Very local news: Most sadly, the graft did not work out and the surgeon took my thumb off for good (or bad) yesterday night. I should now leave the hospital any day and start (a) getting back to normal & (b) undergoing intense physical therapy. At least, as Brad Carlin commented, an extra thumb is not very useful on a keyboard…! I am looking forward being out again.
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May 11, 2013 at 8:03 am
Sorry to hear about your thumb.
Mark
May 8, 2013 at 9:11 am
Christian, la vie n’est pas finie: l’énergie que tu as mise jusqu’ici à toutes choses va te servir à surmonter. Amitiés, G. Letac.
May 4, 2013 at 9:20 pm
Dear Christian, I am very sorry to hear about this and hope the hand now makes a speedy recovery. I have heard from Kerrie your progress. You should put your experience in the historical context of the English wars in France, especially those of Henry V. It was the custom of the French when they captured the English to cut off their right thumbs so that they could not draw their English long bows, so effective for the English in the battle of Agincourt against the French cavalry. Anyway, that’s how Shakespeare tells it.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Tony
May 4, 2013 at 2:41 am
oh no…
really sorry to read that.
May 4, 2013 at 12:28 am
Very sad news.
May 3, 2013 at 11:53 pm
Christian,
très choqué et navré pour ton pouce. Je ne sais pas quoi dire. Bon courage pour rééducation. Éric
May 3, 2013 at 10:47 pm
Sorry to hear. Get well soon.
May 3, 2013 at 5:37 pm
I am sorry to hear that.
May 3, 2013 at 5:23 pm
So sorry :-(