Finally proving that I am the ultimate klutz, I managed to break my wrist at a physical therapy session for a leg injury. So, I'm in a cast and out of the pool, I would guess, for at least the next 4-6 weeks.
Anyone else return from a broken wrist/hand injury? Any words of wisdom? And yes I know, follow doctors instructions.
Rachael
I did a thread on this last October. Didn't break my wrist; broke the outside of my hand. I asked people about waterproof casts on this forum.
I got the waterproof cast but it made me claustrophobic, insanely so. I felt my arm was rotting inside (it wasn't).
I wasn't supposed to pull while I had the waterproof cast, I was supposed to get in the pool and kick,
but,
I am not a good patient,
so, I tried out pulling gently a few times,
then harder,
then went to doctor (he was x-raying me every week because break was in hard to heal place), who said, "You've been swimming, haven't you?"
The x-rays never lie. Extra bone buildup around the break. That was after one week with waterproof cast. I had him take it off because it was making me insane(er). He then put a splint on my hand, which was really stupid of him, because of course I could take it off and swim as much as I wanted.
Which I did. As long as it didn't hurt too much.
My hand healed a little crooked but I was told that was not from swimming. This is the truth. The doctor told me this.
It sucks, is all I can say. Right after I'd healed my hand, I fell on the ice the day before the one-hour swim in January and broke tip of my thumb. Then walking to get in the pool to swim anyway (though thumb hurt like hell), I stubbed my toe. Team decided I needed to be wrapped in bubblewrap.
Good luck. It will pass. The helmet does sound like a good suggestion.
I did a thread on this last October. Didn't break my wrist; broke the outside of my hand. I asked people about waterproof casts on this forum.
I got the waterproof cast but it made me claustrophobic, insanely so. I felt my arm was rotting inside (it wasn't).
I wasn't supposed to pull while I had the waterproof cast, I was supposed to get in the pool and kick,
but,
I am not a good patient,
so, I tried out pulling gently a few times,
then harder,
then went to doctor (he was x-raying me every week because break was in hard to heal place), who said, "You've been swimming, haven't you?"
The x-rays never lie. Extra bone buildup around the break. That was after one week with waterproof cast. I had him take it off because it was making me insane(er). He then put a splint on my hand, which was really stupid of him, because of course I could take it off and swim as much as I wanted.
Which I did. As long as it didn't hurt too much.
My hand healed a little crooked but I was told that was not from swimming. This is the truth. The doctor told me this.
It sucks, is all I can say. Right after I'd healed my hand, I fell on the ice the day before the one-hour swim in January and broke tip of my thumb. Then walking to get in the pool to swim anyway (though thumb hurt like hell), I stubbed my toe. Team decided I needed to be wrapped in bubblewrap.
Good luck. It will pass. The helmet does sound like a good suggestion.
