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HalHammer
Trad climber
CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 11, 2007 - 08:03pm PT
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Well this is the first time climbing has really knocked me on my butt last weekend. I was bouldering and heard a pop noise with severe pain in my left forearm.
Now when ever I move the tip(first knuckle up) of my ring finger or pull against weight -opening the car door etc.. I get sharp pain in the middle of my forearm. About the most I can do is careful typing on a keyboard. That finger is pretty much out of commision.
I saw a doc today and he thought it must be partially torn, just take it easy for 6 weeks to 3 months, if it was worse (all the way blown-which they do surgery for) he thought there would be a lot of bleeding/swelling in my forearm? Definitely the tendon because the pain is in the forearm, not finger.
Anyway is this rare/common? Anyone else deal with this? What did you do for it? Recovery time, rehab? What to do?
I've had problems with tearing the A1/A2 pulleys before, but this whole tendon thing seems way more scary in general like my hand is half way paralyzed out of commision for everyday stuff. Even driving my car is a big pain since I have to steer with the bad hand and shift with the right.
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HalHammer
Trad climber
CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2007 - 01:34pm PT
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For real anyone have this kind of injury?
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climbrunride
Trad climber
Durango, CO
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Dec 12, 2007 - 04:06pm PT
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My friend Ross completely snapped a finger tendon - pulled back into his forearm. Had surgery to reattach it. After being out for a while, he came back just fine.
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mad scientist
climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Dec 12, 2007 - 04:24pm PT
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I partially tore a tendon in my middle finger on my right hand. I could do very little with the finger for about three weeks, and I had to take three months off of climbing. I started biking again after a month, but braking still hurt. It healed completely in nine months, and there have been no problems for the past four (five?) years. The recovery was slow, but complete.
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malabarista
Trad climber
San Francisco, Ca
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Dec 12, 2007 - 04:29pm PT
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Yes, I've had this injury and it hurt just the same way you've described. It took about 1 month to heal enough to climb on, but I think it depends on how severe the damage is. For me, taping the wrist helped a lot in the initial stages and for the first few days of climbing after the recovery period. I usually heal faster than others
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HalHammer
Trad climber
CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2007 - 05:27pm PT
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Thanks guys, I just hate the feeling of not being able to do everyday stuff, it is weird. I think thats what freaks me out. The not climbing part is just annoying.
So a month - 6 weeks of takeing it pretty darn easy is the plan. I'll post up here in a couple weeks again as to how its going. I've been icing it and pretty much not using it at all.
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GB
Trad climber
Truckee/ Flagstaff
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Dec 12, 2007 - 07:12pm PT
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I've blown tendons in both ring fingers.
Both happened with a distict "pop"
The right was much worse and I had pain radiating into my wrist.
I couldn't use it at all for weeks and couldn't really climb for six months. I should have waited longer but instead tried climbing with the other two fingers. This is a bad idea b/c it indirectly stressed the injured finger. It was not 100% again for two years. I still cannot straighten it. Never saw a doc but maybe I should have. I was much smarter when it happen to the other ring finger. Iced it all the time and took lots of Glucosamine/Condrointon (spelled wrong I'm sure). It was 100% in six months although it was not as severe. I really think icing it all the time and not climbing too soon are the keys.
Good Luck
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HalHammer
Trad climber
CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 21, 2008 - 10:21pm PT
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Heres an update:
I appreciate the feedback here guys, it is good to know this will work out. Its been in the back of my mind ...will this get better? will i be able to climb again? I'm pretty sure it will eventually, but its still a scary feeling to not be able to use that finger at all.
Well its been 6 weeks now. I can open car doors and pick up milk jugs etc with none or slight pain, but it still hurts. I'm taking it easy still haven't climbed since the accident although I have been able to ice climb at 100% without problem but that doesn't use the finger muscle much.
I'm planning on waiting another 6 weeks till March and maybe getting on rock again at that point. Man this does suck for the record. I just moved to Flagstaff totally new job out here and lots of people psyched to climb and I'm like yeah I used to be hardcore until umm yeah I won't be doing anything for a few months. At least its winter though not a bad time to be out if you picked.
Snow skiing bothers it quite a bit particulary pushing with the poles on the flats.
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