CAST OFF AT LAST!

Well, this version, the third cast installed for the current broken wrist, was especially designed to match the holidays.

Although this tool looks a lot like a small saw, it actually just vibrates thousands of times a minute and sort of gnaws through the cast without any danger to the skin within.

A few sips through the cotton underlayer and the whole hard-shell can be removed and "cast away".

Almost immediately, the tech offered an alcohol-damp piece of gauze to wipe the skin that has been enclosed for weeks. The cooling feeling was refreshing, and the sense of cleaning the arm was a joy.

Here is the proof showing that the fracture seems to have healed and the bones have knitted together again. Still, it will be tender and fragile for a while. Meanwhile some therapy to limber up the wrist bones and restore the normal range of motion is in order.

Now to keep the resolution to not be wearing another cast in the spring when get to see Eli again during the Family Spring Break.