36 minutes ago, ckreef said:

Great meal sweetie. Very funny story about how she opened the cans using her left hand with a right handed can opener. Super effort that was greatly appreciated. 

Thank you baby 

13 hours ago, tony b said:

Hats off, Susan, for gutting it out! 

Thank you tonyb.. Had to see if I could do it. I'm one that someone tells me I can't do something.. I will prove them wrong... Lol.. 

20 hours ago, FotonDrv said:

If I knew you weren't in pain I would be LMAO!  Kudos for being such a good person as to cook such a fine meal through the disability of one paw.  I suppose your Physical Therapist wouild be proud of you for all those range of motion exercises you must have to do achieve that meal.

I hope you significant other appreciated it as much as I enjoyed the narrative

 

Thank you FontonDrv. Lol.. It should have been video.. It would have been a comedy... Lol... I started the grill at 3. We ate at 8...sitting down for dinner, I  hope it taste good going thru all that. I was surprised at myself,  it tasted great.. Yayy me. Lol. 

Got one for ya.. 

Leroy the.txt

5 hours ago, wilburpan said:

I had to look back on posts I had missed out on when I was on my hiatus to see what this was about. Hope your finger is healing up well.

Right... I'm doing good.. The finger is healing nicely. The Therapist was happy bout how I could bend my other fingers.. Cause the tendons are tight. But I have been trying to bend them some after surgery... So im happy.  Be glad when this is over. I'm so ready to go back to work. 

Love salmon.. But I got to have the bourbon sauce. Great cook 

Looks yummy 

Your meal looks divine.. I  too love the M&M's... Especially the commercials.. Lol. 

My kids are my M&M's... Mark &  Macy

Looks so good.. We have yet had a dried chicken. No matter the cut or size... Always great results. 

Loving  the KK bread

Looks good Aussie.. But what's in this dominator? Ckreef loves ginger .. Me,  can't do it... Lol. 

Great cook Shuley. Sometimes I'm one that just like salt and pepper.. I put black pepper  on almost everything. Just makes it so much better,  along with its buddy salt. 

Awesome cook McKenzie... I don't recall having smoke cheese before.. What kind do you smoke? 

Hi @wilburpan.. Glad all things are good for you. That look like a fantastic cook. I love karaoke too. I'm getting one for Christmas.. I figure I got some time on my hands for another month or so. Coarse I might sound like a screaming goat.. But I figured singing heals the soul and maybe it will  heal my finger too. 

Nice tree, Aussie and Dee.... I love Christmas. Can't wait for yall to open yalls gift.. This is our tree.. The angel is getting a little tipsy on our devils lemonade I think.. Every time I straighten her up. I get up the next morning she hung over again. 

6 hours ago, FotonDrv said:

Mom passed away many years ago (I am 70 yrs old).  She made it to 68 before pancreatic cancer got her, which was not the source of those surgeries, that was Crohns Disease and back in the 1940's-1970's there was not much to do with it if it was causing ulcerative colitis, so chopping out intestine was the method.  Pretty gruesome...  She is at least at rest now.

You have one more week with "The Pin".  Maybe make a ring out of it as a reminder to not stick your hand into things that crush, bang, bump and grind?? Pain is a wonderful reminder of what not to do.

 

I have described some of my close calls to friends and relayed the experiences of my family and one of the remarks that always amused me was , "Maybe I should not be standing to close to you".  On the other hand I have been incredibly lucky in spite of the things that have happened to me.  A girlfriend once said to me, as the car we just flipped end over end down a rural highway came to rest, "boy are you lucky" since neither one of was hurt; the car was trashed.  Getting run off the road by a drunk and left in the dark 50 miles from a town was an interesting experience!

 

O so sorry for your loss.. I actually been pretty blessed.. No real bad injuries to mention,  only this one. So hoping I go another 50yrs of injury free. 

On 12/7/2016 at 0:09 AM, mguerra said:

Just saw and read this thread. You'd fit right in with Quinn and Hooper and Chief Brody in that scar scene from Jaws! I had a hand injury like that once and it was big fun. Ouch. Excellent looking repair. I'm guessing you'll get 90% or better return of motor and sensory function. Ask for a quick blast of Propofol when they pull the pin...

I'm really hoping so.. Got lots of therapy to go thru after the pin comes out on the 19th.

On 12/7/2016 at 0:09 AM, mguerra said:

Just saw and read this thread. You'd fit right in with Quinn and Hooper and Chief Brody in that scar scene from Jaws! I had a hand injury like that once and it was big fun. Ouch. Excellent looking repair. I'm guessing you'll get 90% or better return of motor and sensory function. Ask for a quick blast of Propofol when they pull the pin...

I'm really hoping so.. Got lots of therapy to go thru after the pin comes out on the 19th.

On 12/6/2016 at 9:33 AM, FotonDrv said:

Susan, it is good to hear that you are now only on ibuprofen, that is a good step forward with your recovery!  Saying prayers that the pin removal will go smoothly.  Last year I had a screw taken out of the bone in my right foot (bunion surgery) because it hurt more with the screw being left in than just removing it.  So you might feel a whole lot better when that blasted pin is removed.  Save the pin and make something out of it When I requested the screws from my foot I had to sign a release, even though it was mine and I paid to have it put in and I was paying to have it removed.  Pretty odd if you ask me.

My mother had 21 major abdominal surgeries in her lifetime and when they did the last one there was not enough skin left on her belly for the sutures to hold without tearing through scar tissue so the surgeon used strain reliefs for the sutures to distribute the load on the skin; they were about 3/4" diameter buttons so it looked like she was laced up.  She had a sense of humor about it and saved the buttons so after the surgery/removal of sutures and for the follow up she made a new dress and used the buttons on it.  The doctor just busted out laughing when he saw what she had done with the hardware.  So, shock your doc with creativity

Wow!!  Hope your mom is doing great now.. She has def been thru alot.. And the button story was Awesome... 

On 12/6/2016 at 7:45 AM, tinyfish said:

Wow, you must have a high tolerance to pain. 

I think I have a good bit.. Maybe after having children helped.. On no meds at all now.. Yayy!!! We are getting there. 

Great looking prime. Great job 

Nice steak cook

Look like the duck celebrated a little too much lol.. Great catch for your kid. Look like a fun family time. 

20 minutes ago, Steve M said:

That makes my head hurt thinking about it. Glad you're through that rough part now

Just till they take that pin out... They probably got to wrap my whole head for that... Lol