Un-Splinted!!!

Well, the splint is off at last! The shoulder is really stiff, but I have exercises to do and some physio coming up.

 Got a copy of my x-rays yesterday (blimey they were expensive!), so here is what I did. You can see the bit I broke off circled. Wouldn't believe such a little piece of bone could be such a nuisance. Apparently it is still knitting, all the stiffness is because it has been held in one place for four weeks.  Best way to describe it is, have you ever lay reading, leaning up on one elbow with your face resting on your hand (own up now, we've all done it!)- you know how you can't actually move your shoulder for a few minutes, and how painful it feels? Well thats what it feels like. Not much in the great scheme of things, I know, and I really consider myself lucky, because it could have been far, far worse- I had a mug in one hand, a plate with cutlery on in the other, and our living room has an open fire in it, with a tiled base, which  my head landed about 2" from. Fortunately, I missed the tiled base, neither of the crockery pieces broke, and the knife & fork landed well away from where I did. Signed off work for another four weeks, to get the shoulder mobile again, and give the bone time to heal properly, but the doc said he will see how its going in two weeks. At least I can start gradually using the arm again now, so a bit of crafting may be closer than I hoped. Funny thing is, trying to type with two hands at the moment, and my fingers keep falling over each other, lol! And I still have my mouse on the left, which actually feels 'right' for me now- how weird.