Well, I broke my left wrist in three places and I now have three pins protruding through a blue cast that runs clear above my elbow (atv accident). In 5 weeks, the pins get pulled and another cast goes on. No idea how long after that. Has anybody gone through this and does it ever heal properly so that you can play without pain? I drum open handed so my left gets the majority of the work with the hats and ride.

The doctor stated that I could have gone without the pins (i'm a coward when it comes to surgery) but I would eventually develop terrible arthritis and it wouldnt heal correctly. I almost did, but my drumming kept coming to mind and I only do it for fun. I'm sure I made the right choice, but I seriously thought about it for awhile.

aw, man.  bless your heart.  that sucks.  hope you get better really, really soon!  

i met one of my heroes <george lynch > last month, and he said i needed some rockin splints with skulls or something on them, so i bought this killer flames patch and superglued it on my right splint.  now everytime i look at it i get warm fuzzies.    

Yeah, the rehab hasent even been mentioned yet so i'm not sure what to expect. I didnt know you were on the sidelines for awhile too, Xena. Sorry to hear about it. Thanks for the advice. Left foot clave,,,,,,,hmmm.

HEHE No ReallY!! I did Stick Control and Morello's book, assigning either of my feet to the broken hand part, while I playe dsome kind of ostinato on the other foot.  Keep working the other three limbs. The busted one will come back. Blood supply to the wrist is notoriously bad, so eating , sleeping and staying healthy is really important. I DIDN'T do it that way and it took forever to get the cast off. (back in the day*sigh*) As far as the rehabbing goes, it's like driving in snow, go slow and you'll get there. Good luck, peace, leo