My first bin...

[Choco]

Bugger man, real sorry to hear all that, hope your op goes well.

If you wanted to keep riding, maybe some serious wrist strapage might be in order? I'm not sure whats on the market but it may be worth having a look at wrist braces that would still let you use the throttle if you wanted to keep with bikes.

Get well soon man!
Choco

[Dakara]

Bugger man, real sorry to hear all that, hope your op goes well.

If you wanted to keep riding, maybe some serious wrist strapage might be in order? I'm not sure whats on the market but it may be worth having a look at wrist braces that would still let you use the throttle if you wanted to keep with bikes.

Get well soon man!
Choco

Yea I'll look into it when the time comes. Right now just gotta focus on the job. I have an interview coming up to start for a charter airline in summer so until then will just focus on the healing.

Injuries like this do strengthen over time, so will be back on 2 wheels eventually. Just not gonna jump straight back on the day the plaster comes off!

[TOTO]

you can pillion tho

[PirateJafa]

Don't worry mate, I had a similar injury (except at the elbow end of the ulna/radius - shattered them all over the show, there were bits floating miles away from where they should have been!), and now after four months and two out of the four operations, I have 40 degrees of movement (flexation/extension only - no rotation at all!) back in my arm - which is enough to let me ride a bike again!

You've got a better chance here - wrists don't seize up as quickly as elbows do - I probably won't get much more movement than what I've got now, but you'll have a few months of drooling over bike mags now just the same!

Just keep positive and listen to everything to doctor says except where it regards motorbikes (They don't like them for some reason - no idea why? ).

[mowgli]

Well, 1 week after the accident and the swelling has finally gone down enough to exmaine the extent of the damage...

Sounds like your head is in the right place so you'll come out just fine. Heal well and obey the doctor's instructions.

FWIW I haven't touched a drop since breaking my leg. Had nothing to do with the accident. I decided early on that I wouldn't take any risks that might see me push it too far. Also cut out the pain killers pretty early on. Pain is a very good indicator of how far is too far. Listen to your body - it knows what's best.

[Dakara]

you can pillion tho

Now that's a scary thought! Not sure if I'm ready to loose my "Pillion Virginity"

Don't worry mate, I had a similar injury (except at the elbow end of the ulna/radius - shattered them all over the show, there were bits floating miles away from where they should have been!), and now after four months and two out of the four operations, I have 40 degrees of movement (flexation/extension only - no rotation at all!) back in my arm - which is enough to let me ride a bike again!

You've got a better chance here - wrists don't seize up as quickly as elbows do - I probably won't get much more movement than what I've got now, but you'll have a few months of drooling over bike mags now just the same!

Just keep positive and listen to everything to doctor says except where it regards motorbikes (They don't like them for some reason - no idea why? ).

Ouch, you definitely did a number on yourself. Fortunately for me nothing has "shattered" the visible fragments are small enough that they cant tell where they came from on a standard x-ray.

Having a Surgeon for a father, I know all too well how much they hate bikes! Not Bikers, just what happens to them. He said over the years, your average accident is less "severe" due to improvements in safety gear and people actually wearing it, but the overall stats are getting worse as bikes are getting faster and faster as are the people riding them.

He quoted me a bunch of surgical stats, but I don't think they need repeating.

Sounds like your head is in the right place so you'll come out just fine. Heal well and obey the doctor's instructions.

FWIW I haven't touched a drop since breaking my leg. Had nothing to do with the accident. I decided early on that I wouldn't take any risks that might see me push it too far. Also cut out the pain killers pretty early on. Pain is a very good indicator of how far is too far. Listen to your body - it knows what's best.

Yea have no choice but to obey the Dr... as said above, my Dad's a surgeon and his mates the Orthapedist doing the surgery I know I'm good hands though which a huge bonus.

Same as you, I'm off the painkillers unless I can't sleep. That way, if i do something that really hurts I know not to do it again! It's odd though, before I was just sore, now that I know I have loose bone in there I can feel it moving

Reason I need to stay off a bike for a while, is even once I'm recovered enough to ride the wrist will still be weak and wont be able to survive another fall. Not that I'd plan to bin again, but shit happens.

[motorbyclist]

Ouch, you definitely did a number on yourself. Fortunately for me nothing has "shattered" the visible fragments are small enough that they cant tell where they came from on a standard x-ray.

yeah, jafa decided to pick his bike up, remove his jacket and drive to the A&E before realising his elbow was completely smashed after doing 100kph into a kerb

and his mate rode the twisted wreck home

bloody eastern gone shore westie kids!

Reason I need to stay off a bike for a while, is even once I'm recovered enough to ride the wrist will still be weak and wont be able to survive another fall. Not that I'd plan to bin again, but shit happens.

don't they have wrist braces? i know my brother has to wear one while riding after a wrist injury he got a few years back (fucking unlicenced 15y/o cagers!). didn't break bone but it was the muscles/tendons/ligaments or something that was in trouble

[Dakara]

don't they have wrist braces? i know my brother has to wear one while riding after a wrist injury he got a few years back (fucking unlicenced 15y/o cagers!). didn't break bone but it was the muscles/tendons/ligaments or something that was in trouble

They do, but I'd need to wear one of those snowboarding ones which has hard plastic from the palm of the hand down over the wrist. If I could get one to fit under my gloves, I'm still not sure how the throttle control would be.

The surgeon advised 6 months off riding... unfortunately for me, I've paid a deposit of over half the price for the new CBR and the store doesn't sound impressed that I'm trying to cancel (can't blame them really). So that's another problem added to the pile

[motorbyclist]

They do, but I'd need to wear one of those snowboarding ones which has hard plastic from the palm of the hand down over the wrist. If I could get one to fit under my gloves, I'm still not sure how the throttle control would be.

ah yeah, brother did left wrist so the brace they gave him wasn't an issue really

[gijoe1313]

They do, but I'd need to wear one of those snowboarding ones which has hard plastic from the palm of the hand down over the wrist. If I could get one to fit under my gloves, I'm still not sure how the throttle control would be.

The surgeon advised 6 months off riding... unfortunately for me, I've paid a deposit of over half the price for the new CBR and the store doesn't sound impressed that I'm trying to cancel (can't blame them really). So that's another problem added to the pile

Not to encourage you or anything to get back on a bike quicker , but you can get those crampbusters to slide over the throttle. Mind you, doctor's orders are to let the healing commence properly so get that sorted first!

[PirateJafa]

yeah, jafa decided to pick his bike up, remove his jacket and drive to the A&E before realising his elbow was completely smashed after doing 100kph into a kerb

and his mate rode the twisted wreck home

bloody eastern gone shore westie kids!

It seemed logical at the time?

[Dakara]

Not to encourage you or anything to get back on a bike quicker , but you can get those crampbusters to slide over the throttle. Mind you, doctor's orders are to let the healing commence properly so get that sorted first!

Haha, I think they were designed with Harley's on long straight roads in mind

Will heal up first, and wait to see how successful/strong the repair is before making any decisions... not like I'm missing much with this weather anyway

[DUCATI*HARD]

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[Dakara]

Argh, everytime I see another specialist or have another test I find out that something else is broken/torn/damaged Pretty much my wrist is being held together by the skin around it...

Surgery on Friday in Tauranga, followed by about 8 weeks in plaster then another op to remove temporary wiring, and then Physio.

[TOTO]

Is it swallen ? How bad is the pain ?