Grammy60
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@Grammy60, I hope I'm not out of line for jumping in here...
6 years ago I broke my right wrist. It took a year for it to come back to full use. I'd say it's at 95%, and is as far as it's gonna come back.
What I really wish someone had told me was that I needed to keep moving my elbow and shoulder as well, as much as I safely could. I had to rehab the wrist, obviously, but also the elbow and shoulder, because use it or lose it, and I didn't use it.
I didn't even realize how compromised my range of movement was until I tried to reach back behind my head and turn on the dome light in my car. I couldn't get my hand anywhere near it. I told my physical therapist, and he seemed surprised that the medical doctor hadn't addressed that with me.
Best wishes for a good recovery. Believe me, I know what you're going through.
Thanks for the great advice, I will remember to do that and talk with the doctor about it as well. Thanks for the hugs
I don't think you needed or deserved that!!!!
Years ago I broke a backward fall with my right hand. Major sprain and minor break, nothing like yours. It was in a cast to the elbow for some time. I had to learn to push doors open with my fist, straight line to the elbow. Couldn't put pressure on the palm backward for a couple of years.
If my experience is anything like "normal" I'm afraid you are in for a long recovery. Hopefully the major pain will reduce quickly and the more minor pain will be tolerable.
Thank you I agree with you, didn't need or want another injury . I've never broken anything before and wish I hadn't. I will hope it heal fairly quick, but being my age I don't know . Less pain would be awesome.
Oh Grammy . Please don't jump around to much. It's so easy to fall. I hope you have someone there to help you out
No jumping around here, just walking normal and my knee gave out . Yes, I have my hubby here to help out.