when it comes to knowing your body...

It has been more than three days since I've logged into blogger or Facebook or twitter or any social stuff...

I have gone to work from Tuesday to Friday, and made it back in one piece. It has been very tiring, but it has been a very rewarding experience.

One thing did not expect, was how much I underestimated the power of the Vicodin.

the second thing I learned in the last one week, was how much I overestimated the ability of my own body to take the stress, in the absence of the drugs.

A couple of good things have happened in the last four to five days.

I have managed to go without a tablet for the last twenty-four hours. I have also purchased a voice recognition software and I am mastering it, albeit slowly.

I am in fact, using this software to write this post. It has been very slow going, but I have made tremendous progress in the last twenty-four hours. Over the next two weeks, if this techno-geek manages to understand the software to the full extent of its abilities I will be typing faster than anybody I know in spite of doing it without my right hand.

I'm also practicing to take photographs by holding the camera in my left hand alone. I will post a few photographs of the sky from my street, tomorrow evening.

If only I could drive......

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Relief comes in many colors

Done with doctors appointment. 4 more weeks with the new cast and it comes off on 21st September.

They believe that the wrist is severely sprained but will heal by itself and no additional surgery will be required!

We were all very relieved to hear that.

The kids wanted a pink cast. That would have been a big distraction wherever daddy went. So we settled for florescent orange...a color that goes well with the badge and it is approved by Jr. and the little one.

The kids have been mentally prepared to handle fractures and surgery, thanks to this experience. They know that at the end of all this, everything will be okay.

A smile, after recasting. Still have to be on the drowsy painkillers for another week though..and very much dependent on others for lots of everyday things, so it is going to an interesting day tomorrow!



WARNING: LAST PHOTO AND VIDEO MAY NOT BE GOOD FOR ALL KIDS WHO HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE WITH THEIR SHARE OF BEING PSYCHED..
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Finally did end up with the long cast, which is surprisingly very light weight. Technology is amazing!

A big thanks to El Camino Medical and their entire staff for treating us nicely.

This will be the last post on the broken arm. Have seen San go through this stapling twice, but this is the first time in my life I have had

a. a fracture
b. open surgery
c. staples and staple removal

and being a kid at heart, beat it to death.

Regular blog posting on more interesting, funny and amusing topics will resume ....

ps. Have joined DPS Forum and am really thrilled with that!

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Ganesh Chaturthi - celebration

Here's to Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, especially when it comes to bike paths on dark roads!

We had grandma do the pooja this year. Everyone in the house, except daddy worked very hard to make it a great celebration. Daddy did enjoy the tasty treats and took a few snaps with the left hand and realized that the camera is not as light weight as one would think. Another perspective change over the last 14 days...

Here are the photos of the god, the eats and the well dressed kids. Grandma was very impressed by the speed at which daddy used the laptop with only his left(not his natural) hand and typed, did photo editing, etc.





Was seriously looking to buy the Dragon voice recognition software as it seems be the market leader and has a lots of press coverage. Many of you emailed me to tell me that I will definitely be disappointed and it is not good enough yet to meet my need. Thanks a bunch.

We all prayed that tomorrows doctors appointment end in a good note. Thanks for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers.

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