[Sca-cooks] Olwen's hand, was Pennsic Blood Drive

[AEllin Olafs dotter]

Oh, no!

Be careful with it. I didn't tear, but fell on and hit/bruised the base 
of my thumb and first didn't take them seriously about the brace, and 
then wasn't able to stop using my hand the way I was supposed to. (This 
little matter of earning a living... and then, I don't know how to pack 
to move without grasping things with my right hand. I really did overuse 
it.) Five years later it is still weak,  tires easily, and aches if I 
overuse it.

Learn from my mistake! Be careful of it! Yes, I want to scare you - I 
wasn't scared enough! I simply couldn't believe that this was a real 
injury...


AEllin


Olwen the Odd wrote:

>
> Just got back from the hand center.  They said I tore a ligament in 
> the base of my thumb that takes about six months to heal 8(  They put 
> a shot of cortizone in the thumb to try to reduce the swelling of the 
> tendon that does the trigger action.  Now I have to figure out where 
> to go that takes my insurance to get the brace they want me to wear.  
> I can see that marzipan work is going to be somewhat of a challange...
> Olwen who should have thought of gauntlets before..
>
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