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Suggest Treatment For Fracture In Hand

i just got a cast for my hand i broke it in the spot they would say is a boxers fracture and i just got this cast its a fibreglass cast but with cotton inside this would make it 3 weeks now since i have had it broken and i want to start swimming to practice for my swim team im not planning to do any competitions until i have it off on november 19th so wat should do to make sure i dont screw up my hand which when i got the first cast off a week ago felt fine and to make sure i dont ruin my cast plz help
Thu, 27 Nov 2014
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Orthopaedic Surgeon,  's  Response
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After going through your query I concluded that you have fracture of metacarpals for which a cast has been put in place. You want to swim with this cast. I will advise that you should try swimming only after cast removal. Otherwise water will go inside the cast and will be absorbed and leading to foul smelling after few days forcing cast to be removed . You can discuss with your Doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then please don't hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you a good health. Take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Fracture In Hand

Hi Welcome to healhcaremagic After going through your query I concluded that you have fracture of metacarpals for which a cast has been put in place. You want to swim with this cast. I will advise that you should try swimming only after cast removal. Otherwise water will go inside the cast and will be absorbed and leading to foul smelling after few days forcing cast to be removed . You can discuss with your Doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then please don t hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you a good health. Take care.