Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/27

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Subject: [Leica] Help!
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Fri Apr 27 09:53:59 2007

phil,

unfortunately my doctor does not want me to be able to move or twist it at 
all and has put a full arm cast on it.  after 6 weeks he will cut it down if 
it is healling good enough.

gene

-------------- Original message from Philip Leeson <pjleeson@mchsi.com>: 
-------------- 


> For most wrist fractures, an external fixator device provides 
> somewhat better mobility 
> and often better healing than just a cast. 
> Example and explanation: 
> 
> 
> Phil 
> 
> 
> On Apr 26, 2007, at 6:16 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: 
> 
> > well tuesday night in a rain storm i managed to destroy my right 
> > shutter operating wrist. I am now trying to figure out how to 
> > operate my leicas with only my left hand. yes i am right handed 
> > and this is going to be hell. ;-) i am going to have to figure 
> > out how to avoid camera withdrawell. i realize using a tripod with 
> > an M is sacrillege, but maybe this is an allowable transgression. 
> > i will have the cast on for the next 10 weeks. of course anna and 
> > my wife are smiling at their good fortune of not having me with the 
> > m in my hand all the time now. any suggestions on how to do this 
> > without committing all the M transgressions? got home from the 
> > hospital this afternoon, and the M8 is calling me - oh the shame of 
> > it all. 
> > 
> > gene 
> > 
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