xiphias | In which a doctor tells me that my hand is not broken

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I went to the doctor today to ask zir why my hand's hurt since September 14 when I punched a wall. After prodding it for a bit, the med student told me that there is almost no chance that there's a fracture there, so just some soft tissue is probably inflamed. The doctor, when he showed up, concurred, and suggested a wrist brace, 600 mg of ibuprofen 3x a day (with food) for two weeks, and avoiding typing and playing guitar. I'm doing the brace and the drugs. :)

They also asked me about anger management issues, and I said that I punch inanimate objects two or three times a year, and have never harmed a living being in anger, and that my wife doesn't particularly find my anger scary, since she's perfectly clear that I'm not going to hurt anyone. Annoying, because I punch walls, yeah. But scary, no.

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From:

firecat

By punching walls hard enough to have your hand hurt for months, it might be said you've harmed yourself in anger.

From:

solipsistnation.livejournal.com

Just make sure you don't make holes in said walls when punching them, I suggest, eyeing the lovely spackle-job in the hallway.

From:

xiphias.livejournal.com

I got good at replastering walls in high school.

Anyway, a very nice painting called "Mess of Books" is hanging over the hole, now. Pardon typos, please; the wrist brace is hitting random keys occasionally. I think I've got it mainly cleaned up, though. The typos, I mean.

From:

cheshyre

FWIW, this userpic is a slightly smaller version of "Mess of Books" which is now hanging over the hole in our hallway. This link will show an image of the painting actual size.

I really like the artist, Fanny Brennan. We have two of her works plus her coffee-table book (about the size of a drink coaster). Her sense of humor seems to map well to my own. You can see more of her artwork here if anyone's interested.

From:

gingicat

Good luck with it. I would also recommend wrapping it in a hot (preferably damp) towel after long bouts of typing or guitar playing, since you say you're not giving those up. :)