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Re: Scaphoid Fractures
« Reply #29 from previous page: September 06, 2006, 12:32:43 PM »
Yay! The cast is off! The bone has eventually knitted back together and the doc is now satisfied that I don't need to wear a cast any longer. After 11 weeks in total wearing one, I'm pretty damn chuffed.

Unfortunately, my wrist is totally ceased up from the prolonged immobilisation. Just trying to move it hurts more than the bloody break did. The other side effect is that my forearm looks like it was a limb graft from a malnourished gorilla that had ben suffering from severe skin irritation. No way are those my body hairs :lol:
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Re: Scaphoid Fractures
« Reply #30 on: September 06, 2006, 02:40:00 PM »
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Agafaster wrote:
b) get MRSA


To be fair, you'd wonder looking at it. The skin is seems to be just one big, livid red sore. I'm told its natural and will sort itself out.

@Vincent

I would scratch it but as the skin seems to be irritated I'm avoiding it. But I did wash it many times and have been putting various creams on there to sort the rash out.

I still have to wear a detachable splint thing to support the wrist as I literally have no mobility in it just now. It'll take a few weeks of gentle exercise to get it moving again :-/
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Re: Scaphoid Fractures
« Reply #31 on: September 06, 2006, 05:28:13 PM »
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zinc is your skins' best friend.

Any recommended foodstuffs? Or should I just get a suppliment?
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Re: Scaphoid Fractures
« Reply #32 on: September 07, 2006, 08:35:52 PM »
Eggs and seafood. Check :-)

I eat a lot of the latter anyway...
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Re: Scaphoid Fractures
« Reply #33 on: September 08, 2006, 02:41:51 PM »
Raw?
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Re: Scaphoid Fractures
« Reply #34 on: September 08, 2006, 09:16:45 PM »
I tend to grill mine, but each to their own :-D
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Re: Scaphoid Fractures
« Reply #35 on: September 08, 2006, 10:13:54 PM »
No, not as bad as that :-D

The splint is just a sort of detachable cast in some ways. It is only there to support the wrist when it gets too tired or Im doing something that might stress it too much. The rest of the time, I leave the splint off and slowly get used to moving it around again. I can barely move it at all but it is getting better in small increments. 11 weeks is a long time to have your joint held absolutely motionless ;-)
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Re: Scaphoid Fractures
« Reply #36 on: September 09, 2006, 12:39:31 AM »
I had a bad experience with virtually raw fish once :afraid:
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Re: Scaphoid Fractures
« Reply #37 on: September 11, 2006, 10:16:32 PM »
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Zinc is also good for virility!


I thought that was wood....








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« Reply #38 on: September 11, 2006, 10:33:48 PM »
That'd bring tears to a few eyes, I expect.
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Re: Scaphoid Fractures
« Reply #39 on: September 11, 2006, 10:42:15 PM »
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As for the arm healing, I wonder if a hydrocortisone could be prescribed or a titanium-dioxide mixed steroid cream such as mometasone furoate (Elocon)?


The skin is healing at a very fast rate thanks to fresh air, a bit of sunlight and a decentish diet
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