kevindonkleywood, I was adviseD that if my UCL had been detached it would have required surgery. RVI have a wonderful hand surgeon apparently.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Sounds relatively minor . Friend went for a *big* crash whilst racing at Pontypool two weeks ago: after 5 days in two different hospitals and x-rays and MRI scans, they *still* hadn't worked out quite how much he has broken: last I heard it was wrist, elbow, shoulder, and collarbone - all on the same side. Made it a bit difficult for the hospital to plaster, as they had lots of difficulty supporting his arm on what was left. Ow.
[It was even more impressive than last year's "Crash of the day" - http://youtube.com/v/MztKCFcWMxQ - but it was too far away for me to get on video this time. ]
Pot on and hopefull ??? as UCL has torn a bone flake off with it so they think it may reattch as the bone flake knits back in.
edit for wrong ligament oops
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RobW, LOL im doing it in a slower more controled way Scaphoid first then Ulna now this little prob my a&E loyalty card only needs 2 more stamps before i get the brain scan which is probably what i really need
After all it is free
After all it is free
RobW, bloody hell, do you guys do this sort of thing for FUN?!
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Hurtle, brutal isn't it, and to think this was recommended to us before we went to the Alps for our first ever skiing holiday . The UCL injury and Bennet's fracture meant I nearly had to miss the whole trip .
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kevindonkleywood, in that case I'd say you're looking at 4-6 weeks before you can use the hand properly, if not longer. One recommendation -PHYSIO, private if possible, as you can get more sessions than NHS will offer you, Get some exercise putty or a spring thingy to strengthen up your grip afterwards.
I persuaded them to take off the pot, and my father-in-law ordered me a thermoplastic splint. That made it possible to use some ultrasound on the ligament to speed the healing, and was easier for showering etc (not to mention driving and getting a ski glove on, even if it was larger). I made my holiday three weeks later, but couldn't really use the hane properly. I didn't even think about reporting it to our insurers, although I suppose I should have done.
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RobW, enjoyed watching last years COTD , he looked fairly tidy into the first couple but it all started to go horribly wrong on the third, great bit of footage for training though.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
kevindonkleywood, that does sound rather painful, poor you - I hope you recover prior to the proper snow season.
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So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
Megamum, Thanks, Im just hoping just that too , but not only that has it has healed well by then but that I have not done something worse in the meantime. For now I will stick to the snowflex and fat slow skis and stay off the dendex
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
kevindonkleywood, Bad luck. I had a few minor versions of your injury gripping the plastic after a fall.
I stick to snow now. It's much kinder on the thumbs.
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
A tip that I came across recently was to sew thumb of ski glove to index finger of ski glove; thus reducing possibility to repeat over-flexion of thumb (need to sure that ski pole fits through gap of course). Talk of the plastic run and Pontypool took me back to a misspent youth - and learning the lesson that falling on your bum at speed melted your tracksters to your back bottom and caused much hilarity
Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead
Ian Kenvyn, I might just try that with a couple of pairs
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
kevindonkleywood, it was the same guy as in COTD.......
There may be an aversion to Pontypool in the future! It's a shame, because he's a really nice lad.
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Bad luck, hope you mend soon. (Have never skied on plastic and don't think I ever will, thanks all the same.)
. Friend went for a *big* crash whilst racing at Pontypool two weeks ago: after 5 days in two different hospitals and x-rays and MRI scans, they *still* hadn't worked out quite how much he has broken: last I heard it was wrist, elbow, shoulder, and collarbone - all on the same side. Made it a bit difficult for the hospital to plaster, as they had lots of difficulty supporting his arm on what was left. Ow.
, but not only that has it has healed well by then but that I have not done something worse in the meantime. For now I will stick to the snowflex 