Guys, turns out I've been dealing with a broken wrist for the better part of 20 years. I assume it was broken during a snowboard trip. I remember injuring it, but not having insurance and thinking it was sprained. I wore a brace and it felt better soon enough.
Fast fwd 18 years and I injured it surfing, went and got an x ray, yup it's broken and has been for many years. I quickly remembered the snowboard wrist "sprain" 18 years prior and thought "oh chit, this is gonna suck". Saw a specialist and he says there is nothing he can really do. He told me to wear a brace and if the pain came back to come back for a cortisone shot or something. Pain ended up going away after a month and little though was given to any follow up visits.
Fast fwd to this weekend. Crashed sk8ing and re injured the same wrist. This time, super painful and I'm thinking I'm pretty fooked.
Looking online I see that there may be some type of surgery available, with questionable results of actually fixing the problem. I'm scheduled to get some x-rays and see a specialist (different doc than last time) about treatment options tomorrow.
Just wondering if any of y'all have experienced this type of injury and what my chances are of getting this thing "fixed" for good, or at least enough to keep me having fun doing the things I love to do.
Thanks in advance,
Belch
Fast fwd 18 years and I injured it surfing, went and got an x ray, yup it's broken and has been for many years. I quickly remembered the snowboard wrist "sprain" 18 years prior and thought "oh chit, this is gonna suck". Saw a specialist and he says there is nothing he can really do. He told me to wear a brace and if the pain came back to come back for a cortisone shot or something. Pain ended up going away after a month and little though was given to any follow up visits.
Fast fwd to this weekend. Crashed sk8ing and re injured the same wrist. This time, super painful and I'm thinking I'm pretty fooked.
Looking online I see that there may be some type of surgery available, with questionable results of actually fixing the problem. I'm scheduled to get some x-rays and see a specialist (different doc than last time) about treatment options tomorrow.
Just wondering if any of y'all have experienced this type of injury and what my chances are of getting this thing "fixed" for good, or at least enough to keep me having fun doing the things I love to do.
Thanks in advance,
Belch