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I'm starting to suspect my wrist is going to need surgery. Apparently wrist fractures are known to be unstable even in casts and most of them don't stay in alignment (up to 70%!).
Problem: I don't even have the supination necessary to cook, clean, or open fucking round door handles. And I'm supposed to be getting moved to a splint on the 30th? lol. I've emailed them to try and give a heads up.
I've set up a direct debit with my SIPP and ISA again, with a goal of getting them up to £250 each per month over time (for now a minimum of £100 each, since that's the minimum investment amount). But, I also have my work pension which is not the best but decent. I'm not the best off (according to Fidelity I should have near 3x my income in savings by now.)
But the average for women is £11-12K and I am at least closer to the average men have in savings??? I guess? Lol. I'll put 100% of any secondary income in savings once my wrist is recovered. And since I'm on the property ladder, I'm building equity, that basically means 50% more assets than I originally thought I'd get to by retirement age. And if I significantly increase my income by becoming a nurse (near double) I can just keep living mostly as I do now and save near 50% of my income.
And... this is the most I can type in the cast, so off for a nap I go.
Problem: I don't even have the supination necessary to cook, clean, or open fucking round door handles. And I'm supposed to be getting moved to a splint on the 30th? lol. I've emailed them to try and give a heads up.
I've set up a direct debit with my SIPP and ISA again, with a goal of getting them up to £250 each per month over time (for now a minimum of £100 each, since that's the minimum investment amount). But, I also have my work pension which is not the best but decent. I'm not the best off (according to Fidelity I should have near 3x my income in savings by now.)
But the average for women is £11-12K and I am at least closer to the average men have in savings??? I guess? Lol. I'll put 100% of any secondary income in savings once my wrist is recovered. And since I'm on the property ladder, I'm building equity, that basically means 50% more assets than I originally thought I'd get to by retirement age. And if I significantly increase my income by becoming a nurse (near double) I can just keep living mostly as I do now and save near 50% of my income.
And... this is the most I can type in the cast, so off for a nap I go.
So, my fracture occurred Saturday, which is abhorrent because how have I gone from zero fractures in 20+ years to 2:2? I'm writing it off as bad luck for now (because both involved impacts against sharp corner edges with nothing to grab for balance, and in the latter case, a completely soft fall in the mud up until the damned brick - so in neither case was the incident suspicious in isolation.)
But if this happens again I'm going to start asking for investigation to possible underlying medical issues, like a Dexa scan or an evaluation of my balance. The doctors don't seem worried (statistics include that outliers happen and some people are going to be twice unlucky) but they're not the ones whose life gets paused. I am still so mad.
I'd been trying to cram maths review, as well as trig, precalc and calculus, biology, chemistry and anatomy. This is all on hold now for the most part because it is my right hand - I can't even begin to keep up on the notes.
I might try listening to them only and then revisit to take notes when the cast comes off?
The Access to Higher Education to QUB for nursing is next Friday, which suits fine. Since I can't work anyway.
But if this happens again I'm going to start asking for investigation to possible underlying medical issues, like a Dexa scan or an evaluation of my balance. The doctors don't seem worried (statistics include that outliers happen and some people are going to be twice unlucky) but they're not the ones whose life gets paused. I am still so mad.
I'd been trying to cram maths review, as well as trig, precalc and calculus, biology, chemistry and anatomy. This is all on hold now for the most part because it is my right hand - I can't even begin to keep up on the notes.
I might try listening to them only and then revisit to take notes when the cast comes off?
The Access to Higher Education to QUB for nursing is next Friday, which suits fine. Since I can't work anyway.
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