Happy day today, the good people at Clinic Gamkalley finally removed the plaster cast from my 
arm. It’s only been 6 weeks, but it feels like a hell of a lot longer since I acquired the plaster accessory.
During those 6 weeks I gained a wonderful layer of leathery, yellow skin which I began scraping off almost immediately. Following an x-ray, the doctor said it all looked good, but I should be careful for a while to get some strength and movement back into the joint. A fair point, since my wrist is particularly flaccid at the moment and has very limited movement.
We hope that a week or so will be sufficient to get my arm to a point where I can ride the bike again, then we can hit the road. Linz is preparing a gruelling exercise regime to get me fit quick, it’s amazing how easy it is to unearth the drill sergeant in her. I’m sure there’s a good portion of punishment for past wrongs in the exercise plan!
We’ll report back here in a week with good news hopefully. Ta ta for now.
2 Comments
January 14, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Hail from Cape Town! Happy new year guys! Fantastic news that your plaster is off, look forward to hearing about your continued adventures. I’ve got a good exercise to sort out that wrist of yours but not sure I should describe it here…other than to say you need some tissues handy haha.
February 3, 2008 at 11:47 am
Glad to see you can hold a beer properly again without missing a stroke.
Look forward to see your next update.