[Leica] IMGs: iPhone photography: personal and immediate

[Douglas Barry]

That's crap, George, but the sad thing is you're at your peak healing powers 
so maybe an op shortly rather than in a few years would be better in the 
long run.

Rgds
Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Lottermoser" <george.imagist at icloud.com>
To: "Group Users Leica" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2016 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGs: iPhone photography: personal and immediate


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>> On Oct 14, 2016, at 6:49 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
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>> How's the hand George? What happened?
>>
>> Douglas
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Lottermoser" 
>> <george.imagist at icloud.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 6:25 PM
>> Subject: [Leica] IMGs: iPhone photography: personal and immediate
>>
>>
>>> C & C always welcome and appreciated
>>> <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=11450>
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> I broke the left wrist back at age 12 or 13;
> while riding a “chariot” behind a friend’s bicycle.
>
> I broke it again in 1989 while playing racquetball.
>
> This summer’s daily cycling aggravated and inflamed
> what the hand surgeon named post traumatic arthritis.
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> The 55 year old break caused a deformity which limited flexion to 45˚
> while extension remained normal; resulting in no cartilage between ball 
> and socket;
> and all the ball pressure going to the “back” side of the socket;
> instead of spread over the whole socket surface.
>
> Probably also some carpal tunnel and other nerve issues.
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> So for the last month or two, almost anything I do with the left hand,
> results in discomfort at best, and potentially sharp surprise pains, at 
> various places,
> from lower forearm to anywhere in the wrist and back of hand.
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> Corrective surgery seems way to radical for my taste.
> Talk of cutting the bone.
> Taking a piece from the hip bone to form a wedge.
> Inserting the wedge to correct the deformed angle.
> And plates to hold it all together.
>
> Shit just catches up with you.
>
> Thanks for asking Douglas.
>
> fond regards,
>
> George
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