Off with the cast

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To cut a long story short, 4-5 days ago I sliped over and managed to land right on my elbow and I was put into a plaster cast from my wrist to over my elbow untill the radiologists report came back.

Today the report came back and said all looks well and the cast was removed.

My question here is to those of you who have been in a cast, how are you ment to feel after it's removed? Back to your own self?

I'd expect weekness if I was in the cast for several weeks but it was less then 4 days. I do not have full range of motion (can't bend it more then 90 degrees to touch my shoulder, nor can I fully extend my arm and can not rotate my hand so my palm faces upwards), some slight movements send shots of pain up from my wrist into my elbow, my hand and forarm feel tingly (like light pins and needles) and cold.

Is this normal and it will take a while for my arm to get back to normal or should I be asking for a second opinion?

And of course it's exam time at the same time...wooo

...im half asleep here. but OMG!!! its you!! i havent seen you around in ages sweetie!

That sounds like there's some problem that wasn't picked up by the X-ray. You definitely should tell your doctor about it.

Yes....it is me, still alive and everything!I think they've missed somthing also really, I don't feel like it's just a sprain. I was just discruntled about it last night (hence the post) becuase I think they're wrong.Anyway, I just wanted to be sure as maybe it will just get back to normal with abit of time. I'll leave it a while [becuase a) I have a big assesment tomorrow and exams and an assignment due next week and b) I'm a poor uni student and doctors like to charge me lot's of money for their opinions and xrays so I'd like to be sure I need to go back before I waste the money].Also, this is me procrastinating. procrastinates stupid work.

I know after mine was removed, my arm had become thinner. and it felt really light, and I had a very slight range of movement.

My friend had her cast removed from her leg today. She had it because she cracked her Fibula? While she was doin a back handspring, Wow. Her leg was hairyyyy, she looked like sascuash?Ahah But It only feels weird for a little bit then of course u get your feelin back. and it feels normall(as she says). =)Hope that helped.

It's been 2 weeks since I messed it up. I'm still cast free.Abit more movement and less pain now but still not back to normal and quite sore when I move it suddenly the wrong way or try and carry too much weight with it.I had a read up on elbow fractures vs sprains and it may well but be a very bad sprain.Hoping it will fix its self eventually.

You need to excercise the elbow to prevent scar tissue from forming. If you limit your movement, it can become permanent.

Yea, I'm not using a sling or anything so I can still use it.I'm streching it out to the limits during the day and trying to lift more with it and do more stuff with it.

After I had my cast removed, the muscles were very weak. It took a lot of time to strengthen the muscles again, and it was even a little painful to use them when my cast first came off. Of course, this was after 3 months though.