The Simple Pleasures of Life that I've been Missing...
Social Dancing
On Saturday night, day 11 following surgery, I attended a holiday social dance with friends from my ballroom dance team. I wondered how I'd do, my cold plastic arm resting on my partner's shoulder, using the fingers of my left hand, thumb protected by the splint. It felt fantastic! I needed some pure dancing joy: rumba, waltz, tango, foxtrot, east and west coast swing, cha-cha, samba, night club two-step. I danced each at least once and never felt that my surgical repair was in any danger. Bliss! I'm planning to return to my dance team in January, at the one month mark after surgery. Of course, I'll be wearing the splint, and I'll have to modify the holds for the fancy dips for awhile.
Soaking in the Hot Tub
Ah, another form of bliss on day 12... I've been worried about the hazard involved in getting in and out of the tub; the danger of slipping and destroying my repair looms large in my overactive imagination. I hit upon a solution. It's simple, actually. Settle into the tub before taking off the splint and sock, and then soak away. When ready to exit, dry off the hand and whole arm, and reapply the sock and splint before getting out of the tub. Voila! Problem solved! How lovely that my postoperative instructions advise a daily soak or two in warm water prior to gently performing the exercises!
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