Awwwwwwwwwww! Thanks for the smiles and well wishes guys!

Gonna let gravity do some of the therapy for now Steph...till it's healed 100%. Doc figures about 3 weeks and then, if still necessary, I'll do some therapy with a pro.



I've got a question for anyone who has ever had a full arm cast (from palm to shoulder)...

Bear in mind that I probably have carpal tunnel from my job. I say probably because I've never been diagnosed but I have all the symptoms...more so in my right wrist than my left. My cast was on my left.

Well, anyway, I had this full cast on for a mere 3 weeks and I had some discomfort with the form of the cast the whole while. Matter of fact, the day after it's placement I had a bit of numbness and stiffness in my thumb and some stiffness in my fingers. I attributed that to the carpal tunnel and just beared with it till the removal. I always felt like my wrist was in an unnatural position in the cast but I didn't want to be a baby so I never mentioned it to anyone. When it was really hot out or as the day went on my arm/wrist would swell and I had no spacing inside what-so-ever. My arm felt awkward and unnatural in any position except the way they had me hold my arm up as they casted it.

Now, sans cast, my elbow (the point of the break/fracture) doesn't hurt. It's my wrist, thumb and forearm that's giving me trouble. My wrist swells more and more as the day goes on...albeit I've only had the cast off for 2 1/2 days. I have hardly any mobility in it. It hurts to bend it up and back. It hurts to bend it down and forward. To close my fist is a feat all in itself. I've always had trouble with water retention, especially in the time leading up to my period, so I am trying to keep that at a minimum and I can tell that that is part of the problem but...

Is it normal to have another part of a casted arm hurt more after cast removal than the original break point? Should I wait a few days or report this immediatley to the doc?

I am trying to "give it time" and not overreact to something that might be fully expected. Can anyone give me some insight?

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