm, however, wasn't so lucky. I am surprised I was conscious all the way up to surgery as I get lightheaded from donating a pint of blood. My arm was broke above and below the elbow, and the elbow itself was shattered. I was told it was in over 30 pieces. I had bones showing and I could feel my arm swimming in blood in my sleeve. Broken ribs and ruptured spleen round out my injuries. I have never flown before, but I did get to take my first helicopter ride to the tune of $14,000. Not so much fun lying down strapped to a board. I don't recommend it 
Anyway, I've got a Terminator elbow that doesn't move a whole lot yet- working on that. At least I still have feeling in my hand and can use it. Unfortunately it will be a few months before I can lift more than 5lbs with that arm. Got my first test of wills a few days after leaving the hospital- had to change a flat one handed. I am sure I looked retarded sitting on the ground holding up the spare between my legs with my knees to line it up on the studs. Good thing I keep a big torque wrench in the trunk just for lugnuts as the 4way lugwrench don't work one-handed.
I can't go back to work at the dairy until I'm fully recovered, so I have been searching for a light duty job. Unfortunately its looking like a call center is going to be my only option. We have about 4 or 5 different call centers here. I worked in a university call center seeking donations for a while in college- worst job ever. I hope I can deal with doing tech support or upselling businesses on their phone service. I did apply for a DMV job- I know: exiciting! We'll see what happens there. I passed their typing test at 44 words per minute- I thought that was pretty good considering my bad hand starts bouncing around like I've got parkinsons disease when trying to type
Here's a pic of my elbow with some railroad tracks running up it.
And here is my terminator elbow
I wish I could post a couple pics of the car, but the pics from the cell phone's memory card are in a .tn file format that I just can't find a way to convert. Oh well.
Anyway, I've got a Terminator elbow that doesn't move a whole lot yet- working on that. At least I still have feeling in my hand and can use it. Unfortunately it will be a few months before I can lift more than 5lbs with that arm. Got my first test of wills a few days after leaving the hospital- had to change a flat one handed. I am sure I looked retarded sitting on the ground holding up the spare between my legs with my knees to line it up on the studs. Good thing I keep a big torque wrench in the trunk just for lugnuts as the 4way lugwrench don't work one-handed.
I can't go back to work at the dairy until I'm fully recovered, so I have been searching for a light duty job. Unfortunately its looking like a call center is going to be my only option. We have about 4 or 5 different call centers here. I worked in a university call center seeking donations for a while in college- worst job ever. I hope I can deal with doing tech support or upselling businesses on their phone service. I did apply for a DMV job- I know: exiciting! We'll see what happens there. I passed their typing test at 44 words per minute- I thought that was pretty good considering my bad hand starts bouncing around like I've got parkinsons disease when trying to type
Here's a pic of my elbow with some railroad tracks running up it.
And here is my terminator elbow
I wish I could post a couple pics of the car, but the pics from the cell phone's memory card are in a .tn file format that I just can't find a way to convert. Oh well.
