Here are a few photos, 2 X-Rays and one of the splint, you can see the T Plate and screws pretty well in the X - Rays. (Taken with Cell phone, so they are not great quality, and yes, my thumb really hooks out like that)
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Honestly, I feel like now the real challenge begins. I need to be able to make a fist by the time I leave for Korea, and I am no where near that right now, the Physical Therapist gave me some exercises and said if I am good about doing them I should see improvement in the next week or so...lets hope so...all I know, is the "exercises" hurt more then getting it broken.
After a 3 week lay off - I am headed into the gym to start working on forms right now...lets see how much I lost.
I will do my best to get a good Taekwondo post up here soon, I know, my own personal sob story is not nearly as interesting as Taekwondo drills.
11 comments:
Dude,
That's awesome! You are another step closer to full recovery. Love the X'ray shots.
Get well soon!
Thanks Harjit! I can type again too - not perfectly but better then I was before.
:-)
gw
MW...
Glad to hear you only have to wear splint. Cool X-rays. Just stick to that PT and you should be good to go. At least you can do a heck of a knife hand strike with that hand. Take care...hopefully sparring class went well tonight. I will be in touch once we get to FL.
Thanks for all your help getting the team ready for AAU Nationals even with all the injuries, lol!
Todd
"Here are a few photos, 2 X-Rays and one of the splint, you can see the T Plate and screws pretty well in the X - Rays. (Taken with Cell phone, so they are not great quality, and yes, my thumb really hooks out like that)"
--- where did you get an x-ray phone!?
Ha ha - very funny....I actually used a pair of those X-Ray glasses I bought out of the back of a comic book. :-)
gw
Does that screw stay in? I have two of them in my left foot from some surgery I had years ago. Feel better.
the screws (8) and plate will stay in unless I have trouble with it later, sometimes the tendon can stick to the metal and they need to go in and remove it, but it won't happen for at least a year.
gw
Positive thinking...I am reminded of the karate instructor in Joe Hyams' book who visualized his hand healing every night. I feel sure there is something to it, it can't hurt to try!
Get well soon,
little cricket
LC - you are right! i have to imagine all those little people working on my hand like construction workers...
thanks!
gw
How is the fist-making progress? Is the PT helping?
thanks for asking, its coming along - I got back to PT on Wednesday. I still can't close my hand all the way, but its much better then it was.
gw
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