The surgery was a success!
The only problem was when the nerve block wore off on my right arm and I felt the full pain of the surgery that had just been performed on me — surely the most excruciating pain I’ve experienced in this life. It was like someone was trying to pull and twist my hand right off, which sort of approximates what happened in surgery.
The procedure was called, I believe, an open reduction and fixation of the distal pole of the right radius. Essentially, they had to stretch my arm back to its original length, then join a crack in my arm-bone with a small plate and screws.
So yesterday I made sure to take a lot of pills so I wouldn’t feel that pain again, but today I’m amazed how much better it already feels. Something’s clearly been done in there, and I can feel that, but it also feels like everything’s lined up and working the way it should be again. So I feel very confident and happy at this point that I’m gonna get my right hand back the way it was before.
The left arm is ouchy, so I think there’s some stretched and sprained stuff in there. I don’t want to suggest that I left arm is any less important (I think it might be listening), but I do my work with my right hand so…