Thanks for the update, hopefully no damage was done when your hand hit the floor! It sounds like you have a traditional sling. I had an "immobilizer" which is a wide piece of padding that velcros around your waist, it has a sewn on velcro strap that attaches around your upper elbow area to keep the upper arm perfectly still. It has another velcro strap for the wrist which can attach at the front waistband area. The nice thing is you can detach the wrist at any time for things you need to do with your hand, but your shoulder remains unaffected and immobilized. I was able to resume activities like computer keyboarding, and light cooking tasks very quickly because I could swing my lower arm out without affecting the shoulder area. When you are done with your task, you just velcro your wrist back to your waist area, giving you the traditional sling pose. I was sent home from the hospital with device and it probably saved my sanity.