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Joined: Jan 2005
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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Scaphoid fracture here also.
Aaaagh! I was hoping you wouldn't say that one ... the most difficult bone to heal. It could take you up to six months to get the motion up to an acceptable level. A trick I would suggest is that, after the first few weeks of PT, go back to your surgeon and see how he/she handles your hand. If he/she is pretty tough with it (bending it and treating it as if there was nothing wrong), then this would determine how strong the PT people can be with your actual routine. I say this because the PT people can be a bit too careful, thus slowing your progress (as was in my case - nearly 10 months - until I went to another and my progress was very rapid). What to expect? Well, during the recovery period, expect your injured hand to become a prime target for knocks, bumps etc. which will make you extremly protective of it. Once you regain full motion, your first ride will be very painful when accelerating (it was clutch for me) because you will actually be placing a "rotation" load on it as opposed to a vertical load (picking heavy things up - which will have been absolutely no problem). Following that and if your screw is permanent (as is mine), you'll find your hand turns red/blue and swells a little (not much) every now and again (mine still does occasionally and it has been 4 years). My advice ... go the extra mile with PT in order to get 100% motion back.
For the most part, you'll forget you ever had a problem and only feel it sometimes when humidity levels are very high (as is with most broken bones). Sorry for the long post but just wanted to give you a realistic picture of what to expect. Feel free to PM me if you need to ask me anything and good luck for a speedy recovery.
Bedouin.
Blessed are those eyes that have seen more roads than any man! (Homer).
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