Well, time to start researching bone healing.
I dropped by the doctor yesterday for a follow-up X-ray and while my arm shows every external sign it’s getting better, the x-ray shows a different story. The bone, while healing right, is showing “a remarkable lack of progress” — everything’s going the right way, but really slowly. In case the problem is that my body is simply having a traffic jam (typical Atlantan!), I’ve included the handy map below to indicate where the bone SHOULD be growing:
Fortunately, bone is one of the few body systems that can fully regenerate itself rather than just slapping on scar patch over the damaged area. And it is the case that “clinical healing” (what you can see externally) progresses faster than “radiographic healing” (what you can see on an x-ray). SO both I and my doctor are confident that, God willing, my arm will heal up and I’ll return to throwing my head at the ground and missing soon enough. However, it pretty much kills my chances of participating in the 30th anniversary karate tournament this year.
So, God, if you’re telling me I should concentrate on my webcomic for a while, I’m listening.
-the Centaur
