Why are broken bones soooo annoying?! I mean.. yes, they are painful, but once you get past the pain part and you just get a slight ache in the broken area it's really annoying!

For example, i broke my Upper Radial Head three weeks ago now. (for those who dont know what that is, it's the end of the forearm bone near the elbow, snapped it clean off!!) The surgery went well, the scar is healing niceley, but dammit! i still cant move my arm past 90 degrees inwards! It's so annoying! Like when i go to tie up my hair, that's a no go. need to twist my arm to grab something? uh uh. not happening. I mean, it's all fixed now! there is more metal in there than in a metallic thing! so why cant i move it yet?!

Conversely in the other direction, my arm almost straightens, but not enough to stop me looking like a cowboy at sundown with a pistol at the ready waitin' for some shootin'.

Another annoying thing? the pain that radiates from other areas in my arm when they're feeling sorry for my elbow. Like my wrist. My wrist is very sympathetic to the pains in my elbow, so it likes to hurt too, and send shooting pains like some weird game of pain ping pong.

And finally, my last whinge about my stupid broken arm. Why do people always doubt the fact that you have a broken arm just because you dont have a cast on? Therefore giving them the need to pull on the arm "just to make sure" Or when i'm walking around in public areas with my lovely blue surgical sling on, why do people always find a way to walk into me?

Sincerely,

"grumpy broken girl"