Singapore Expats

rajagainstthemachine wrote:glad to hear you are safe.. you typing with one hand btw?

i haven't been typing very much until about a week ago. mostly mouse-only on my laptop on my lap.

rest assured, this reply was officially typed with one hand!

taxico wrote:thanks for all the well wishes and good natured advice!

it was almost entirely my fault for not noticing the substance on the road... except i will remark that the cement powder was not easily distinguishable from the asphalt... and i shouldn't be leaning over that much on unfamiliar public roads... even on 3 wheels.

i am usually a careful rider, but i was just glad to be off the plane and on my bike and got carried away with getting away from saturday afternoon traffic while what was supposed to be a ride to buy a pair of riding gloves.

Good to hear you are back to firing in all cylinders

taxico wrote:rest assured, this reply was officially typed with one hand!

Good thing there is at least one other thing you can do with one hand.

Glad you are on the mend. Shiny side up!

I am bemused by the fact that the doctor didn't want to comment on your fracture..

rajagainstthemachine wrote:I am bemused by the fact that the doctor didn't want to comment on your fracture..

i was actually very annoyed. i mean, what good is a a doctor in the A&E if he can't even give me a diagnosis from the big film of a very broken finger. what's worse - there was no attempt made to stabilize my fracture, and additionally, i was NOT told what to do to prevent/reduce further shifting...

i suspect there're referral fees involved as well, but i cannot be sure if he takes a cut... but definitely major incompetence IMO.

today, week 6: my crusty hand (with a thick layer of yellow/grey dead skin!) on my way to the hospital after cutting the cast off.

the reddish/pink parts are areas that the dead skin have just been sloughed off from. they return to normal after some time (like the middle portion of my 4 fingers).



now the tough part of getting good strength back in this hand. i'll likely heed eagle's advice for this hand as well.