Dec15

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it all began well and dandy

our school ny eve party was in the early minutes

changing out of my holiday llama pajamas

to head out for my annual doc checkup

zooming out and headed that way

until i wasn’t

when a road construction issue came into play

so i turned  up the music

waited it out

zoomed off again

finally got there

just a few minutes late

jumped out of the car

opened the back door to get something out

while also somehow slamming the front door shut

quickly felt something unexpected

ah, it was my finger closed in the front door

the wrong place to be

after i stared at it for a minute

i reopened the door, moved my hand, locked in back up

and headed in

noticing that it hurt and was beginning to change color

nurse took me right away

 he used to be a paramedic

while checking my vitals

i mentioned my finger

ah, they’ll probably be splinting it

my doc comes in

does my wellness interview and exam

all  good

i mention the finger

she sends me for an x-ray across the hall

when i come back

she suggests i get a flu shot while waiting

mentions that the receptionist

said i wanted to set up a covid booster shot

why not get it while i’m here?

paramedic nurse guy comes back

gives me both shots

says again that they’ll probably be splinting my finger

doc comes back in

says the x-ray shows

i fractured my finger

and it’s going to need a splint

paramedic nurse gives me a nod and smile

set up appointment for another x-ray in a week

 return to office in two weeks to see how it’s healing

doc calls me at home later

she reminds me

elevate, ice, motrin, splint

here i thought i was done for the year

how did this take such a turn?

sequences of events are always so fascinating when looking back.

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“and now the sequence of events in no particular order.”

-dan rather, american newscaster

 

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  12. I don’t know about you but if and when I got the next insurance summary it would probably be 10 pages long if I went through what you went through. Always makes me sicker to read and try to make sense of those reports. ;(

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  16. It must have been painful, poor Beth.
    Sort of good you went to the doctor anyway. Best time to something silly like that.
    Wishing your finger and you better and fast healing. ❤️😘😘😘❤️❤️

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  19. Oh, you poor thing. At least you were just at the right place when it happened. And such things happen so fast. I just asked myself how you were able to type this long post… Wish you a well and fast healing, dear Beth!

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  26. Yikes! On the bright side, you got both your COVID booster and flu shot while you were already there. See, now that’s two things you can cross off of your “to do” list!

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  28. Ack! Blah and OUCH! I’m so sorry this happened. Distraction can do that. I’m speaking as someone who knows. I hope you heal quickly and it doesn’t interfere with your fun. Is it your dominate hand? Sending hugs and healing energy your way. ❤️

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    • exactly right, all about hurrying and not paying attention. it was a good reminder to me to slow down and live in the moment. it was my left hand, so that’s good thing, as I’m a righty and I’ll still be able to read for the celebration1 I have so much to be grateful for –

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      • That’s great news. I broke my right arm and that was so strange, since using my left for everything was so weird and different. I’m glad it worked out for you, even if it wasn’t a good thing. We never seem to stop multitasking and sometimes we pay the price for that. Glad you’re okay thought.

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  35. Sorry to hear about your troubles, Beth. My standard move was to limp to the finish line in December, running on fumes. The first day of winter break it would all catch up with me, and I’d spend the next two weeks in bed.

    I smiled at the holiday llama pajamas. The only thing better would have been to show up at the doctor’s office in PJs.

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