can i have a "do-over" for this week?

[wolf]

Some of you know this already.

Let me start by saying that I'm basically okay.

BUT

If you are in the philly area, you may have seen news reports about a psych hospital that got evacuated last weekend (Nov 10)?

That was my hospital. I was working. It was significantly less than fun.

I thought that would be it for excitement for the week.

As usual, I was wrong.

A patient attacked me on Friday night, November 15. I was closing the exam room door on him after an interview and he leaped at me.

During the fight, my left hand was broken. Something they call a "boxer's fracture". (For those of you wanting/needing the technical details, it's a spiral fracture of the fourth metacarpal).

I was seen today by the orthopedic surgeon. So far we are going with the "conservative" treatment plan. That means they put a cast on it and we wait to see what happens. If it doesn't put itself back together, then I may have to have surgery. (Two surgeries, one to install the hardware, one to take it out.)

I'm typing one handed for the time being, so I'll be slower than usual in responding.

Thanks for any and all thoughts and prayers.