The arrows show that I broke one of my left carpel wrist bones.
Saturday, we went to a fun park with laser tag, putt-putt, arcade games, and batting cages. After many hours of fun, we decided to go to the batting cage; something I had really looked forward too. We spent a bit of time there before the cages began to fill up and the pitching machine began to have problems. A technician had to come and reset the machine while I was up to bat. The very next pitch came flying out so hard that I dodge and voiced how I couldnt believe it. The next pitch I nailed. As I made contact with the ball, my left wrist, on the bottom of the grip as I am right-handed, popped. At that moment, the butt end of the bat hit me on the outside wrist bone. I hit the next two pitches but it hurt really badly. I turned around and said, I think I broke my wrist two hits ago. And was met with understandable disbelief. I held up my wrist was turning black and blue and we watched it swell before our eyes. SJ immediately insisted on going to the emergency room. He got a bag of ice, gathered up my son and his friend, and we left. After, a great deal of pain, a few x-rays, and several hours, we were shown the x-rays revealing two distinct fractures in the scaphoid, I believe thats it, bone. I was placed in a temp cast until Monday. The ortho Dr. put me in a spika-splint sp? until next Tuesday, when he will x-ray the wrist again and decided how long I am to wear a cast. Hes thinking a couple months. So, I am already asking about a dive able cast once the healing begins. I am hoping that after 4-6 weeks I can at least do shore/drift dives if I am careful and have help with my gear from my buddy. I have to get well in a hurry because I am/we are supposed to go to the Keys in October. Almost exactly six weeks from the date of the accident.
Do any of you know anything about dive able braces or casts?
Saturday, we went to a fun park with laser tag, putt-putt, arcade games, and batting cages. After many hours of fun, we decided to go to the batting cage; something I had really looked forward too. We spent a bit of time there before the cages began to fill up and the pitching machine began to have problems. A technician had to come and reset the machine while I was up to bat. The very next pitch came flying out so hard that I dodge and voiced how I couldnt believe it. The next pitch I nailed. As I made contact with the ball, my left wrist, on the bottom of the grip as I am right-handed, popped. At that moment, the butt end of the bat hit me on the outside wrist bone. I hit the next two pitches but it hurt really badly. I turned around and said, I think I broke my wrist two hits ago. And was met with understandable disbelief. I held up my wrist was turning black and blue and we watched it swell before our eyes. SJ immediately insisted on going to the emergency room. He got a bag of ice, gathered up my son and his friend, and we left. After, a great deal of pain, a few x-rays, and several hours, we were shown the x-rays revealing two distinct fractures in the scaphoid, I believe thats it, bone. I was placed in a temp cast until Monday. The ortho Dr. put me in a spika-splint sp? until next Tuesday, when he will x-ray the wrist again and decided how long I am to wear a cast. Hes thinking a couple months. So, I am already asking about a dive able cast once the healing begins. I am hoping that after 4-6 weeks I can at least do shore/drift dives if I am careful and have help with my gear from my buddy. I have to get well in a hurry because I am/we are supposed to go to the Keys in October. Almost exactly six weeks from the date of the accident.
Do any of you know anything about dive able braces or casts?
