running w/ broken arm

"Steve Hansen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I am now discovering the joys of typing one-handed,
having just broken my left arm while attempting to do
repairs after the hurricane... (I broke the radius
bone, near the wrist)

What should I ask the ortho doc for, when I see him
in a day or two, so that I can run with my fore-arm
in a cast?

Are there lightweight, waterproof casts?

How long am I stopped from running, before my arm
can take the pounding?

Any other advice?

Thanks,

Steve

When I ran cross country in middle school and broke my wrist (I also
wrestled and broke my wrist wrestling), my doctor gave me a vinyl brace sort
of thing - like the knee braces you see a lot of the time.

Duff Man said:

When I ran cross country in middle school and broke my wrist (I also
wrestled and broke my wrist wrestling), my doctor gave me a vinyl brace sort
of thing - like the knee braces you see a lot of the time.

Thank you.

I saw the doc yesterday. He is a runner,
and so is his partner. He told me my arm is very
badly broken, but he was able to position the pieces
in a cast. (I never felt so much pain -- and that was
with a nerve block and serious pain meds.)

He also told me, very specifically, not to run for at
least 6 weeks... I can use an elliptical, but nothing
that could result in jarring or bumping the arm. If
any piece slips out of place, plan B is an operation
to install a permanent plate & screws, and probably
some permanent loss of function.

I think I will take his advice.

Steve

If you'd have broke them both, we wouldn't need to field these silly
questions. These are joggers...........ask a doctor.

Quoted message said:

I saw the doc yesterday. He is a runner,
and so is his partner. He told me my arm is very
badly broken, but he was able to position the pieces
in a cast. (I never felt so much pain -- and that was
with a nerve block and serious pain meds.)

He also told me, very specifically, not to run for at
least 6 weeks... I can use an elliptical, but nothing
that could result in jarring or bumping the arm. If
any piece slips out of place, plan B is an operation
to install a permanent plate & screws, and probably
some permanent loss of function.

I think I will take his advice.

I would, for at least 4 weeks anyway. Your Dr knows more about it than us.

Quoted message said:

ask a doctor.

What is the meaning of life?