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Broke my right wrist, the good arm. Any ideas how long this breakage goes on?

Doodski

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~9pm on the 15th I broke my wrist when I tripped on something behind me and extended my arm to block the fall. SNAP! I broke my shoulder going over the bars of my dirtbike and that made me vomit from pain but this wrist is a different aching pain when it happened. I'm in a big cast to the fingers and elbow, ate some tylenol X-strength and Advil X-strength, the cannabis feels like relief from pressure too. Watching lotsa bushcraft and catfishing videos and keeping my mind clear. Emergency nurse advised 6 weeks for this to end. Is that about right? That fentanyl they gave me before sedation and reduction was veryyyyy welcomed. It took 11.5 hours in emergency. I may just get bored and learn to type with my left hand...lol. :D Having a sense of humor about this but it's pretty serious for living alone. :D There was a big bump sticking out where the broken stuff and the joint had separated and stayed that way until they put me out and aligned everything. I heard word of a forked break compound fracture.
 
Doodski said:
~9pm on the 15th I broke my wrist when I tripped on something behind me and extended my arm to block the fall. SNAP! I broke my shoulder going over the bars of my dirtbike and that made me vomit from pain but this wrist is a different aching pain when it happened. I'm in a big cast to the fingers and elbow, ate some tylenol X-strength and Advil X-strength, the cannabis feels like relief from pressure too. Watching lotsa bushcraft and catfishing videos and keeping my mind clear. Emergency nurse advised 6 weeks for this to end. Is that about right? That fentanyl they gave me before sedation and reduction was veryyyyy welcomed. It took 11.5 hours in emergency. I may just get bored and learn to type with my left hand...lol. :D Having a sense of humor about this but it's pretty serious for living alone. :D There was a big bump sticking out where the broken stuff and the joint had separated and stayed that way until they put me out and aligned everything. I heard word of a forked break compound fracture.
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Oh no!:eek:
6 weeks sounds about right.
I’m so sorry. Appreciate your predicament.
Music may slightly help too.
 
Me too. Getting my pants on, tying shoes, using my belt etc is tricky. It is difficult getting the thumb to the cell tel for login but after several attempts it usually logs in...lol.
 
Let's see the X-rays!
 
NTK said:
Sorry to hear this! Wish you a super quick recovery. Watch out for that Fentanyl stuff. The withdrawal symptoms can be nasty if you take it for longer than 2 weeks.
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I requested pain relief in a prescription and was refused. So it's Tylenol and Advil. As long as I remain stationary it's not too bad.
 
RayDunzl said:
Let's see the X-rays!
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I have a health account and it is possible x-rays are there along with records. X-rays where done the morning of the 16th. I'll look and see if they are available.
 
Doodski said:
Getting my pants on . . .
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Who wears pants any more?

I got hit in the hand with a pitch in high school baseball. Broke the fifth metacarpal. Six weeks sounds about right, though. The pain will subside in about a week as the swelling goes down. In about three weeks the itching under the cast starts. At about four weeks the nasty smell will start. That side will be weak for about a month after the cast comes off.
 
RayDunzl said:
Let's see the X-rays!
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My health account webpage has records of X-ray imaging occurring and the Dr notes but no images at this time. I'll check later on Monday etc.
 
sam_adams said:
Who wears pants any more?

I got hit in the hand with a pitch in high school baseball. Broke the fifth metacarpal. Six weeks sounds about right, though. The pain will subside in about a week as the swelling goes down. In about three weeks the itching under the cast starts. At about four weeks the nasty smell will start. That side will be weak for about a month after the cast comes off.
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Something to look forward to... lol.
 
Doodski said:
~9pm on the 15th I broke my wrist when I tripped on something behind me and extended my arm to block the fall. SNAP!
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Strewth mate, that's terrible news, sorry to hear. I hope the break mends well.


JSmith
 
JSmith said:
Strewth mate, that's terrible news, sorry to hear. I hope the break mends well.


JSmith
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I'm getting info and it indicates a slow long game of getting over this. 6 weeks of cast, weeks more if tendon injury too and the subsequent muscle shrinkage which will require more time. Right now I'm focused on more immediate stuff like clothing and getting out for exercise and fresh air. :D
EDIT: keeping a routine....
 
Doodski said:
~9pm on the 15th I broke my wrist when I tripped on something behind me and extended my arm to block the fall.
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DAMN Ski that sucks !!!
I broke my ankle like that, it was 8 weeks in a velco cast/brace and about another month before
I was walking without assistance of crutches or cane.
Doodski said:
I requested pain relief in a prescription and was refused. So it's Tylenol and Advil. As long as I remain stationary it's not too bad.
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The governments are being such a PITA over pain meds now.
Ridiculous restrictions they've put in place are negatively affecting folks suffering with genuine pain from injuries,
illness, or whatever because of abuser overdoses.
If you play Russian roulette and the gun goes off, is the uninvolved citizen, the gun, or the bullets responsible?
Most governments have never learned anything from Prohibition, they're still hell bent on saving us from ourselfs
Gets the votes don't ya know. :facepalm:

Doodski, Best wishes for a rapid, full recovery bro!
 
Sorry to hear. I've done the sticking the arm out thing with bad results myself. Gotta tuck and roll :) The one time I broke an arm they installed a titanium plate inside and healing time wasn't too bad, think cast came off in 4 and a half weeks? Wrists and ankles/feet have so many bones that can play a role....
 
Sal1950 said:
DAMN Ski that sucks !!!
I broke my ankle like that, it was 8 weeks in a velco cast/brace and about another month before
I was walking without assistance of crutches or cane.
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8 weeks is a lot... lol.
Sal1950 said:
The governments are being such a PITA over pain meds now.
Ridiculous restrictions they've put in place are negatively affecting folks suffering with genuine pain of injuries,
illness, or whatever because of abuser overdoses.
If you play Russian roulette and the gun goes off, is the uninvolved citizen, the gun, or the bullets responsible?
Most governments have never learned anything from Prohibition, they're still hell bent on saving us from ourselfs
Gets the votes don't ya know. :facepalm:

Doodski, Best wishes for a rapid, full recovery bro!
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I can when with pertussis or other lung infection have asthma reactions so they prescribe very strong doses of pure codeine. It suppresses the coughing fits and otherwise I sleep a lot and don't get high. But for a busted wrist no T4 or anything. O well....lol.
 
Chrispy said:
Sorry to hear. I've done the sticking the arm out thing with bad results myself. Gotta tuck and roll :) The one time I broke an arm they installed a titanium plate inside and healing time wasn't too bad, think cast came off in 4 and a half weeks? Wrists and ankles/feet have so many bones that can play a role....
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I realllly wanna see the X-ray images. They where so busy doing stuff there was apparently no time.
 
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