Thumb issue !
9 September 2005 - 1:25am
It's been almost 4 months since I crash-landed at work and trashed my left thumb and the thing still hasn't come right...
.....Been to the Doc who sent me to a specialist who confirmed that there were no tears to the ligaments and/or other stuff...he told me it could take upto 3 months to sort but now I'm begining to get suspicious as there has been little real improvement for the last 1-2 months.....
Has anyone else has what has been diagnosed a a sprain(?) take this long to heal....
And before anyone asks...yes I'm going back to see the Doc next week !
Cheers
Mike
9 September 2005 - 11:56am
#2
And you are soooo old
9 September 2005 - 12:34pm
#3
sounds like skier's thumb,
never been a big deal climbing
9 September 2005 - 3:03pm
#4
sounds buggered does it affect your climbing much if so you should possibly not climb for a while or just climb without a thumb
9 September 2005 - 3:41pm
#5
The mechanism of injury was very similar to something I did to the other one a few years ago. I actually ruptured the ligaments then and ended up having surgery which took over a year to get over...
I guess it's just a little frustrating....
9 September 2005 - 4:36pm
#6
And you are soooo old
I carry my age well!
Or am I trying to conceal my identity.....
16 November 2005 - 10:48pm
#7
I'm sitting here, thumb in a splint & well pissed off...Looks like I did ruptured the UCL which means surgery...AAAAaaaaagggghhhhh !!!!!!!
:x :x :x :x :x
Not happy about this...the last time took a hell of a long time to get right !
17 November 2005 - 8:26am
#8
how do you manage to hurt your thumb climbing?
17 November 2005 - 1:57pm
#9
Didn't do it climbing...I wouldn't mind too much if I had, but this one's down to work...
19 January 2006 - 5:05pm
#10
Yup...found out today...surgery it is... there goes the bouldering trip to Llanberis in March :cry: :cry: :cry:...!!
20 January 2006 - 2:53am
#11
bouldering in llanberis in march will be a bit cold wont it. I was there is april last year and it was damn cold. still bummer about the thumb though
20 January 2006 - 10:15am
#12
Llanberis in winter/spring is a fantastic place...the cold never stopped me before :lol:
31 May 2006 - 9:53pm
#13
Surgery yesterday & 8 weeks off work :shock:
1 June 2006 - 11:26am
#14
did it hurt? :(
1 June 2006 - 11:47am
#15
Nah...just a pain in the arse!!
7 July 2006 - 12:55pm
#16
same injury here, surgery next week or the week after then up to 12 weeks of nothing i would twiddle my thumbs in the boring time but i cant even do that. its a pain in the ass alright
7 July 2006 - 2:28pm
#17
That's got to be a pain in the arse !What's your injury...mine turned out to be the volar plate & something else pulled off the bone :shock: Who's your surgeon
7 July 2006 - 4:12pm
#18
not sure 100% i dont speak medical lingo and all the words were going over my head when he was saying them. I think his name is Simon Chinchiwata or some thing like that.
isnt it funny how the worst injuries are always when its something stupid you are doing
7 July 2006 - 4:43pm
#19
sent you a PM...
8 November 2006 - 7:57pm
#20
Back into it again!!!!!!!!...
First venture into the vertical world on Sunday (albeit on plastic) & I had a blast...unfortunately I think I went a bit hard & the forearms are a little on the tender side!!!
At least I'm back and no longer have to live life vicariously :D
9 November 2006 - 6:49am
#21
Ok... slightly off topic, but where is Llamberis? I've heard it mentioned before and I beleive the word "bouldering" was even mentioned (it makes me giddy!) Where is it and what sort of rock is it and what is the climbing like?
9 November 2006 - 7:57am
#22
North Wales and the bouldering is not as good as the climbing.It is where Joe Brown cut his teeth etc etc
9 November 2006 - 8:24am
#23
the rock is rhyolite, but way older than the taupo stuff. Trad climbing mecca really.
http://www.mojozone.co.nz/albums/springtime/index.html
the 1st 3 photos are of llanberis. flying butress route, also photo 9 and 25.
If you've heard the story of the 1st ascent of cenotaph corner this is where it happened.
18 March 2008 - 8:43pm
#24
ah yes llanberis, what a fantastic looking crag eh. certainly a mecca. :?
Yup. The wave and I had a wee tussle over my surfboard, and I could feel my thumb touch the back of my arm. Hmmm....
It was quite swollen and stiff for a couple of months and very tender for much longer. Well, it's still a bit tender if it gets knocked or bent backwards.
The injury took place a year and a half ago. I just have to be careful... it comes with old age.....
"I had rather wear out than rust out." George Whitfield