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Title: Man down!!
Post by: smilley792 on January 29, 2015, 12:53:21 PM
For the second winter nets running. A team mate has taken me out.

Last year a bouncer Ruptured my spleen. This year a beamer took my right thumb clean of the bat!

Doesn't matter what protection gloves you have if it hits it on the end!

Thankfully nit broke just ligament damage. Off to zee a specalist Monday to sort it's repair and physio. Oh the fun.

Title: Re: Man down!!
Post by: Chad on January 29, 2015, 12:59:36 PM
Goodness sake's, Chris, you're so accident prone! (A bit like me tbh) You're the kind of guy I'd expect to be the striker, non-striker and bowler in this scenario:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNY14nDZwG4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNY14nDZwG4)

Recover soon, but in the meantime, go crazy on new willow. ;)
Title: Re: Man down!!
Post by: The Palmist on January 29, 2015, 01:00:40 PM
sounds crap, hope you get it fixed in time
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Post by: ProCricketer1982 on January 29, 2015, 01:22:05 PM
unlucky dude, recover soon

oh and find some new net mates!!! bouncers and beamers are not really good indoors.
Title: Re: Man down!!
Post by: jamferg on January 29, 2015, 01:38:43 PM
For the second winter nets running. A team mate has taken me out.

Last year a bouncer Ruptured my spleen. This year a beamer took my right thumb clean of the bat!

Doesn't matter what protection gloves you have if it hits it on the end!

Thankfully nit broke just ligament damage. Off to zee a specalist Monday to sort it's repair and physio. Oh the fun.

 Made me think as I always that the rubber protection thingys out of my gloves..... No point dropping the pads off for you to collect in Dronfield then? :( :o Let me know your address and I ll try and drop them in. You still ok to paypal the cash?

Jim
Title: Re: Man down!!
Post by: smilley792 on January 29, 2015, 01:47:45 PM
Sent you a pm Jim.


I was using a the new gray Nicolas prestige gloves. Only had them delivered. And they have a round cup and foam in the thumb end like keepers gloves that my other gloves don't.  May well have been more damage with other gloves. Who knows.
Title: Re: Man down!!
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on January 29, 2015, 01:53:17 PM
The only way to test it is to repeat the test with a different par of gloves Chris ;)

Hope it's nothing too serious mate, thumb injuries can be a right pain!
Title: Re: Man down!!
Post by: Seniorplayer on January 29, 2015, 03:05:42 PM
I take the rubber cups out of old gloves and put them in the gloves I am using covering  both thumbs and fingers facing the bowler on my bottom hand.
Title: Re: Man down!!
Post by: Kez on January 29, 2015, 11:19:41 PM
Ouch sounds nasty, I took a blow to the thumb early last season, not clever! However my reckoning id take my break over ligament damage, was batting again within two weeks. Admittedly not my smartest move but hey I missed batting!
Title: Re: Man down!!
Post by: smilley792 on February 03, 2015, 10:42:48 PM
Maybe a break would have been better after yesterday's news.


update! !!! Albeit a delayed one as it was too depressing to post.


(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/smilley792/20150203_223508_zpsa80vm2rw.jpg) (http://s61.photobucket.com/user/smilley792/media/20150203_223508_zpsa80vm2rw.jpg.html)

Definately ligament damage.

2 weeks in splint minimum.
6 to 8 weeks in total till I can grip properly.

10 weeks to first game of year.

so either no nets or some one handed nets. and no self pleasure.

gutted
 
Title: Re: Man down!!
Post by: InternalTraining on February 03, 2015, 10:49:57 PM
Sorry to hear that!

I used my Newbery County gloves for the first time last weekend and turns out that thumbs (caps) have no foam in them. I paid good money for those gloves and one quick ball could end my season. Dratz!  I need good gloves for nets but I can't use my Slazengers (junior men's, sausage finger, RH).
Title: Re: Man down!!
Post by: OwzatOllie on February 03, 2015, 11:28:28 PM
Not a cricket sustained injury but on new year's day I wrenched my back at work (absolute agony, never known pain like it) and ever since it's been sore after lifting a few boxes at work, with the occasional sciatic nerve pain in the left leg. Chiropractor visits are helping but I can see it potentially becoming a chronic problem which may affect my cricket :(
Title: Re: Man down!!
Post by: Vitas Cricket on February 03, 2015, 11:37:44 PM
Maybe a break would have been better after yesterday's news.


update! !!! Albeit a delayed one as it was too depressing to post.


([url]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/smilley792/20150203_223508_zpsa80vm2rw.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://s61.photobucket.com/user/smilley792/media/20150203_223508_zpsa80vm2rw.jpg.html[/url])

Definately ligament damage.

2 weeks in splint minimum.
6 to 8 weeks in total till I can grip properly.

10 weeks to first game of year.

so either no nets or some one handed nets. and no self pleasure.

gutted


Doctor or physio gave the timeframe? Worth looking for a second physio opinion if you can. I did enough ligs in my knees and ankles during my footballing days to know that enough heat and ultrasound into the area can speed things up, as can a physio really intent on helping out. I did my knee quite badly and was told 4 months rest and treatment. I went elsewhere for another opinion (to the guy who i still use today) who told me an operation would sort me with no problems until i would be too old for sports anyway but meant missing an entire season. As an alternative he offered to work through it week by week wit me and actually got me training and playing (with some limitations/mild pain) after 6 weeks. At the end of the season we sorted things properly with the advantage of rest and I haven't had a problem in that knee since.
Title: Re: Man down!!
Post by: i12breakfree on February 04, 2015, 05:17:51 AM
@smilley792 Sorry to see that. Hope you recover soon and in time before the season starts.
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Post by: KIPPERS on February 04, 2015, 04:17:37 PM
Your going to have to dance with a stranger
Title: Re: Man down!!
Post by: smilley792 on February 04, 2015, 04:23:36 PM
Hmmm. @VitasCricket glad you mentioned that as just remembered my works health insurance covers physio!!

Also it was the doctor that gave the prognosis. Seen another today and he reckons 6 - 8 weeks is optimistic!.......

I wanted good news not worse :-(
Title: Re: Man down!!
Post by: sarg on February 05, 2015, 05:07:45 AM
Ligaments don't tend to recover fast mate. Shocking news and real bad luck. I think next pre season you miss a few early sessions to let everyone's actions settle.
Title: Re: Man down!!
Post by: Boondougal on February 05, 2015, 07:57:14 AM
Might sound odd but you could investigate acupuncture. I was really skeptical about it but to apease my wife I went and had a session on my shoulder that has bothered me for years. Previously spent 100,s at the back crackers trying to sort it with no joy. 2 needle sessions and the issue is pretty much gone. It amazed me. It's all about blood flow so I'm sure it would at very least be helpful to your recovery.
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Post by: RF on February 05, 2015, 08:55:32 AM
Hi Chris, I echo the acupunture shout, my brother had bells palsey and the doctors couldn't really help, but after 2 acupucture sessions it was all fixed.

Not expensive either, £25-30 a time I think