 Poster: A snowHead
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My brother in law broke his wrist yesterday skiing and this afternoon is having a pin inserted. He has decided to be operated on under local, rather than general anaesthetic for a faster recovery time. Is this a good idea and will it be very painfull?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Snowbunny, thanks for your concern. The only positive thing is that it happened on the afternoon of his last day. He is not very happy because he was due to go back to England today and it looks as if ot will be 4 or 5 days before he can return now.
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chris, Best wishes to your brother, I know which one I'd opt for . . . Zzzz, but I'm a coward.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I'm with IncogSkiSno, I would want the ZZzzzz. Just to keep me still and stop me feeling 
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chris, firstly hope your brother in law is all right.
Broke my wrist last season (the scaphoid bone) in Jan , skied on for 2 days with it not knowing it was broken although getting my glove on and off was a bit of a challenge!!!.
Had it pinned when I got back and realised it was broken, under general. In and out on the day and able to go skiing again at Easter with only a support just in case, so all is not lost for him this season
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RDSpearing, My son has a broken scaphoid, he has had it for years and only just had it diagnosed (not medics fault, he didn't go and get it checked) he has been snowboarding, skateboarding, playing rugby and bodyboarding with it like this. He is off to see the consultant in Feb.
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IncogSkiSno, On occassion I often wonder about getting bits of my body x rayed to see what damage is in there - nah
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chris, how awful for him. I'd opt for the local too, I don't like being knocked out.
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I would really not want to be able to watch or hear somebody putting something in my wrist. So I would opt of the zzzzzzzz also.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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chris, My mum has had 2 knee replacements, and 2 hip replacements all without a general. She said it was fine. She is well hard though.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Frosty the Snowman, 
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I broke my wrist many years ago (quite badly), playing hockey: the original intention was to reduce the fracture under local anaesthetic, but by the time the orthopaedic team got to work, my hand was so swollen that they couldn't find the veins in the back of my hand to get the needle in.
After they'd had about four goes at this, I was only too pleased when they decided to knock me out, instead.
It was initially stabilised with a light plaster, then fully plastered right up beyond the elbow for about 3 weeks, before reverting to a forearm-only plaster.
It was VERY painful for the first few days, but thereafter just a nuisance.
Plaster finally came off after 6 weeks, and I've not had any trouble since (apart from being able to amaze and disgust my friends by holding my bending my left hand at an unfeasible angle).
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FAQ
PG broke his arm last winter and had some scaffolding inserted, you could PM him for his views, but I guess we are all different. 
