sboardcrazy said..

Sandman1221 said..

sboardcrazy said..

awg said..
Be really careful with a painful cast. If too constrictive it can cause further issues. Get it checked out if concerned!

Yes I asked my chiro about that. It's intermittent and if I fiddle around with how the arm is positioned I can ease it a bit.
I've padded the sharpest bits I can get to with cotton wool . After the first change of cast I don't really want another. I got the first one wet.
It took 3 of them 30 mins to saw and hack it off ( it was well made) and they had to hold my wrist the whole time so the bones wouldn't move..
I'd hate to have a full leg caste,

And how did you get the first cast wet?

I trusted the 'waterproof ' arm cover too much..It went into the water and then I noticed the bag had water in it and the cast was dripping. I used a hair-dryer and it seemed to dry it ok but I think they thought it might still be damp inside.
The waterproof cover is more water resistant, splash proof..
I'm having pressure problems with the cast so I'm going to see if I can get in to be seen earlier. The original surgeon said 5 - 6 weeks.
6 weeks is due this Friday but I'm due for removal next Monday.
I don't want to put up with this pain longer than I need to.
The bone feels OK.

Good to hear bone feels good, thought you were going to say you got it wet when you tried windsurfing one handed!

My personal rule for any major injury is when you feel you are 100% healed, pain free and ready to go- wait another week. Nothing worse than aggravating an almost-healed injury.

The cast is off now the hardwork starts..

sboardcrazy said..
The cast is off now the hardwork starts..

Bio-Oil is great for getting skin condition back quickly.

Do not , even for a second , think about kiting because it's easier .

Wo , wo , wo
nobody's talking of wingdinging it .
Thats taking to the next level .
Jesus , no one wants to go there.

lotofwind said..

Imax1 said..
Wo , wo , wo
nobody's talking of wingdinging it .
Thats taking to the next level .
Jesus , no one wants to go there.

Yeah, sorry, I went too far. I do that sometimes.

You scared me

I haven't looked at this thread for a while. Cripes it's got a life of its own..
The arm is starting to look normal. All the scaly stuff washed off after a couple of days. It's still swollen but heaps better.
The whole arm was stiff and solid so I've got to get the fascia moving and I've got a bit of movement from doing all the exercises..
I still can't turn on a lightswitch ,hold a fork etc but I managed to use the computer mouse a bit today.
I'm certainly appreciating all the little improvements.

Imax1 said..
Wo , wo , wo
nobody's talking of wingdinging it .
Thats taking to the next level .
Jesus , no one wants to go there.

That was my backup plan in case it doesn't improve..

Ice is actually very effective in reducing swelling, on for 15-25 min., off for 1 hr., and then back on ice. There is a topical antinflamatory cream, prescription only in US called diclofenac generic name (www.drugs.com/mtm/diclofenac-topical.html) that is very effective, used on a knee that was shattered and put back together with 18 screws, 3 metal plates, and 2 bone grafts, and was really swollen compared to your wrist.

But if you want something really natural, try Arnica gel/cream just make sure it is 7%, I have not used it for swelling but that is listed as one of the uses, works good for forearm and elbow joint pain.

So I guess we will see you at LG in February

be really careful, if you re-injure the wrist before it heals and strengthens completely it could set you back a lot longer. It could take you a year or more to get back to where you were before the accident.

Need to exercise it in controlled ways, grip trainers, hand sized rubber "squeeze" ball, flexion exercises, before going to multi directional workouts like windsurfing. When I shattered my knee 4+ years ago neither of two different PTs gave me advice on how to strengthen it or stretch it, had to invent/make a rig to stretch it past 90 degrees (90 degrees was good enough for PT!), and had to remember from a PT 20 years ago to start exercising right knee by itself (never with left knee). Finally after 4+ years was able to do full out backpacking trips (with 35-40 lb packs) last month for first time since accident, with several 15 mile one day backpacks out of the Rocky mountains, with no knee pain or swelling, still hard for me to believe! But could have done it sooner if a PT had given me proper advice.

I've been seeing a physio plus chiro. I thought that could gave been a bit over the top but it's working well.
The physio is mainly range of movement, strength and some massaging to get the fascia moving again ( the whole wrist/ arm was like cement ).
The chiro worked on getting the whole body working ok again. E.g due to the heavy cast and the way I did early rehab my shoulder and neck were involved when I moved my hand. After his exercises I can now isolate the hand.
I handled the sailing ok on the day .It was sore the next day but stated to settle. I got over motivated to get it back to normal and build up strength. I started doing heaps of ball work plus weeded for 30 mins solid.
Now I know why they only had me doing a bit at a time..
Oh well lesson learnt. I'll take it easier and back off if it gets inflamed too badly.

Chronic inflamation can lead to arthritis.