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anyone experienced with recovery and climbing with it. I was told i could...Its a break to the radial head.

Anyone care to share similar experiences?

I broke the end of my funny bone off. I don't know what that is called but no doctor was able to figure out what was wrong with it (one told me I had tennis elbow) until a chunk of bone floated to the surface.

I'm sure you will be fine.

Legion, , EEEEK!!!

That sounds like it hurts like hell...

I have done just about the exact same thing. Only I have had bad nerve damage in mine. The first time my right art was opperated on, they took out the flakes that broke off my radial head and place some packing in to even things back out. About two years later the packing slipped out a bit and the nerve damage got worse. They went back in and took the packing out. Im not quite sure what they used for it,...but my uncle is a surgen and said that everything was cool. They had to take the radial head off that second time. So now I am ulna positive. And yes,...I did have surgery a third time. This was only for the nerve damage. Now everything is ok I think. I was out of climbing for something like 6 years. Never a good thing. But yeah,...I have the same problem. Pm me if you have any questions.

Oh yeah,....it makes a nice crunching sound when I move it some times.

A radial head fracture should be treated with caution for at least 4 to 6 weeks. Gentle pronation and supination range of motion exercises as well as flexion and extention should be pursued as able. Load bearing should be avoided, this would include climbing. The treatment of these fractures is dependent on the type and severity of the fracture. Generally the least severe, the non-displaced, fractures do best with early mobilization and range of motion exercises.

I dont personally understand the extent of my fracture but was told by the ortho pedist i could climb all day long, but couldnt push myself off the toilet. So no mantling or any other kinda of pushing..I do have serious pain pronating and supinating though..

Pronating and supinating?Whats that? Sounds like something Ho does to his victims.

its the movement a casino dealer makes with their arms as they leave the table...thats the best way to describe it..basically making palm facing down face up.