I'm an idiot.

[Huntsman]

Three weeks ago I had a medium sized incident, fell from my boat, sadly not into the river but onto the boatyard. Concrete. About 6 foot.

I broke the end of my left radius.

Anyhow, last night I got fed up with the cast, it felt ok so I cut the cast off. Idiot.

To be honest, its a it more sore than I thought it would be...

I've bought an elasticated jobbie which is helping a bit.

Am I going to die?

[convert]

Yes,





Of stupidity.

[grayr]

Huntsman said:

Three weeks ago I had a medium sized incident, fell from my boat, sadly not into the river but onto the boatyard. Concrete. About 6 foot.

I broke the end of my left radius.

Anyhow, last night I got fed up with the cast, it felt ok so I cut the cast off. Idiot.

To be honest, its a it more sore than I thought it would be...

I've bought an elasticated jobbie which is helping a bit.

Am I going to die?

To make you feel better, none of us will get out of here alive, not even the clever ones

[Use Psychology]

Go back to the hospital and get another one. It's there so you arm heals straight and isn't wonky for the rest of your life.

[Use Psychology]

Or leg?

[Kudos]

Use Psychology said:

Or leg?

Been a while since you studied Biology?

[hidetheelephants]

Does it make it more manly that he fell off a manky auld wooden boat with smokey joe Perkins, rather than a swish plastic white thing?

My brother's OH is a nurse; she says you are definitely an idiot.

[andrew186]

Immobilising a fracture is by far the best way to control the pain, it hurts more because you have taken away its stability.

Your cast needs to be on for at least 6 weeks..Tubigrip is not going to do anything..you need to have another cast applied! Or risk having a deformed wrist for the rest of your life! (When they dont heal up nicely it can be a pretty big bulge) And not to mention the potential for significant decreased functionality in the wrist and problems with pain later in life!

Ring your local fracture clinic..!

Edited by andrew186 on Tuesday 15th November 22:39

Edited by andrew186 on Tuesday 15th November 22:39

[Huntsman]

andrew186 said:

Immobilising a fracture is by far the best way to control the pain, it hurts more because you have taken away its stability.

Your cast needs to be on for at least 6 weeks..Tubigrip is not going to do anything..you need to have another cast applied! Or risk having a deformed wrist for the rest of your life! (When they dont heal up nicely it can be a pretty big bulge) And not to mention the potential for significant decreased functionality in the wrist and problems with pain later in life!

Ring your local fracture clinic..!

Edited by andrew186 on Tuesday 15th November 22:39

Edited by andrew186 on Tuesday 15th November 22:39

Hmm.

Really?

When I went back after 2 weeks for a change of plaster to a plastic one they said that the break was mended, but just not very strong?

[andrew186]

your bones will not have mended in 2 weeks..

at 2 weeks it may have approximated well but that does not mean it will stay that way (hence the need for the cast)

here i found a good article

http://www.physioroom.com/injuries/bone_fracture/2...

[R300will]

Are the Darwin awards actually real? because if health and safety didn't exist there would be a sharp increase for a year or two while 'natural selection' took over

[BlackVanDyke]

Use Psychology said:

Go back to the hospital and get another one. It's there so you arm heals straight and isn't wonky for the rest of your life.

This.

If you really, really want to stay out of plaster you need a way of properly immobilising it, not just a tubigrip bandage. At least ring the fracture clinic and ask!

[Huntsman]

andrew186 said:

your bones will not have mended in 2 weeks..

at 2 weeks it may have approximated well but that does not mean it will stay that way (hence the need for the cast)

here i found a good article

http://www.physioroom.com/injuries/bone_fracture/2...

Thanks.

I am now back in a cast.

Duly chastised and emabarassed.

[BlackVanDyke]

Huntsman said:

andrew186 said:

your bones will not have mended in 2 weeks..

at 2 weeks it may have approximated well but that does not mean it will stay that way (hence the need for the cast)

here i found a good article

http://www.physioroom.com/injuries/bone_fracture/2...

Thanks.

I am now back in a cast.

Duly chastised and emabarassed.

Oopsie. Oh well, hope it will settle quickly - can you negotiate for fibreglass for lightness if it's still really bothering you?