So I said my next post would be baking… And apparently I lied. Things have been so crazy for the last couple of weeks. This has caused a major delay in my plans of baking!

Jody came home a week ago this past Tuesday holding his arm. He had been moving a stubborn piece of pipe (that was insistent not to cooperate and stay in the front end loader to simply be moved)… Jody tried to “coax” in the bucket, next thing he knows he heard two loud pops, his arm flung to the ground like a rubber band and there was immediate excruciating pain that made him nauseous. He was not sure that there was “really a need” to go to the emergency room that night. When he told me about the “divot” in his arm, I knew he had torn something and told him we were headed to the ER. We spent a few hours there to find out he had ripped his bicep off the bone and they would be referring him to a specialist. Thursday was the quickest we could get in to the Orthopedic surgeon and get his MRI done. The surgeon confirmed what the ER told us but said he also ripped the tendon from the bone. Our only option was to do surgery or he would lose 80% (+/-) motion in that arm. I think Jody truly contemplated not having surgery, because let’s face it surgery is scary! But he agreed and we scheduled the earliest he could get in.

His surgery was a week to the day of the injury. It started much later than we had planned. He was just being moved into recovery about the time I originally thought we would get home. His oxygen levels were very low which caused concern, but after a few things this was remedied and he looked good and was finally released to go home. We had about a 12 hour day which was much longer than we expected for the hour – 1 ½ hour surgery we headed out for. But the good news is everything went great! The doctor was very pleased with the surgery and the staff was wonderful! Now I only have to make sure he puts nothing in that hand heavier than an 8oz coffee cup, or twist it too far, or get it wet, or extend it to far and make sure he keeps it in a sling…. Clearly this will be a breeze!

Here is a picture of Jody in the ER. You can see the crease in his left arm near the elbow. That is where his muscle had bunched up and caused it to look “off”.

Here are happy thoughts for his healing and recovery! He has been a good patient thus far.

I did attempt to start the cake before the surgery for my next post, but we got home so late there was no  time energy to finish. So that is on my to do list tonight.

So next post… baking! Seriously this time!

Stay Fabulous!