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This is another bland post without photos because I have done absolutely NOTHING in the past month even closely related to crafting.  My fractured hand feels much better and while I can now go without wearing a brace (during the day, at least), I’ve been wary of trying to craft because I don’t want to strain anything from repetitive motion before stuff is really healed.  I should be grateful that I can finally open medicine bottles and write legibly, etc. but it is SO HARD not to be knitting or crocheting.

Strangely after 2 weeks of doing nothing I had no problem with going back to my Wing Chun class (during which the hand was broken); I just have to wear some secure hand wraps for a while and not use my right hand (which isn’t hard because there’s so much more to this style of kung fu than punching).  My classmates are aware and I trust them not to accidentally do any damage.

Surely I’ll be back to crafting soon — staying away is hard — but I think part of why I haven’t tried anything yet is because I know it’ll be really hard to take it easy and take breaks and stuff!  For now though, thanks for stopping by, see you soon!

I managed to break a bone in my hand.  I did not go to the doctor for 6 days because although my hand was quite swollen and bruised I thought I just pulled a muscle or sprained my wrist. I’ve never broken bones before, so I didn’t know what it would feel like/what to expect.  I decided though (after much urging from pretty much everyone) that since it is my right hand and I do so many activities with my hands that I should probably go get it checked out, because I would not want to mess up future knitting and crocheting, music playing, martial arts, calligraphy, etc.

The doctors did an X-ray and I could see where the metacarpal that connects to my pinky was messed up; a little chunk came completely off right at the base where it connects to my wrist. It was a little late then to do much about it other than wear a splint for a few days (I took good care of it for the first 6 days even though I didn’t think it was as bad as it turned out to be), and I’ve been wearing various braces and Ace bandages pretty much nonstop ever since.

How did I break a bone in my hand, you might ask?  Well, it was completely my fault; it was during a kung fu class and I threw a bad punch. Since I didn’t think it was serious though I finished the class, which probably wasn’t good for my hand.  I haven’t been back to class since because I needed to let my bone heal a little bit, and to be honest I am a little embarrassed. I will have to wear a brace during class for another few weeks at least and it will definitely get in the way, but my Sifu told me that I shouldn’t let it stop me from coming because we would find things that I could work on.  I think I am going to go tonight. I’m feeling a bit reclusive which is probably my anxiety and depression and I kind of just want to stay home, but I know that going to class again will be good for me. I’ll just have to be careful about my hand, that’s all.

Needless to say this means that I have not been doing a whole lot of knitting or crocheting. I did actually attempt to knit some on the third or fourth day before I went to the doctor, and while it didn’t exactly hurt it was slow and just wasn’t working. It’s been maddening not to be able to go to my kung fu class or to knit or crochet or practice calligraphy or play musical instruments. I’ve been sitting around the house doing a whole lot of TV watching and not much else. I don’t think I’m really even supposed to be typing so I’m using the dictation feature on my computer to put this text in, and I’ve been having to do the same at work with all of my paperwork, which has been frustrating.

Luckily, the doctor said that bones usually take anywhere from 6 to 8 weeks to heal, which is faster than I expected, although it still kind of sucks. He also said that it could potentially still feel bad for a while after that, but I’m not too worried about that. It doesn’t hurt at all when I’m just resting or even moving around, it just hurts when I try to use it to pick up stuff or open doors (occasionally I will forget that it is broken and start to do something like that, only to immediately stop).

So yeah, that’s what’s been going on with me. Sorry there weren’t any pictures in this post.  I will have a really good post up on Sunday however, which just might involve a giveaway, so stay tuned! Thanks for stopping by, see you soon!