On Sunday morning, one of my mates woke up on his sofa, with broken glass around him, dried blood on his face and hands, and a hand that would not move properly.
After some pocket forensics and discussions on the phone, we think that on the way home, he tripped, smacked his head, broke his sunglasses, put them in his pocket, then went to sleep on the sofa.
So, after a clean up, all that was wrong was a slight cut on his head from the sunglasses and his numb and droopy hand that just wouldn’t work properly.
Nerve damage said the first doctor. Could be permanent. Come back in 2 weeks.
Rubbish said I! (After a few jokes about getting a lobster claw replacement, or a straightforward hook)
Get a second opinion! So he did.
Second doc said he has Radial Palsy. Apparently, it’s also known as Saturday Night Palsy, as people get it after multiple arrrrrrl.
It will (usually) get better, but can take a few days or up to a year for the nerves to grow back.
So, as worrying as it is, let’s take a look at the positives:
1. A few days or weeks off work
2. A hand you can clench into a fist-like shape but not much else
3. It’s a numb hand, sooooo, it feels like it belongs to someone else
That sounds brilliant!
“It’s a numb hand, sooooo, it feels like it belongs to someone else
That sounds brilliant!”
Only you come up with lines like this, which is why I love your blog.
You’ve used the ‘one of my mates’ routine well. I often use it too.
I sustained that injury 2 years ago, after boozing on Christmas Eve. I woke up with a numb hand (and left arm) on Christmas Morning, and it took 6 weeks to go away.