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Originally Posted by awildermode
the short version:
full speed into goal. wrist folded over crossbar. dislocated, broken, and shattered my wrist. top of radius was shattered in 5-7 pieces...then broken...and dislocated. small chip in ulna.
not much pain until after surgery. after surgery, about 2-3 days. ah, but i had to have two surgeries.
was only in temporary cast (like a taco) after they reset the dislocation and kinda set the bone. waited a week for swelling to go down before surgery, no cast after surgery only wraps. although, i did have a custom brace
about 95%
bending the wrist back (palm up) is pretty much 100%, about 90 degrees. bending it down, i can get to about 80-85%.
my best advice, do all the exercises the physical therapist gives you...then do more. get plenty of rest.
it will be awhile before you can put any weight on it, like riding a bike. i was able to stick handle and shoot the puck way before i could ride a bike or do push ups.
hope that helps, get some rest
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I,m in a half cast kept together with a tensor bandage and will go to the cast clinic in 2 weeks. At that time they will take out the staples and look at how the wrist is healing and put on a permanent one.
Biggest problem for me right now is all the swelling from the operation and the associated pain. It hurts more than when i first injured it.
Haven't seen the xrays but i suspect i will see it at the cast clinic where the ortho will examine my wrist. He never takled to me after the surgery and had to ask someone in post op how it went.
Was told i fractured a small bone and if i didn't have the plate inserted there was a good chance it would break again with use.
Right now i have the massage my fingers and flex them to help reduce the swelling. I will definately be doing the physio. I need to get my wrist ready for golf next summer and want to avoid any arthritis and stiffness that might set in. I'm 55 years old and at my age you worry about things not healing properly.
Pain meds is allowing me to sleep lots.