Ice is Slippery!!

We went to a friend's house last night to visit for a bit.  While headed to the car, I stepped on an icy patch and my feet went right out from under me.  Since I've broken a few bones in my time, I know that when something hurts so badly you want to throw up, you can pretty much figure it is broken.

This morning we headed out in the icy, snowy elements to go get an x-ray to assess the damages. I was hoping and praying that the big lump on my wrist was just a bad sprain. 

After about 6 x-rays of my wrist being twisted and turned in all sorts of painful contorted positions, it was pretty obvious to my layman eyes that there was a break.

Actually, as it turns out, both the radius AND the ulna are broken.  Since there is so much swelling, I have to wear this hard splint for a couple of weeks, and then I'll be getting a regular cast for a few more weeks.  Gotta think of a color to pick though.  I'm thinking 'basic black' so I can bling it out each day.

When I got home, I asked Douglas to pull my hair back in to a ponytail.  This was the best his clumsy hands could come up with.  I think this is going to be a loooooonnng six weeks or so of really BAD hair days. Arghhhh.

Guess I'll just have to make the best of it.

Stay warm everyone!