hell, kyle, i have not been able to contain her for much "babying" as much
as i tried. she did stay off it was the doctor ordered, but, she went the
limit on whatever he allowed. it may be that she is just not healing as fast
as some would. she does not know how to "baby" herself.

-----Original Message-----
From: Cleveland, Kyle E. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 10:47 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: judy's ankle and her progress so far


Yeah, my ortho was really surprised at my recovery from the broken navicular
(or scaphiod) bone.  He said that there is precious little blood flow to the
area, and it does not usually heal well.  On the other hand, he said, I had
a relatively fast metabolism, as many CPers do, and that could have
accounted for the recovery.  I dropped the corner of a heavy CICS manual on
my wrist a few minutes ago--nothing rebroke-but the strong "bone ache" made
my eye water, for sure!

Poor Judy!  If she's having "bone pain" in the usual sense, my heart really
goes out to her.

Ken, is she trying to do too much, too fast?  Could it be that she's not
"babying" herself enough to let the fracture heal?
Just a thought.

-Kyle

BTW, we are concerned that Laura's remission may be short-lived, based on
the folks' outcomes who are farther along in the clinical trials.  I feel
for you and Judy, Ken.  I know what it is like for both parents of younger
kids to be incapacitated.   You feel like your kids are getting the dirty
end of the stick.  We'll keep praying for your whole family.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kathy Salkin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 10:37 AM
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Subject: Re: judy's ankle and her progress so far


That's a good question, Kyle.  I had that checked when my broken tibia took
so long to heal, but my bone density was fine at the time.  Not so sure it'd
be OK now as I'm a lot less active now.

BTW, bones that get relatively little blood flow like the tibia and ulna,
usually take longer to heal than joints, because joints usually get better
blood and oxygen flow.  At least that's how my ortho explained it to me at
the time.

Kat