Cast Off
Had the cast/dressing cut off today. I'm now in a temporary elastic tube bandage, which I'm told is there for support so I'm not in as much pain while I finish healing. Doctor says I'm probably going to heal without a scar.
I'm cleared to type with both hands, and to dance. I'm not supposed to operate heavy machinery or do heavy lifting, and I'm not supposed to do pushups for a while, but apparently I'm allowed to shovel the driveway if it snows as long as I'm careful.
I'm told I probably won't need PT; most people recover on their own from normal use. If anything goes wrong, I'm to contact them, of course. I can expect to finish healing in about two weeks.
Right now I have about 45 degrees of flexion in my elbow before it hurts (at either end of a range centered on about 45 off straight), and about 90 degrees of torsion. Basically, it hurts a lot in a minor way, but it's a huge relief to have the cast off, and being able to type two-handed again is great (although I may switch back and forth to one-handed to take it easy). Also, I should be able to shower, which I'm really looking forward to, and maybe even take care of my own hair (although right now my elbow isn't going to bend that way)! And with any luck, I can return to my normal wardrobe.