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Disgirl
10-31-2011, 04:32 PM
I think most of you know that I got injured right after Hurricane Irene hit us Aug 28. My left arm is damaged and I will be having surgery on it day before Thanksgiving, Nov. 23. It may be a quick and easy repair or might need a larger incision and more work. Damaged tendons and other stuff. So, I don't know how long I may be unable to make pottery.

But I am going to make a batch of cones for orders I have now, mostly using my one good hand and arm. After this group of cones and caves is made it may be awhile until I can make more. So, if any of you are thinking of placing an order, now is the time, and you will have your pottery in the next 2-3 weeks. Just send me a pm if interested. Thank you all!
Barb

YSS
10-31-2011, 04:43 PM
Wish you the best!

Chad Hughes
10-31-2011, 04:48 PM
Barb,

I'll be thinking of you! All the best!

Kingdom Come Discus
10-31-2011, 04:51 PM
May all go well for you.

nwehrman
10-31-2011, 05:07 PM
Wishing you the best with the surgery!

Larry Bugg
10-31-2011, 06:08 PM
Hope all goes well Barb. Will keep you in my prayers.

I would like two un-glazed non-swirled.

Larry

chrisb01
10-31-2011, 07:25 PM
You'll be in my prayers. Everything will turn out OK, just keep the faith.

SantaMonicaHelp
10-31-2011, 07:41 PM
Getting well soon and good luck!

Stag
10-31-2011, 08:40 PM
Glad to hear you are getting it taken care of. I hope you make a full recovery and can continue making your cones etc.

Get well soon barb :antlers:

Sean Buehrle
10-31-2011, 08:42 PM
Good luck, hope you recover quickly!

Discus-Hans
10-31-2011, 08:51 PM
Barb, good luck with the operation, hope all will work out and you will be fast "up and running" again,

Joanne & Hans

DiscusBR
10-31-2011, 09:15 PM
Hi Barb,

I wish you a quick and full recovery. I wish I could order more of your wonderful cones!

Best,

Second Hand Pat
10-31-2011, 09:48 PM
Hey Barb, I was afraid of this. My riding instructor took a fall off her horse and tore tendons in her shoulder. She could not lift her arm up or out to the side. Good news is it is quite fixable but takes time to heal. My thoughts and prayers are with you for a uneventful surgery and quick healing time. Take care and will be thinking of ya.
Pat

Disgirl
10-31-2011, 10:18 PM
Thank you to all who have written me such kind remarks! I really appreciate your thinking of me. It will be a long 3 weeks while I wait for my turn under the surgeon's knife (a little Halloween dry humor here). Larry I will get your cones made for you soon. I sure am glad it is my left arm that's hurt, if it was the right then I could do very little these days. Thanks so much!
Barb

Darrell Ward
10-31-2011, 10:33 PM
Best wishes Barb. Hope you have an easy recovery. I had surgery myself on Christmas Eve in 1999 to repair my right elbow I shattered into 28 pieces. It now has bolts, pins, and wires instead of bone. I can relate.

Bill63SG
10-31-2011, 11:21 PM
Good luck Barb.Being a truck driver/crane op.,right arm shifting,left arm steering.

wendy9722
11-01-2011, 06:24 AM
I'm wish you the best of luck and speedy recovery!!! I'll be praying for you!!!!!!
God bless,
Wendy

Disgirl
11-01-2011, 08:44 AM
Thanks Darrell, Bill and Wendy! All wishes and prayers gladly accepted. I am finding out that two arms and hands are waaay better than only one. I will now really appreciate both when I have full use of my left one again (hopefully). Darrell, how do the bolts, pins and wires work??? Any pain?
Barb

Darrell Ward
11-01-2011, 03:36 PM
No, not really pain, but it's way more fragile than it was before. A slight bump now hurts briefly, and it's not as strong as before. To make it work again, first they removed all the bone fragments. Bolts were placed on each side of the bone, upper, and lower. These bolts will hold the ends of the wires. Pins were then placed at the ends of the upper and lower bones where the bones for the elbow used to be. Wire was then attached to the upper bolts, and across the pins to the lower bolts. The wires ride up and down on the pins as you move your arm, allowing movement while keeping tenison on the wires, and holding the whole arm together. It allows me about 98% of movement. Otherwise I would have zero movement, but it took a couple of months of rather painful PT to get it going. I'm very thankful to the team that patched me up.

CrazyAngels
11-01-2011, 03:43 PM
Hi Barb, I wish you the best and a speedy recovery, please take care of yourself and may God bless you.

roclement
11-01-2011, 04:16 PM
All the best and a speedy recovery!

Rodrigo

PAR23
11-01-2011, 04:46 PM
Wishing you the best and a speedy recovery Barb

johnnathan
11-01-2011, 05:11 PM
All the best for your operation..

djallor
11-01-2011, 08:55 PM
Good luck with the surgery, I'll be watching for your return to purchase another breeding cone.

Disgirl
11-01-2011, 10:48 PM
Thank you Jorge, Rod, Peter, John and Dennis! With you all thinking of me I feel sure the surgery will be a success. If Darrell is doing fine with his bionic elbow after what he went through, I should heal up quick, I hope. I am making a batch of cones right now, slowly with mostly my right hand and arm. I will have some ready to send off in 2-3 weeks if anyone wants to add their order now. Thank you all, you are a great bunch of people here at SD and I am proud to know you all!
Barb

judy
11-01-2011, 11:01 PM
Best of luck, soon-to-be bionic woman! Hope all goes well and recovery is rapid and smooth.

Chad Adams
11-01-2011, 11:29 PM
Wishing you a speedy recovery Barb.
Chad

Disgirl
11-02-2011, 09:31 AM
Thanks Judy and Chad! I appreciate your thoughts.:):)
Barb

Disgirl
11-03-2011, 04:45 PM
Want to hear my sad story from today? I was told I had to get a flu shot. Got it in my good arm, done very carefully by an experienced shot-giver. Now my right arm is so sore I can hardly move it. I guess my arm has the flu. Now, two painful arms.
Barb:(:mad:

TURQ64
11-03-2011, 05:26 PM
Ouch!...Hope ya have a speedy recovery!!...I have a stainless steel and Teflon Radial Head replacement..( artificial lower elbow joint)....really stinks, so heal up what ya have, and skip the replacement parts 'till the technology gets better....Gary

korbi_doc
11-03-2011, 05:56 PM
Hey Barb, best of luck with your surgery...hope it's like my shoulder, surgery last Jan, few weeks of good physical therapy & it's better than ever & the pain is gone...hopefully you'll have a great, fast recovery & your cone-work will be great therapy later....

Dottie

chaoslite
11-03-2011, 07:36 PM
I wish you the best Barb!

Mishka

Disgirl
11-03-2011, 08:06 PM
I wish you the best Barb!

Mishka

Thanks Gary, Dottie and Mishka! Gary, you and Darrell both have those bionic things going on in your elbows I see. Dottie I hope I heal up fast and well, did you have torn tendons too?
Barb

Disgirl
11-07-2011, 12:01 PM
For the past week I have been making some special order cones for a few people. Mostly using just my right arm and hand, a bit with my bad arm. But today is the absolute last day for me making anything of clay. Tonight I put all my supplies away until my arm is "worked on" and all healed up. Any last orders today? Thanks!
Barb