MtnHigh Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 My son broke his arm last night snowboarding at Meadows. He's home now and OK. He's mostly down because his snowboarding season is now in the tank. I feel sorry for him because he's gotten pretty good on the board and was jazzed up about getting on the hill a lot this season. Any ideas on how to pull a teenager out of the snowboard blues? Quote
chelle Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 That sucks that your son got hurt. How bad is the break? Where in the arm? Most breaks take about 6 weeks to heal, so he could be out there by Feb. Still a lot of the season left at that point. Quote
Blake Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 I was up there myself last night... it's a tricky place when crowded. Maybe he'll be able to read some good books or boarding or just rekindle/pick up a hobby that's less phyiscal. Quote
MtnHigh Posted December 8, 2003 Author Posted December 8, 2003 ehmmic said: That sucks that your son got hurt. How bad is the break? Where in the arm? Most breaks take about 6 weeks to heal, so he could be out there by Feb. Still a lot of the season left at that point. Thanks for the encouraging remarks. It's not a terrible compound fracture or something like that. He broke the end of the ulna where it meets the wrist. There's a chunk of it dislodged that's scraping against other stuff in the wrist causing a lot of discomfort. He's in a cast for now and on a stead diet of vicodin. He's currently passed out on the couch. He may need surgury to remove the fragment. An ortho specialist is looking at to tomorrow. Quote
chelle Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 Common point to break for youth (and snowboarders). It's right where the bone is growing. Good luck with the surgeon tomorrow. Good news is that once the fracture heals it will be stronger than before. The muscles might be a little atrophied but that'll come back in time. He sounds like an active kid. Quote
catbirdseat Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 You took the words right out of my mouth. Quote
lancegranite Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 My buddy "O" broke his arm in the preseason. He got the cast that goes past the elbow. We would ace bandage his arm to his side every day. When he rode, his broken arm bounced along as if he were shaking hands. Some bigger mittens and liners made the outfit complete. Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 Invite cheerleader team over the house to cheer him up. Maybe he'll score!! Quote
griz Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 Yeah, I've known people to get back out there before the cast comes off. He might be able to also when the pain goes away and it mends abit...I guess it depends what the doc says.When I was a young little twit skate rat, my best bud broke his leg on the halfpipe but he was able to get out and screw around abit in a leg cast. He skated w/ his crutches,believe it or not. Good luck! Quote
scratchandsniff Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 Glad to hear your son will be OK (surgeons fix everything). Hate to put a positive spin on it, but its a hell of a good lesson compared to breaking a neck. With Christmas around the corner, how about a video game system and the new Halo or Grand Theft Auto 3. Killing the whores and the policmen on GTA 3 should pull him right out of that funk. I put this quesion to my son, he wants me to add that Saturday, his backpack straps got caught in the chairlift as he was getting off. The season pass hung him by the neck as the chair continued to spin around. All that remains is the marks and bruises on his neck and of course the psysic wound of hanging above the ground by a strap around his neck while strangling as his legs kicked uselessly 2 feet off the ground. Chairlift operator said that was the first time he'd seen that one after they'd finally unstrung the kid. I was up high on the steeps and missed the excitement. Probably just as well. Luck with your son. Quote
cj001f Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 Definite bummer. Hope he heals quickly. Judging by the AMR's I passed on the way up, he wasn't the worst off. And I was pissed I broke my binding at the top of the first run of the season. Quote
iain Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 Sounded like Saturday night was a bad night on the mountain with multiple lifeflight calls Quote
cj001f Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 iain said: Sounded like Saturday night was a bad night on the mountain with multiple lifeflight calls Crikey! I just saw 2 AMR ambulances heading down mid-Afternoon. Quote
JoshK Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 TEll him to hang in there, he could definitely hit the slopes again this year. I tore my rotator cuff in January a few years ago, and was told I probably wouldn't be skiing or anything like that for quite a while. I was back on the slopes later in February, albeit being a bit more careful. He may just want to wear a brace of somesort when he returns. Quote
ken4ord Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 Doctorb said: Teach him how to roll a joint. Give a boy a joint and he gets high for the day, teach him to roll a joint and he can get high whenever. On a serious side, it is a bummer that your son broke his arm. I would not go with the Snowboarding video game, all it is going to do is make him miss it more. Last season I was out becasue of a knee injury. PT and working out in the gym were my saving graces. I joined cribbage tournament. Also a little of the herbal remedy as well got me through the boarding and ice climbing blues. Quote
cj001f Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 shredmaximus said:Yo Carl you weren't trying to ski an AT set up left served...were you??? Tisk, tisk, tisk. I'd have definitely taken that as sign to give up AT skiing I was skinning up to kill time before the night ski tickets went on sale, and at the top of the run found the toe throw on my Superloops had broke repair parts are on the way though! Quote
cj001f Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 shredmaximus said: Ahhh the super loops...'nuf said. Maybe(probably!) it's the Supercomps, but that was my first problem in 3 years. Certainly it's not my svelte figure. I actually bought the parts from Rainey - I needed a spare anyway. Can't beat the confirmation e-mail within an hour on a Sunday! Quote
fairytwig Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 Kids mend much more quickly than adults... your son will be up and moving before you know it! Unfortunately, I have to say, although the X-box thing has it merits, as we all know how most teens love their video games (as do most of us adults) if this kids has a broken arm in a cast, I must point out the obvious that he probably cannot work the controller. Best activities I can think of are: movies, movies and yup more movies! He can zone out (as I am sure he already is on the Vicodin) and always hit rewind if he zonks. Books are good but it will tire his good arm and concentration will be minimal on the drugs. Maybe some good magazines or comics? Short articles and the like... board games might also be an activity that friends/family can join in with... don't forget to have all the friends (especially the girls) over for a signing party to sign the cast! Quote
iain Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 on a related note: how the hell do you learn to work the terrain park w/o killing yourself in the process. I have never been more injured than I have going off large jumps just slightly crooked. even little kickers can kick my ass if I don't pay attention, and I almost killed myself when I botched a 360 this weekend. seems like there is a lot of marketing towards the park stuff (ski resorts really seem to push it here in oregon) but are there lessons or something to ease your way into this stuff? btw, I've heard tweaked or broken forearms are the number one snowboarding injury. Quote
ken4ord Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 iain said: on a related note: how the hell do you learn to work the terrain park w/o killing yourself in the process. I have never been more injured than I have going off large jumps just slightly crooked. even little kickers can kick my ass if I don't pay attention, and I almost killed myself when I botched a 360 this weekend. seems like there is a lot of marketing towards the park stuff (ski resorts really seem to push it here in oregon) but are there lessons or something to ease your way into this stuff? btw, I've heard tweaked or broken forearms are the number one snowboarding injury. Tell me about it. Damn the last time I went through and hit the park it hit back hard and gave me two torn hamstrings. Now-a-days I keep my distance don't want to go through that pain again. Quote
erik Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 iain said: on a related note: how the hell do you learn to work the terrain park w/o killing yourself in the process. I have never been more injured than I have going off large jumps just slightly crooked. even little kickers can kick my ass if I don't pay attention, and I almost killed myself when I botched a 360 this weekend. seems like there is a lot of marketing towards the park stuff (ski resorts really seem to push it here in oregon) but are there lessons or something to ease your way into this stuff? btw, I've heard tweaked or broken forearms are the number one snowboarding injury. us fattys gotta really work on the landin...ask fejas...he'll tell....that look on his face...terrian park mishap. mtnhigh..the only time i ever experienced any real down time....the g/f and some books occupied my time....tho the vicodin sounds good! Quote
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