Posted on 06/14/2010 2:29:16 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Right handed Red Sox 3rd baseman Adrian Beltre hit one out of Fenway Park Friday afternoon, striking Nutmeg squarely on the forearm. X-rays revealed a fractured radius. Nutmeg is in good spirits today.
Beltre, with a .335 average and 44 RBI in 2010, was unavailable for comment.
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oooooo, wishing you a complete and speedy recovery
Hey, NautiNurse! Great to ‘see’ you! Hope all is well with you.
... you didn’t hear how I broke my arm? ;-)
I am fully able to type with both hands again, so I felt I should update everyone who so kindly left comments and well wishes for me on this thread.
Well, I'm lucky to have had a broken arm in the age of medical miracles... I don't have to wear a heavy cast, and my arm is officially "fixed", although it's still a bit sore, depending on how I move it.
I was hit with the ball on June 11, had "plate and screws" surgery - a 40 minute procedure - on my arm to fix the broken bone (radius bone, forearm) a week later on June 18 (we waited a week so I could have the surgery at our local hospital in Hartford, CT). I did have to wear a fairly heavy, annoying cast for 6 days, then it was removed on June 24 in the doc's office. I'm now required to wear a removable (with lots of velcro) soft cast until my final (?) doctor appointment in mid-July, but I wear it on an as-needed basis. (I have it off now so I can type better, although I can type while wearing it, too)
I do have a 4" scar on my forearm from the surgery, but I've had a few operations in the past, and already have a small collection of scars, LOL. I'll try one of those scar-fading creams once the small butterfly bandages (holding the incision together) are removed. I am astounded at how rapidly my hand in particular, and arm are returning to normal. Each day is much better than the day before. I still have some pain in the mid-arm where I was hit, and where the surgery was done, but, that also improves every day. I am a regular lap swimmer, and my doctor cleared me to return to swimming by the end of the week... just 2 weeks after the surgery.
This "plate and screws" surgery is apparently common now to fix broken bones (this is the first broken bone I've ever had). This surgery was recommended by two orthopedic doctors/surgeons at the Boston hospital ER where I was taken after being hit, and again by my orthopedic surgeon at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT. The doc says the non-ferrous metal plate/screws won't interfere with any MRIs, if I ever needed one, although it's possible I might have to be wanded at airports and federal buildings. The plate and screws can stay in for life (I can't feel it) or - if I really want them out - they can be removed, but via surgery of course. It's a small amount of "metal" compared to titanium knees/hips.
The "Fenway ambassadors" (Red Sox fan services employees) at Fenway Park have been incredibly nice... they contacted me twice while I was still in the Beth-Israel Deaconess Hospital ER in Boston, and several times since, via phone and e-mail. My husband and I returned to Fenway for a game on Saturday, June 19. One of the Fenway ambassadors delivered a fantastic Red Sox "goodie bag" to our seat (way out in the lowly bleachers, LOL) filled with fun Red Sox stuff. In case you're wondering, the Red Sox nor any major or minor-league team are not liable for any medical expenses, etc. if you get hit by a ball (or probably even a bat) at their ballpark. Read the fine print on your ticket!
My husband did get the ball that hit me, and so far we've had it signed by one of the EMTs and by my surgeon. We requested that it be signed by Adrian Beltre to complete the "trifecta". Our Fenway ambassador said he will do his best to get it signed for me. We'd just like it as a souvenir... obviously the ball will be less valuable with the two non-player autographs.
I didn't mention this upthread, but I was hit by a baseball once before. Back in the mid-1980s, I attended my first-ever minor league baseball game (the AAA Maine Guides, now defunct), and - while still outside the ballpark, and seconds after purchasing the ticket - a foul ball bounced out of the park and hit me in the face! I was lucky once again... it hit my cheekbone, and all I ended up with (besides the ball) was a black eye for a week or so. Welcome to minor league baseball!
I was an innocent bystander for that game, but not really for the June 11 game at Fenway, as I was inside the park watching batting practice in the center field bleachers. I was paying attention to the balls being batted during batting practice (as I always do), but I momentarily lost track of the ball coming at me in the sun, plus there was still a ball bouncing wildly in the empty seats near me that Adrian Beltre had just hit before "my" ball, so that was a distraction (my husband was scrambling to get it). It was a fluke, really.
My message to you all isn't to cordon off entire ballparks by netting, but - please - be careful, particularly in those small minor-league parks. Especially watch your babies, kids and elderly relatives... kids especially aren't always paying attention to the game and little ones usually can't catch a batted ball, glove or no glove.
I consider myself VERY lucky to have only suffered a broken arm... it could have been a LOT worse.
{{{HUGS}} to all of you, and once again, THANK YOU for your kind comments and well wishes! :o)
nutmeg
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Grrr... my update is in #163 above, not 162. Sorry!
PS. Don't chance going out in a thunderstorm.
Hi nutmeg and THANKS for the update!
Watching yesterday’s Dodgers v. Giants game, it was almost nothing but foul balls ... to the point where Vinny was joking that everyone in the park would go home with a “souvenir.” Btw, I think he was there at Fenway on June 19.
Nutmeg, it’s great to read about your speedy progress. Isn’t it wonderful how the body heals?!! Congrats to your medical team, too. Just don’t ever do this again, okay?
I may have mentioned that a few days before your mishap, one of our Dodgers — Russell Martin, C — was doing BP (hitting rehearsal:) and a liner came off his bat and hit a 3 yr old girl in the head, cracked her skull. Very scary. She went into surgery and the word was she would recover completely... haven’t heard anymore follow-up.
Of course, they sat you out in the bleachers, haha. “Would you like to borrow some hockey gear, too, lady?”
Thanks, TexasCajun. Some of the X-ray techs, etc. in the ER told me to quickly go out and buy a lottery ticket! LOL
Hi FRiend... I hear you every morning on Jim’s show! You always make great points. I’ll try to get back into that chat room when I can... I’m “behind” in everything from housework to replying to e-mails, etc. Catching up slowly...
LOL!
Let that be a lesson, never go to a ball park without the proper equipment........
Grr... I was searching for that game on our MLB package channels last night, but that game was blacked out for us for some reason. I hate when they do that... listening to a Vin Scully game is such a treat for me. The Monday LAD-SF game was Krukow & Keiper (sp?), the SF Giants media guys. I never saw the end of the game, but I think the Dodgers won.
Btw, I think he was there at Fenway on June 19.
Yes, Vin Scully was there! Hubby and I saw him sitting near the Dodger dugout (in a pretty dangerous foul ball zone, I should mention) next to Tomma LaSorda. You could not miss his red hair, LOL! Vin and Tommy were chatting away non-stop, lol.
Toward the end of the game we left our seats in the bleachers and got within maybe 10 feet of Vin, but we were shooed away by a special Fenway Park security guard that was assigned to that VIP area. Darn, I may never have another chance again to meet him... at least I came close.
Nutmeg, it’s great to read about your speedy progress. Isn’t it wonderful how the body heals?!! Congrats to your medical team, too. Just don’t ever do this again, okay?
I'll certainly try! We went back to the same place for BP for the June 19 game, but this time I sat way up where no foul balls ever go.
I may have mentioned that a few days before your mishap, one of our Dodgers — Russell Martin, C — was doing BP (hitting rehearsal:) and a liner came off his bat and hit a 3 yr old girl in the head, cracked her skull. Very scary. She went into surgery and the word was she would recover completely... haven’t heard anymore follow-up.
Yes, I saw that, and some of the ER techs at the Boston hospital were talking about that little girl, although at the time I didn't know which ballpark she was in.
I included 2 links to her story in my post #163 above... apparently she is doing well after the surgery. Thank God! As I said, my accident could have been MUCH worse.
Of course, they sat you out in the bleachers, haha.
Um, no they didn't seat us out there... those were our own tickets. I don't expect any free tickets from the Red Sox -- every game at Fenway is always sold out - it's a small ballpark, kind of a unique situation compared to other ballparks/stadiums. Free tickets sure would be nice though!
“Would you like to borrow some hockey gear, too, lady?”
LOL, hockey gear would work just fine! ;-)
Thank you so much. I hope I don't have any of my kind of "luck" with lightning, either... ;-)
Ouch! Twins’ Span hits mother with foul ball
Baseball Fan Hit by Foul Balls Twice in One Game
Now with that cast you can just bat them right back. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Ouch! Twins’ Span hits mother with foul ball
Baseball Fan Hit by Foul Balls Twice in One Game
Now with that cast you can just bat them right back. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
ALL - Update by Nutmeg in Post 163.
Nutmeg - Good deal on your quick recovery.
NautiNurse - Thanks for the thread
Ah, the Maine Guides...there’s a happy memory! My Grandmother was a regular attendee at Guides and Sea Dog games, and was a Red Sox fan from sometime in the Twenties until her death in 2003. We have a family joke that the Sox won the Series in 2004 because she was able to intercede with God in person.
I remember when the Guides’ park was being used for summer concerts in the late Eighties and two concerts were cancelled on short notice because the town council was worried about noise and “a bad element.” Now, no matter what kind of element may have been there for previous concerts, the two they cancelled were Stevie Winwood and Sting...not really known for fans that cause riots. I was dating a girl was going to take her. I was ticked. But then the Civic Center in Portland agreed to host both concerts. I think they also only charged the two guys what they were paying the Guides.
So my girl gets to see Sting, and the place was sold out. He comes out, does the first two or three songs. He steps up to the mike, the crowd’s going wild and he says, “I know why they didn’t want you people in Old Orchard Beach...you’re too @#$%& loud!” Too bad about his politics, he puts on a great show.
I’m really glad you’re doing so well! Prayers continue!
Just wow...
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