Been there - had both labrums (labra?) repaired at different times, broken arms, hands, wrists at multiple occasions as well... Spent a goodly bit of the last decade with temporary "one armed status".
A revolver is a pain in the butt to reload one handed, compared to a semiauto. Proper rear sights, kydex holster, and a bit of practice, it all comes together in a heartbeat. Rear sight on the lip of your holster to run the slide, lip of the mag baseplate on the lip of the holster to pull stuck mags... Drop mag, reholster, retrieve mag, reload, draw, rack with the rear sight on the holster...
Only way to reload the revolver one handed is by laying it down. If you're counting on only the rounds in the initial load, then either one is just as functional, and a pistol will hold more rounds.