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Emtee

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  On 4/22/2016 at 10:43 PM, natureboy said:

 

That is really excellent advice. Applies to wrist injuries too.

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Believe it or not my woods didn't feel any different than my irons. I had my Zepp monitor thing on my glove and I built up to my typical driver SS with no problem really, I also had a plastic tee and was treating it as if there was a ball there (backyard, no net). The heavy rough thing I'm going to be careful about, especially the places I like to play. I think I'm planning on playing my first full round in mid May or so (12 weeks from injury). Based on how I feel right now I suspect I should be pretty close to 100% if not 100% by then. Well I hope at least.


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I will say I am 40 started golfing at 39. I've always been athletic and played sports most of my life up until 30s. I had the intercostal thing in my right ribs and that alone was 6 weeks off and a grueling 3 or 4 weeks after that. It was a ful 4 months before I noticed that I didn't feel it any more. Healing varies by person by age and by injury. Take time and take it slow. Ease into everything, especially full swings. Better to rest 8 weeks than 8 months. 

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  On 4/22/2016 at 11:05 PM, Emtee said:

Believe it or not my woods didn't feel any different than my irons. I had my Zepp monitor thing on my glove and I built up to my typical driver SS with no problem really, I also had a plastic tee and was treating it as if there was a ball there (backyard, no net). The heavy rough thing I'm going to be careful about, especially the places I like to play. I think I'm planning on playing my first full round in mid May or so (12 weeks from injury). Based on how I feel right now I suspect I should be pretty close to 100% if not 100% by then. Well I hope at least.

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Yeah, I was thinking more of the rough. Good luck!

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A little bit of soreness this week (week 8 going into 9). Nothing major, but I put golf on hold for this week. How long does it typically stay sore for after its "healed" in your experiences? I'm hoping to not feel anything by week 12.


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Hi Emtee, good to see an update on your progress.  Sorry you're had a set back this week though. Maybe the soreness telling you you've slightly overdone it, but it should adapt and become stronger.

Obviously everyone is slightly different but there could be the odd bit of soreness for a little while still.  My break last year was generally ok after 12 weeks, didn't affect my golf swing is how I'm judging it I suppose, but that last 5-10% does take a while.

once you've healed (which it sounds like you've pretty much done) your bone will slowly remodel itself over the coming months and adapt to the stresses placed upon it.

I hope you can get to a stage soon where you can comfortably play golf without feeling it.  It will improve.

 

im two weeks following the new break and feels like healing is going well, first day today with no pain killers and have been piling in the food and milk! plan to start lower body gym work this weekend. 


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  On 4/27/2016 at 5:59 PM, UKGolfer1 said:

Hi Emtee, good to see an update on your progress.  Sorry you're had a set back this week though. Maybe the soreness telling you you've slightly overdone it, but it should adapt and become stronger.

Obviously everyone is slightly different but there could be the odd bit of soreness for a little while still.  My break last year was generally ok after 12 weeks, didn't affect my golf swing is how I'm judging it I suppose, but that last 5-10% does take a while.

once you've healed (which it sounds like you've pretty much done) your bone will slowly remodel itself over the coming months and adapt to the stresses placed upon it.

I hope you can get to a stage soon where you can comfortably play golf without feeling it.  It will improve.

 

im two weeks following the new break and feels like healing is going well, first day today with no pain killers and have been piling in the food and milk! plan to start lower body gym work this weekend. 

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I'm glad to hear you are doing better as well. I have began taking a bone supplement (calcium, vitamin D, etc) recently along with my multi vitamin pack. I think I'm sore from the gym, I've began my routine again along with abs. I feel a little soreness there but based on what my doctor says I feel like there's no point of stopping because he said where it's at now it's not going to get screwed up from working out and things in that realm. For the most part in the gym I'm doing everything I once was with no problems, maybe I'll feel it for a second but that's it. My friends want to play tomorrow, I'm considering it because it seems it'll be a little sore when I hit balls but completely fine when I get back in the car and go home which is the opposite of what used to happen. The pain used to build day by day after I would play golf (before I was aware of the fracture). Man oh man I can't wait to never talk about this again, what a pain. I wish you the best of luck with healing.

And you are spot on about that last 5-10% because I'd place myself at 90+% right now but just having a hard time getting to that 100%. I'm hoping that happens within the next 3 or so weeks (12 total), I would be happy with that.


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Went to the range today hit about 70 balls. Felt pretty good, even hit the driver. Felt a little sore at the end so I stopped there and am icing it now. I hope it's not like this forever, I hate thinking about it. I'm confused if I should keep going or just put it on hold till I don't feel that tight feeling.


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Hi Emtee, how you getting on now? Hopefully you're fully back into playing regularly again? 

Im 6 weeks post break and managed a 30 ball range trip yesterday eve.. Only wedges to 8i but felt OK.. Little bit sore today but will try again Friday.


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  On 5/25/2016 at 7:40 PM, UKGolfer1 said:

Hi Emtee, how you getting on now? Hopefully you're fully back into playing regularly again? 

Im 6 weeks post break and managed a 30 ball range trip yesterday eve.. Only wedges to 8i but felt OK.. Little bit sore today but will try again Friday.

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I haven't been playing but just because of my schedule. I'm actually about to go play a little executive course in about an hour or so. I feel pretty confident because it never hurts in the gym anymore. I hope you feel 100% soon, try to give it more rest than you think it needs. Also make sure you are getting proper nutrients, someone with a broken bone may want to look into bone supplements because of the need for additional calcium. I took this pill called bone restore or something to make sure I got an adequate amount of vitamin D, calcium, etc


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Glad alls going well with you. Have a good round.  Thanks for the wise words, exactly the advice I need, am so keen to get back into it but need to take it easy like you say.

starting a calcium  vit d supplement tomorrow as dr says I have low bone density which might be why the ribs break so easily in the first place. Have a golf holiday to France in 3 weeks so aiming to be fit and well by then!


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I broke ribs when I was 18. It took an awful long time for them to heal. It took even longer for the pain associated with said break to go away. Several years down the road & the pain would still be there. HOPE they heal for you. I wouldn't mess around with getting back at golf until the Dr says you are clear to go.


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Update for those wondering and for those poor souls who will break their rib and read this in the future. Ended up playing a full round of 18 yesterday, shot a few over my index, but otherwise very solid ball striking and hit a lot of fairways off the tee. I think I'm at 13 weeks now and I basically feel no pain. 


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