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Ouch!!! Can't imagine the pain you've been through with that. All worth it for the end result though!!
Looks like it's healing up really well. && I concur nice cast . Can't wait to hear about all the gains when the cast comes off! Praying for a GREAT and quick recovery for ya!

it definitely looks painful, but the cast colors are very cool! wishes for a speedy recovery!

I hope that your recovery does tremendous! Thanks for keeping us up to date...please continue.

2 more weeks and the CAST IS OFF! Thank god. I do not recommend a cast in july. I tried to get a week taken off for "good behavior" but no dice heheh . I can't wait to see my hand again and maybe be able to flex my arm. I will take pics.

Thats awesome news!!!

Hopefully the time will fly.

Keep on keepin' on Angela, you're doin' great!
((((HUGS))))
Carolyn J
LOBPI/72

So happy for you......I am sure this surgery will "do the trick" and get you further down the road to recovery. Will be praying!!

Thanks so much for the nice comments and support everyone! I wasn't expecting it.
Since the tricep to bicep transfer and wrist/hand surgery are fairly common for bp injuries, I thought it would be helpful to post the pictures and info so that others can see what goes on inside some of the surgeries. Then they will hopefully. seem less scary and confusing.

Well, I got the cast off about 5 days ago and the results from the tricep-to-bicep-transfer have been pretty exciting. There is immediate bending in my arm, though I have to think about straghtening my arm for it to bend. My elbow area has been really painful as it stretches back out again, but now it is mostly fading and I have been feeling good enough to really try flexing. The combination of my shoulder surgery with this one is really going to be life-changing, I can already tell. I love not having to use my good arm to move my bad arm arounf all the time. I'm excited to see the progress in the next couple months. I will try to get a video.
My hand (on the other hand) is still extremely swollen and stiff. I think I will have to get the swelling down before I can start to see some of the benefits. It looked really hideous right out of the cast and my thumb was at a weird angle. Thankfully as some of the swelling alleviates, my thumb now looks like it's normal. Dr. Elhassan is hoping for me to be able to grip and straighten my fingers.....
It does make a huge difference having the wrist fused and flexion in the arm. I can walk in a straight line now without my floppy arm/hand pulling me off balance. I'm so far really glad to have had this surgery and will keep updating. I hope this helps shed a little light to people on what actually goes on in some of these surgeries ans what they can expect.

The swelling has majorly gone down. (goodbye man-Hand) I was just able to steady a mixing bowl with my bad hand while i stirred with my good hand. First time in over 2 years I've been able to to that. Pretty cool for someone who loves to cook. I was also able to gingerly shake my aunt's hand today. It's really awesome to see such great results so soon after the surgery. It's like a have a fantastic new gadget attached to me. I bet it's more fun than an Ipad
So far I'm super pleased with this surgery and am looking foreward to the future