Tazz2293

Stick a fork in him. He is done

My goals for this season are to get back to shooting in the low to mid 80's, maybe break 80 a time or two again. Since I had wrist surgery my game is not what it was and I struggle to break 90. I must improve my short game, amazing how quickly putting and the short game can go to heck if one does not practice, practice, practice. I must also improve my ball striking. I am hitting loads of fairways but missing too many greens. Practice Short game, chipping, pitching, putting. Improve Ball Striking. Hit more greens by improving Short Irons and Wedge game. Continue to strengthen wrist and body through exercise and stretching

The nightmares!

I hated that cast. After waking up and dealing with the Nerve Block, arm felt like a 1000 lb dead weight hanging off my shoulder, then the nerve block wore off and the pain started. I had a great doctor and a great physical therapist. I pushed myself hard. Maybe too hard. Just because I was playing regularly didn't mean I played well. I am just now starting to get my game back. I'll leave you to tell your tale. You will get back to playing often and well again it just takes some time. Because of weather I did get to take most of December and early January off, I am sure that helped me out some as well.

Thanks for the welcome. You can figure 5 - 6 weeks in a cast, then 3-4 weeks of rehab to be cleared to chip and putt. I was in a cast for 5 weeks, then rehab. I was cleared to start putting/chipping until about 9 weeks after surgery, that was the end of April. I wasn't cleared to start swinging again until the last week of May. Neither activities were much fun at first, especially full swing. Lots of soreness, twinges and concern about wrist. Of course that is to be expected during rehab. By the end of June I was getting back to where I could play once a week, hit balls once a week. By October I was back playing regularly.

I had this same exact injury. First injured in February 2014, felt and heard the same pop you experienced. I had to take several months off before I could play again. While playing my wrist was always swollen and sore. If I made a not too good swing the pain could be almost unbearable, but I am stubborn and continued to play through the pain. I was able to continue playing until the fall, October, of 2015 when after I hit a drive into the woods then tried to punch the ball back out to the fairway. This was the last straw for my wrist. I tried to take more time off to see if the wrist would reach a point where I could play again. No luck as I was constantly in pain even with the wrist immobilized with a brace. It is amazing how much you use your wrist in just day to day living and any wrong movement would bring searing pain. Finally in late February 2016 I had ECU stabilization surgery. I still have some issues but for the most part am pain free and after almost a year I am getting back to my normal game, still need to work out some of the kinks. Point is I can play again without pain. If I had it to do different I would have had the surgery done sooner.