SouperSport Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 (edited) I think I'm done riding my Shee for quite awhile now. Unfortunately... Here's why..... I was riding with my brother on thursday for about 2 hours or so, and I went down this little hill (was only a couple feet high and I was going really, realy slow), but the bump at the top was just enough to throw me off balance just a tad, as I went down the other side and I bumped my helmet (not hard... just a little bump) on the handle bars and tweeked my wrist just a tad. Didn't even fall off or anything.. just a "minor" imbalance that caused me to "tweek" my wrist a little... Didn't hurt too bad or anything, just a little "twinge" in my wrist that didn't feel too good. It didn't hurt THAT bad though. So, I survived riding my quad home and all... Well anyway, after I got home within an hour or two it started to feel a little worse and was getting a little stiff, so I thought I'd head down to the local Kaiser Permanente to get it checked out just in case I sprained it or something. By the time I saw the doctor (after about 1 1/2 hour in the wating room) the pain was becoming nearly unbearable. I could not move my wrist at all (without pain anyway). As you can imagine, it was not a sprain... I BROKE one of the bones in my right wrist!! Not a little crack or something... I BROKE it!! It's the Carpal Navicular (surprised I remembered it!). Also known as the Scaphoid bone! Acording to the doctor it's the second slowest healing bone in the body! (Go figure!!) And I had to break the sucker IN HALF! Fortunately it wasn't displaced at all, so he just put me in a full length cast (over my thumb and up past my bicep) and said I'm likely to be in a cast for 10 - 12 Weeks! He said it could be much worse... apparently there are allot of usual complications associated with this injury, but since I got it checked out right away, I should be fine. But no more ATVing for awhile... It's still really painful, and he gave me some Motrin (presciption stuff) and some Vicodin (the good stuff). For just that "little bump" and a very slight "twinge" in my wrist, I still can't believe I broke it!! And of course I'm right handed, so this is really gonna mess up my daily routine for awhile!! Anyway, I didn't sleep too well last night. First this huge cast is awkward and quite uncomfortable! Second, IT HURTS! Hense the need for the vicodin. =-) The Vicodin works pretty well to relieve the pain. It's not a "wonder drug" and doesn't really knock me out, or even make me drowsy at all like I've heard other people describe it. And as far as I can tell, the 600mg of Motrin doesn't help much. It might help with inflamation but not really with pain. Doc said if Motrin doesn't help with pain, then take the Vicodin too. So I am, and I'm taking the max dosage I can. I've never had incredibly great results with many drugs... most don't work very well for me. The Vicodin works just WELL ENOUGH as long as I take it whenever the bottle says I can. Oh and of course the Shee is fine!! Not even a scuff mark from the helmet!! But there is no way I'll be riding it again anytime soon... Twist throttle no workie if wrist no workie!! Worst injury to date...EVER! And had nothing to do with speed, carelessness, or anything. One of those things that just couldn't be helped!! Really Sucks!! No pics to post or anything... no visual blemishes or ANYTHING (to the shee or me). Just a little swelling and now this big dumb cast... oh guess what... I got a blue one to match the Shee!! Oh and did I mention ... Edited February 5, 2005 by SouperSport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune_girl Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 OUCH it sucks that you wont be able to ride for awhile...but hell i think that big ass cast wouldnt be much fun either good luck for the next 10-12 weeks...its goin to suck tryin to adjust to that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffdunn45 Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 just cut the cast before the elbow soo that you can still bend it and stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcracer160 Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 ha ha you did it too.but lucky for me i have other toys to ride that dont have a clutch and not a smuch power! but i can still ride!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtGrrl Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 oh my god that sucks..that sucks bad! at least u could have had a decent wreck or something lol my hubby did the same type of thing at a hare scramble..just a small bump of his wrist..next thing we know hes in a cast past his elbow..how the heck does that even HAPPEN?? geez.. glad u and the bike are ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badass_r6 Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 thats sucks having to do the deed left handed! good luck man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouperSport Posted February 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 ha ha you did it too.but lucky for me i have other toys to ride that dont have a clutch and not a smuch power! but i can still ride!!!!!! IMG:>http://predator.bikepics.com/pics/honda-250-sx-85-bikepics-285948.jpg 327219[/snapback] I have a cast just like that now! It was past my elbow... but now I have a short cast with a thumb spike! It's even blue just like that... BUT it's on my RIGHT hand not the left... Clutch isn't the problem... I can't control the throttle (twist). 3 weeks down! Only 5 to 10 weeks left!! oh my god that sucks..that sucks bad! at least u could have had a decent wreck or something lol my hubby did the same type of thing at a hare scramble..just a small bump of his wrist..next thing we know hes in a cast past his elbow..how the heck does that even HAPPEN?? 327238[/snapback] I know what you mean... all it was was a "little bump". Actually it felt just like bumping your funny bone... tingly numb feeling... got stiff and a little "sore" so I check it out... and BROKE! Go Figure!! (I still can't believe it's actually broke!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperChris Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Yep, I broke my Scaphoid a few years back on an IT400 I had just rebuilt. Long story, came back after riding by my myself with my shirt torn almost off, and grass sticking out of the exhaust pipe. The guys all laphed at me untill one of them noticed my wrist swelling up. He talked me into going to the doctor because he broke his scaphoid, let it sit for 2 weeks before going in and now he can't use it. I drove into urgent care and ended up in a cast for SIX months. When they say that is a slow healer, they aren't joking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouperSport Posted March 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Yep, I broke my Scaphoid a few years back on an IT400 I had just rebuilt. Long story, came back after riding by my myself with my shirt torn almost off, and grass sticking out of the exhaust pipe. The guys all laphed at me untill one of them noticed my wrist swelling up. He talked me into going to the doctor because he broke his scaphoid, let it sit for 2 weeks before going in and now he can't use it. I drove into urgent care and ended up in a cast for SIX months. When they say that is a slow healer, they aren't joking. 332445[/snapback] Thanks for your wonderful word of encouragement!! 8 to 12 weeks is bad enough... I don't even wanna think about SIX MONTHS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 thats sucks having to do the deed left handed! good luck man 329068[/snapback] whats wrong with being left handed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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