I've broken every finger at least twice, wrists and ankles as well. It completely depends on the pain-tolerance level of the individual involved, what type of break, and what activities are done afterwards.
Last summer, I broke the 4th metacarpal in my left hand. (the long bone between the knuckle and the wrist on my ring finger.) I broke it playing softball, sometime in the 5th inning (while running the bases). It hurt some (I couldn't close my glove, for instance), but I thought it was just jammed, and I "sucked it up" and finished the game. With 2 more hits and 3 RBIs. Two days later it didn't feel any better (it hurt when I type which is all day), so I went to the hospital. Sure enough, a fairly serious spiral fracture with some damage to the cross-hand tendon. 4 weeks later I was golfing and playing softball again. (Of course, the knuckle is still seriously indented, and the bone healed twisted about 11 degrees, but that was the doctor's bad job setting the hand in the cast that caused that) My father had a similar break when he was in his 50s, and it took over a year until he could swing a golf club without wincing. So, my take is: If he has a fairly high pain tolerance, and it was a hairline break and he rested it for two weeks, he could easily be good to go. Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/09/03 06:50AM >>> Ok..how about if the fingers were dislocated instead? -Gel -----Original Message----- From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, come to think of it I fractured my wrist and it was in a cast for at least a month. And this was a relatively minor fracture -- I chipped the end of one of the bones banging on a pinball machine. Dana ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
