Ok, so I am looking for a bit of advice. I broke my ring and pinky finger of my right hand about a week ago and I now have a full cast on my right hand. I really need to start running, but I am worried about a number of things. First: the smell.
Second: the possible mold.
My friends have been telling me to just run anyway, but none of them have ever run with a cast and I have no experience with this as well. How about some advice!
Just Run...(unless the doc says NO).
I ran with 7 pins and a traction rod w/external clamps screwed (4) into my hand and lower arm. (Motorcycle crash).
3 months...
Every day you take off takes 2 to "get back to".
It'll be ok. I started running in the first place because it was one of the few sports I could do in an arm cast. Go out there and run. Just do what you can to keep it clean. The new casts are pretty good with breathability and so on compared to back in the day.
Well, the doc did say no physical activity.
Your doctor is a sedentary idiot. Was he smoking a cigar while he told you not to exercise? Don't live your life in fear, worst case senario: you go out for a run, you fall and instinctively put your arm out to brace yourself, resulting in a re-broken arm. Back to square one, you are no worse off than you started. Best case senario, you get to exercise with no time off and your arm heals.
PS. The cast will smell funny after a month, with or without exercise.
I high school I remember getting beaten by a kid in a cast. That wasn't fun!
It's possible that when you start running, and get the blood flowing, you're hand will hurt like f*** where the fractures are. It's also possible that your doctor knows what he's talking about.
Damn, I was all pumped to run and lister just had to spoil it.
I raced for a whole D1 indoor season with a cast on my left arm. It was no problem. The first few days after I broke my arm, the bouncing on the run hurt a bit, but nothing that would keep me from running. After about 4 days, it was absolutely no issue. The extra weight was sort of a nuisance, but nothing more than that.
Also no issues with mold, smell, etc.
On the plus side, you can really use it to clear people out during a race.
ok this is stupid. if he falls and re-breaks it, he could be MUCH worse off. there's a big difference between a cast and having to have major surgery to put pins in your arm.
14 years ago I broke an ankle (while running, off a double curb), walking cast for 3 weeks. So no running...but after a few days I was cycling (commute to work) plus cycling noon hr. in lieu of running, and on the step machine, PM, daily. Mind you my fracture was a chip fracture type. However a quick heal after cast was removed. Six weeks later from day of injury, was running tempo!
Does the guy in the last picture make you feel better?
http://www.mensracing.com/photos/2004/prenationals04/index06.html