Take care of that arm))) What did you do to it?
Glad to see your plane is on the way.
Shug
AW Shug I was so disappointed. After laying off flying for 3 weeks I was really jacked, I was going to fly my new plane at the most beautiful facility anywhere. Thursday before the meeting I went to a hospital for a free PSA blood test. All went well until she wrapped my arm waay too tight with sports tape. Long story short, a hematoma was growing. So at home I iced it, but later it swelled and swelled into a ridiculous rock hard blob from elbow to shoulder. When Saturday came it was pretty painful but I loaded up the planes and Holley and I hit the road. I couldn't hold my arm straight out so I figured I couldn't control a plane but I was
going to try. At the field I rigged up and gave the prop a flip for a test run.
Kapowkapow I saw stars. Something in there broke and what had been bad was now debilitating. 120 miles from home and 107*F and I'm miserable. Icing and sitting in the car.
I tried to be a good soldier and visit with my buddies, but I was a mess. I asked Wayne if he would fly my plane and he agreed, so I held it while he preflighted it, fueled and cranked it and flew it on its first flight, the maiden. The rest is history. Monday the Doc said I had ruptured my bicep tendon, a complete disconnection from the muscle to the bone.
Given my medical landscape(28 yrs of dialysis plus other things) no Doc would risk surgery, so it'll stay detached and I'm waiting for the swelling to go down. That's part of why I haven't posted all week, lots of medical tests and Doc visits and I just can't move it without really intense pain. It's gradually loosening up and I can move it some now. I even started piddling with my Oriental ARF and will start PT this week. I think I can probably fly soon, I can see and feel improvement every day now. Yech! What a cluster#)%*!
I successfully drove my wife's Passat Saturday, so I'm getting back in action. I hope to try some tentative flying late this week. I'm optimistic. And now you know........
The rest of the story. Good Day.
I hope that wasn't too much info for a forum of fun.
Ragged Rusty