Rsser's accident.

[rsser]

Hand physio this a.m. was v pleased with the flex'y of fingers and elbow, & with cont'g exercise I should be able to regain full function of hand & wrist

PS thanks again for your support (and humour!) - it means a lot to me.

Esp thanks to those who emailed with advice or to share their own story. You gave me lots to think about

[wally peat]

Congrats on the progress Ern. No doubt the physio will find some new way to make exercise painful for a while yet, but your goal of regained function will make it bearable. Something which has just crossed my mind whilst reading your post about lack of bony mass in the wrist is the question of supplements to assist with recovery. I'm sure you will get good professional advice on whether glucosamine/chondoitrin/etc will help with repairing damaged cartilage, but have you considered treating the bone damage with comfrey?

My mum is a keen herbalist, and keeps a goodly supply of comfrey growing in the garden. I have used it on all the breaks the kids managed whilst they were growing up, and regularly treat sprains and mountain bike-related damage on my own feeble carcass. Usually just a poultice applied directly to the skin and then held in place with a bandage overnight is the simplest treatment. You can also get it rendered into an ointment, which is more convenient in application, but several steps removed from the fresh herb.

Comfrey grows like a weed, and should be readily available in Melb. If you can't source any, let me know and I'll ask me venerable mama whether she knows anyone down there in the herbal network who can help.

Just a thought......

[rsser]

Thanks WP. yep don't mind torture in a good cause

Good call on comfrey. I used to grow it way back when but some years ago IIRC it was banned in Vic; an issue with side effects.

Any case, the fragments are knitting OK; they just need more time to build mass. Physio recommends Vit D and I'm taking multi's for good measure, also Glucosomine/Chondroitin just in case, and Bromelain for inflammation.

can't hurt; might even help

[NeilS]

Hand physio this a.m. was v pleased with the flex'y of fingers and elbow, & with cont'g exercise I should be able to regain full function of hand & wrist

Yipeeee!


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[rsser]

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[Ozkaban]

Sounds like a slow and painful road to recovery Ern, but glad that you're on the way, and even more glad that it looks like you'll make a full recovery.

Cheers,
Dave

[rsser]

Thanks Dave.

It's a helluva relief.

[Bob38S]

Good to hear

[rsser]

Thanks Bob.

So the new wrist exercises have led to flare-ups afterwards but on the upside I've learned to dial in the meds to get a fair night's sleep.

[ToothFairy]

A few days of quiet on this thread; I hope that's a case of "no news is good news". Perhaps life has just handed you that "Ctrl-Z" key after all (knowing that there are a few people around who actually care)!

- Michael

[rsser]

Thanks Michael.

My brother and his wife have been down for a while from Qld so that's been a welcome distraction.

The splint is now riding on the projecting padded tips of the K-wires, giving me curry, but there's plenty of time to experiment with different types of padding

Next week the K-wires should come out.

And it's odd there's no Ctrl-Z but there is a Ctrl-Y

[wheelinround]

Ern stay positive mate ( met back up with in hospital when I broke my leg) hd a full cage around his from shin the knee he'd been that way for 2 years after coming of a his BMW on the Putty Rd. He now walk without a limp. I s looking at buy a new bike if he can get past the family first.

Besides look at Gardner or Doohan or any other number of old riders in the same boat.

[rsser]

Thanks wheelin.

Yeah, lots worse off than me.

Mind you, be easy to stay +ve if I'd done it like Rossi while making 30 mil a year!

The Fireblade's fixed and a kind mate will bring it home on Sat.

Thinking of getting a 500 cc thumper and joining in club classic races.

I was a poofteenth away from getting a Velocette Thruxton as my first bike at age 18. Wish I had; be worth a quid now.

[rsser]

Good news from the insurer.

Other side admits liability so I don't have to pay the excess.

Just as well; in hope I'd ordered some more goodies from Grahame at Home

[Grumpy John]

Maybe you should get one of these Ern .

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