Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > >> On Oct 14, 2016, at 6:49 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: >> >> 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> > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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 > > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.linkedin.com/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information