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Saw the Doc again today for a follow-up on my surgery... They removed the stitches (about twice as many as I was expecting, 20 + all together) and took some more x-rays.
Doc said I did a damn good job on it but he was able to piece it back together well so it's looking good for how complex the fractures were... We ditched the bandages & splint for a true cast which I'll have for another 3 weeks
I was really hoping for a splint so I could start moving it around ASAP, but no dice.
I asked him if he thought I'd be racing in 4 weeks for the Loudon Classic... he kinda skirted the question which I took as either "We'll see" or "you shouldn't, but you're probably gonna anyway if you can find a way"..... Sooooo, it looks like it'll be another 3 weeks before I have a better idea about whether or not i'll be riding in the Classic. It'll probably be a last minute call. Obviously I wanna race, but i'm not gonna push it if i'm not ready.
The good news is he told me the risks/complications should i bang it again are no worse than normal once it fully heals. The only issue is arthritis. He said there was a good amount of damage to the cartilage so i WILL have arthritis in my wrist... whether it'll start bothering me in 2 years or 25 years he can't say.
Sooooo, that's all I got for ya now... Next update will be on Thurs June 7th when I go back to get the cast off. Hopfully at that time I can get copies of the x-rays or somethin for you guys to look at... the hardware inside is pretty beefy