jatx
01-15-2006, 20:43
Late last summer, I took a hard fall off of a ledge on my mountain bike and banged my wrist up pretty good. I went to the hospital in Gunnison, near where I was staying, and was told that I had probably dislocated my thumb and injured some ligaments and tendons. I was advised to stay off it for a couple of months and take anti-inflammatories.
Well, that was five months ago and I have been swimming about 2 miles 4x per week for the past three months with only mild pain. I've just been sucking it up and driving on. However, I was doing Turkish Get-Ups with my KB last week and the pain got a LOT worse. I had new x-rays taken today and it appears that my navicular bone is in three pieces and I have a 1 cm crack in my radius! :eek:
I'm having some pins inserted later this week, and will obviously not be able to swim again for awhile. For cardio, I have the option to substitute running, stationary bike, etc., though, so I'm not too worried.
Any thoughts on things I could do to maintain upper body strength without stressing my wrist while it heals? I have made great gains in the past year and don't want to lose more ground than necessary...
Thanks guys...
Well, that was five months ago and I have been swimming about 2 miles 4x per week for the past three months with only mild pain. I've just been sucking it up and driving on. However, I was doing Turkish Get-Ups with my KB last week and the pain got a LOT worse. I had new x-rays taken today and it appears that my navicular bone is in three pieces and I have a 1 cm crack in my radius! :eek:
I'm having some pins inserted later this week, and will obviously not be able to swim again for awhile. For cardio, I have the option to substitute running, stationary bike, etc., though, so I'm not too worried.
Any thoughts on things I could do to maintain upper body strength without stressing my wrist while it heals? I have made great gains in the past year and don't want to lose more ground than necessary...
Thanks guys...