Any one had Special knitting problems afte a cast came off ?

I am collecting info about whta to expect when cast comes off ...
any special knitting or crochet problems ?
mirjam

Mirjam, I thought you meant a cast on coming off, and I was thinking,
well, I just re-cast on. Now I realize you mean a cast for a broken
bone! Is yours off? I hope your healing went well.

No, I've never had a cast. I broke my leg once, but they used pins on
the inside instead of a cast on the outside. I imagine your arm will
be weak and will need time to regain strength.

My best to you on this USA Thanksgiving Day!

Hesira

On Nov 21, 11:18 pm, (Mirjam Bruck-Cohen) wrote:
I am collecting info about whta to expect when cast comes off ...
any special knitting or crochet problems ?
mirjam

"hesira" wrote in message
...
Mirjam, I thought you meant a cast on coming off, and I was thinking,
well, I just re-cast on. Now I realize you mean a cast for a broken
bone! Is yours off? I hope your healing went well.

No, I've never had a cast. I broke my leg once, but they used pins on
the inside instead of a cast on the outside. I imagine your arm will
be weak and will need time to regain strength.

My best to you on this USA Thanksgiving Day!

Hesira


I broke my arm while walking on ice, in the days when they still used
plaster casts, must have been forty years ago, I was collecting a child or
children from school. My arm was encased in the white stuff but after a few
days it didn't stop me doing anything, in fact I re-upholstered the chaise
longue, including the button back. I did have help with stretching the
banding under the seat though.

Knitting, crochet and sewing continued as ever - but I did get out of
washing up :-) The worst thing was the itching - modern methods of
immobilising a limb are much better these days - but you don't have the fun
of people writing and drawing on the cast.

My arm seemed thinner when the cast came off, it functioned as normal
though.

Mary

On Nov 22, 12:18 am, (Mirjam Bruck-Cohen) wrote:
I am collecting info about whta to expect when cast comes off ...
any special knitting or crochet problems ?
mirjam

All I can remember is itching and peeling skin. But take knitting and
crocheting easy the first few times. Don't jump in for the long haul
at once.
Coggie

thank you Coggie , can`t wait for it to be taken off ,,
mirjam
wrote:

On Nov 22, 12:18 am, (Mirjam Bruck-Cohen) wrote:
I am collecting info about whta to expect when cast comes off ...
any special knitting or crochet problems ?
mirjam

All I can remember is itching and peeling skin. But take knitting and
crocheting easy the first few times. Don't jump in for the long haul
at once.
Coggie

I never had a cast on a wrist. The one on my foot made my ankle weak for a
bit. Had to be careful not to come down wrong on it. Does that count for
anything?

"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
...
I am collecting info about whta to expect when cast comes off ...
any special knitting or crochet problems ?
mirjam

I hope none!!!
Dennis


Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote:
I am collecting info about whta to expect when cast comes off ...
any special knitting or crochet problems ?
mirjam

Thank you mystified ,
every piece of info will help ,,,
mirjam
t wrote:

I never had a cast on a wrist. The one on my foot made my ankle weak for a
bit. Had to be careful not to come down wrong on it. Does that count for
anything?

"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
...
I am collecting info about whta to expect when cast comes off ...
any special knitting or crochet problems ?
mirjam

On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:18:43 +0000, Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote:

I am collecting info about whta to expect when cast comes off ... any
special knitting or crochet problems ? mirjam

I didn't want to poke my nose in Mirjam in case my information was
useless to you - but here goes. :-)

Last year both my wrists had heavy dressings on and I couldn't move them
for a week until the stitches were taken out after they were operated on.
My specialist said we had to build up the strength in my hands and wrists
again for the muscles that had remained unused for that time, plus any
longer time before the operations when it was too painful to move them
much.

He gave me simple exercises to do such as just "waggling" my fingers to
begin with, gently at first and when that felt all right waggling and
stretching them at the same time.

Another good exercise was stretching your fingers wide open and then,
slowly, beginning to close them - all the time trying to stretch them so
you can feel the muscles working - until they form a fist. Hold that
position for a few seconds and then slowly relax the hand. (With this one
your hand,when it is partly closed almost looks like a hooked claw).

All these exercises could be done at any time and just a few movements at
any one time, building up strength over a period. He also stressed that
there should be no discomfort AT ANY TIME. As soon as you begin to feel
uncomfortable - STOP. The idea is to build strength gradually and not
cause pain, which could do more harm than good.

I hope this helps and that you are soon knitting again and feeling better.

--
Blessed are the cracked for they let in the light

"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote
I am collecting info about whta to expect when cast comes off ...
any special knitting or crochet problems ?
mirjam



Mirjam - I broke my wrist about a year and a half ago - I was 59 years old -
it was my first broken bone! Six weeks in the cast. I wasn't doing much
knitting at the time so I can't tell you specifically about knitting but my
hand and arm were both still swollen and very weak when the cast came off
(and I had kept it UP 99.9% of those 6 weeks!). The best thing I did was go
get a massage - she kept wanting to work on the rest of me but I made her
work on my hand, wrist, and lower arm. It really loosened up the stiff
muscles/tendons/etc. I should have gone back for more sessions but life got
in the way and I didn't... It got frustrating at times when it didn't work
properly so I just reminded myself that the bone had healed while the cast
was on and then I had to recover from the effects of the cast! I read on
the internet that it would take 1 - 2 years to fully recover from a broken
wrist - I think I'm about back to where I was after 1 1/2 years. Good
luck!!!
--
-:¦:-
·.·´¨ ¨))
¸.·´ .·´¨¨))
..·´ Chris
((¸¸.·´ ..·´
-:¦:- ((¸¸
·.·