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Apart from the obvious... Bust my arm at Dirt Farm last week, looks like I'll have a little op then about 6 weeks in a cast... I've bust my wrist before but always had some use of the arm/hand, not so much this time so, finstance, I thought "I'll play a big time eating strategy game on the pc" but everything I fired up benefits from key shortcuts.
I can drive- automatic car- so travelling about is an option.
So... walking, yes. I plan to do some local touristing stuff that I'd not normally do like parks, gardens. I'm not well disposed to hillwalking, it's too much like biking with all the fun bits removed.
WWSTDWOA?
Been in a similar situation, but had limited use of my arm after a week or so.
Just went hillwalking, nowhere near as much fun as cycling and takes an age, but still good to get out and about.
Don't let someone well-meaning buy you a fresh, unsliced loaf because you need bread. They won't understand why you chewed the loaf rather than sliced it. Ask me how I know this 😉
Paddle.
In circles.
Apart from the obvious…
Darts?
Turbo in the garden with fans under a parasol while being soaked by a water sprinkler, while the weather is good.
I’ve been PS4 gaming the last 4 weeks.
That and, metaphorically obvs, climbing the walls.
I’ve been PS4 gaming the last 4 weeks.
With one hand?
Always the innocuous looking ones, looking at the video looks like your leg have taken the brunt getting caught up in the frame
With one hand?
Both hands work, but the left arm does all the lifting/positioning of the controller while the right arm is in a sling.
Apart from the obvious…
Well, that's me out of ideas.
Ooh wait, fencing!
I literally only had one suggestion
You can't even lose the ball!
Broke my arm (stupidly) many years back and had it in a shoulder to wrist cast for 16 weeks.
I went mad.
Luckily it was my left arm, so I could still write and do things like brushing my teeth, but it left me seriously un-ambidextrous and even 30 years later I can't seem to get the same muscle mass on my left arm.
If you have both hands working, maybe a PS5 would be good. Or lots or walking.
Perfect as many different gangster handshakes as you can.
Ride your bike?
Enter a Rock, Paper, Scissors contest or take up arm wrestling
Arm wrestling - funkmaster beat me to it!
Buy a Spork.
Oh, politeness dictates that I should post this:
hope it's been sent in for Friday fails?
Hmm just had 8 weeks off work with collarbone and ribs bust due to an otb .. it sucks still in pain , gonna be a long rehab .. BUT i managed do some painting round house , read lot of books , saved on fuel , on the smart trainer every few days , ran out of things to watch , put on some beef but one pieco of advice id give out is make sure you have plenty of shirts …
I'm sure i've seen that vid somewhere else ...
Fruit machine?
Pub crawls, where you see how many free pints you can get from people taking pity on you?
Leg work in the gym?
As someone who spent last July/August with his arm in a cast, I was explicitly told not to drive, even an automatic. I did complete Red Dead Redemption 2 though.
To assess your ability to drive
To assess lower leg strength, endurance, range of motion and balance:
If it takes you more than 9 seconds to walk 3 metres, or 10 feet, turn around and walk back to the start, your legs may be too weak for you to drive safely.
To assess ability to control and manoeuvre your vehicle:
Neck rotation: Can you look over either shoulder to be able to reverse?
Finger curl: Can you make fists with both hands strong enough to allow you to hold a steering wheel safely?
Shoulder and elbow flexion: Pretend you are holding a steering wheel. Can you turn the imaginary wheel all the way to the right and then all the way to the left?
Ankle flexion: Pretend you are pressing a car accelerator or brake pedal quickly and hard. Now bring your toes back towards you. If your movement is hesitant, causes pain or is limited, your ability to drive safely will be affected. If you can perform these movements easily, check your strength with the below-mentioned process.
To assess your strength, ask someone to provide light resistance against these movements:
Lift each arm in turn in the air, as if you are putting your hand up at school. Then bring each arm slowly back to your side.
Move each hand up and down to test your wrists. Move each foot up and down to test your ankles. Clench your hands.
Each movement can be scored using this scale:
0 = No movement
1 = Muscle contracts but no movement 2 = Movement but not against gravity
3 = Movement against gravity
4 = Movement against light resistance 5 = Movement against strong resistance
Play drums for Def Leopard?
Apart from the obvious…
I was going to suggest the obvious.
I zwifted the zhizzle out of myself after snapping my wrist!
DrP
My mate was born with nothing below her right elbow.
So, live a totally normal life! She has a box on her car's steering wheel that lets her do the indicators, wipers and so on.
Other than that her life is totally normal
I assumed the OP was WCA 🙂
Hmmm get the scratching stick in,for the itch that gets you up in the early hours 4 weeks in 🙂
And hide any electric power tools that you think would take it off.
(Cast not arm)
Stop dicking about, put it back with the rest of the body and get on with the patio.
Try play pool downt pub or up the ante and go hard by aiming shotgun at pigeons
Try Irish Dancing.
The other participants will be astounded at what you can achieve with your upper body.
dudeofdoom
Full MemberHmmm get the scratching stick in,for the itch that gets you up in the early hours 4 weeks in 🙂
These are the best:
Game-wise, you into Kerbal Space Program? Playable one-handed for sure, especially given most of it is setup.
Launches might get exciting. And frustrating.
Tried it but I'm insufficiently mathsy
Banditry.
I suppose I could cut away, cut away
I'm in a similar position having just had a rotator cuff reattached. I can use my hand but not move my shoulder. I'm becoming an expert on various shit I've watched on YT. And really, really keen to get out of the sling. And walking. Lots of walking. The sweaty arm/sling is not great though. I'm hoping to get the ok to start turboing again soon.
Point at things... best done in the park with white lightning.
Well, that’s me out of ideas.
Ooh wait, fencing!
Ridiculous. It's hard enough using a post-hole digger with both hands!
Painting? DIY, model soldiers or canvas
There is a guy I keep seeing on big Euro sportives, twice on the Marmot he has pissed past me. He has one arm and once leg. Crack on!!
I think now is the time for a critique of your drop technique, with suggestions from forum members as to where you went wrong and how you could improve in the future. A skills clinic if you will, you know to help make you feel better and all that!
Rent a pedalo.
Work on year core stability.
chestercopperpot
Free MemberI think now is the time for a critique of your drop technique
Where I went wrong was, it wasn't supposed to be a drop 🙂 You see the big root just "behind" the wheel? I wanted to be on or to the right of that.
Watch videos of folk crashing bikes?
Opening clip on Friday Fails. International fame!
Hope you're healing up and have found some entertainment off the bike.
Now is the time for spiritual rereflection, ponder some of the deep mysteries of the universe. Such as: what is the sound of one hand clapping?
Try Irish Dancing.
The concept of Irish dancing came about from the mass hangings in 19th century Ireland.
I ****in made it big time now! Has anyone ever hit this big before?
So, they decided to surgerise it and ended up putting a plate in, so I'm out of the cast though I still have a rubber hand.
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Dirt Farm? You been on holiday then?
OraMorph. Oooh jealous.
Yeah was day 4 of 5 days uplifting in wales. Was absolutely brilliant up til then!
In the ward, it was always a battle to get anything better than paracetemol and ibuprofen. When they were discharging me I mentioned that I could do with something a bit more especially as I'm to keep it moving, expecting cocodamol or just possibly tramadol. And they just basically tossed me a bottle of morphine and said "dont drink it all at once or you'll die". Quite random