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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.usms.org/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Swimming after Broken Thumb</title><link>https://community.usms.org/health-and-nutrition/f/injuries-illness/12301/swimming-after-broken-thumb</link><description>I had a bike accident on Father&amp;#39;s day and broke my left thumb. I am now back in the pool and trying to get my swimming fitness. This has been a painful process and it is only now 6 months later that I can swim most strokes OK

I can&amp;#39;t swim with thumb</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Swimming after Broken Thumb</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/196940?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 01:05:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:c3074e5a-f995-4022-8977-254127f96ac4</guid><dc:creator>67King</dc:creator><description>So, biking accident taking out 67Prince to the trails with his new bike on Wednesday.  Me:  &amp;quot;Hooray, 2020 is almost over,&amp;quot; 2020; &amp;quot;I&amp;#39;m not dead, yet!&amp;quot;  Thought thumb was brokoen, but fortunately not quite.  Still supposed to keep immobilized and see doc again in a week.  They opted to use a whole wrist splint, rather than a cast, fortunately.  Still swollen and bruised.  Cancelled my reservation for the 100x100SCM practice on Sunday, but hope to not miss a whole week.

They did tell me not to swim until my follow-up, butI am thinking that I can do a combination of kick sets and swimming with a splint using small paddles.  Will have to put something there to keep the &amp;quot;curve&amp;quot; of my hand somewhat preserved.  I have the splint thing figured out I think.  Anyway, so my fear here is that if I do too many laps with the paddles and unintentinoally tweak my stroke.

Anyone else have to deal with something like this, and if you did, how did you manage?&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>