Does it appear lifeless? Because it feels lifeless. That's not actually true, it pulses and aches while failing me in the areas of pinching and grasping. Who needs their non-dominant hand anyway? Basic life functions are over-rated. I'm defining basic life functions as chopping tomatoes, scrubbing an iron skillet, grasping a slimy bar of soap (I can't stand shower gel with froufy bath puffs... ick), drying my hair, caring for critical patients who are hypoxic, unbuckling my seat belt, holding for an IV and tearing open pulse oximeter packages - each poses a unique challenge. Typing. My "thumb" unexpectedly inserts spaces at random intervals, ivt valso seems to favor vthe levt ter " v."
Orthopedic injuries are not my strong suit. At 22 years old, I broke my foot running and then I smacked it against a boulder in the lake, the metatarsal bone shattered into several little pieces, encased by the tight compartment of my foot. I was given two options, we can splint it (if you promise to stay off it) or we can cast it (if you are the non-compliant type). Splint it!
48 hours later, my Mom snagged me as I crutched down the hall of the club house to join a square (in a square dance that is). Um, I do not see how a broken foot is a contraindication to square dancing, Buff was my partner (obviously, who else would encourage this behavior) and I reasoned that my feet would barely touch the floor. I returned to DC and promptly had my foot casted, informed that my behavior qualified me as "non-compliant." Who am I kidding? I cannot be trusted.
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