Let's just add to my misery having to swim indoors after a glorious summer of outdoor swimming--I walked into a box the first day of my vacation and fractured a bone under the baby toe. It hurt to do breaststroke and backstroke kicks but not that bad--fins actually helped stabilize my foot. I can't run (also run and play tennis) or walk or play tennis, or use stairmaster. Any one have this problem? Did you/would you continue to swim? I don't want to prolong the healing process but I WILL JUST LOSE IT if I can't even swim.:cry:
Renie - i am a firm believer that it is important to keep active even just a little bit when you've got injuries. it keeps the blood flowing.
I had two broken wrists in the last several years - same injury, but different wrist each time. The first time, I was back in the water a week later, then swimming with a short-arm cast for ~9 of the 12 total weeks of cast-ness. The second one, I had 4 weeks of a full arm cast (only swimming ~300m at nationals during that time) then 10 more weeks of the short-arm. I did mostly leg-work during that time, but was in the water for about 7 of those 10 weeks.
I feel like the 2nd time, being in that full-arm, and then doing only legs really hurt my recovery. Two additional weeks in a cast is one measure of how it impeded recovery. Then the fact that if I have a twinge of random pain, it's always in my left wrist (break #2).
So that being said, I am hobbling around on wounded knee now, but am trying to be sure it gets its fair share of movement. Nothing extreme. But I think a small amt of walking, swimming, stretching are good for it.
Renie - i am a firm believer that it is important to keep active even just a little bit when you've got injuries. it keeps the blood flowing.
I had two broken wrists in the last several years - same injury, but different wrist each time. The first time, I was back in the water a week later, then swimming with a short-arm cast for ~9 of the 12 total weeks of cast-ness. The second one, I had 4 weeks of a full arm cast (only swimming ~300m at nationals during that time) then 10 more weeks of the short-arm. I did mostly leg-work during that time, but was in the water for about 7 of those 10 weeks.
I feel like the 2nd time, being in that full-arm, and then doing only legs really hurt my recovery. Two additional weeks in a cast is one measure of how it impeded recovery. Then the fact that if I have a twinge of random pain, it's always in my left wrist (break #2).
So that being said, I am hobbling around on wounded knee now, but am trying to be sure it gets its fair share of movement. Nothing extreme. But I think a small amt of walking, swimming, stretching are good for it.
