Baller nzwaterski Posted January 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted January 4, 2014 Yesterday had a fall on ball #2 nothing spectacular. Decided to end set. I climbed into boat to drive while taking gloves of noticed finger a bit sore. Today went to get it looked at X ray showed the end joint broken. Not sure how this happened any one had similar experience? That's me out for 4-6 weeks. And it's mid summer here in New Zealand:-(:-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck_Dickey Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 You may have smacked it with the ski agains the handle. I did that in a fall, bruised but not broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted January 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted January 4, 2014 Bummer. Many years ago my friend grabbed the handle but somehow his finger was under the handle and when he squeezed with the other fingers he broke his finger. I believe he knew right away though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted January 4, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted January 4, 2014 You might try Clincher style gloves to see if you can still ski. The off season is for healing up. Clincher style gloves have their own issues, but they can keep you going in a pinch. H2OProShop.com will get you going in no time flat unless you have access to a pro shop at home. Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfennell Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I hurt my thumb pretty bad once (but not broken) when I fell OTF crossing the wakes and my hand bounced off the water and hit myself in the ribs. Couldn't bend it much for a few weeks, definitely possible to imagine breaking a finger after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller wilecoyote Posted January 6, 2014 Baller Share Posted January 6, 2014 Welcome to the club. I broke the same finger in the same place a couple of years ago. Mine got surgery, and the finger tip doesn't move any more, (even though the surgeon said it would) Are you in a splint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller wilecoyote Posted January 6, 2014 Baller Share Posted January 6, 2014 The reason I ask is that I was removing my finger from the splint and moving it, which apparently was a big no no. That's how it ended up healing all wrong. Good luck. BTW it's only a finger so I'm not too pissed about how things turned out, but if you can do all the right things in the first place and get a good finger out of the deal, what ever the effort or sacrifice, I think it's worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller nzwaterski Posted January 7, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted January 7, 2014 I'm going to try leave it in the splint as long as I can. I've had trouble with brakes before so this time I'm going to look after it. Did you do yours skiing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller lakeaustinskier Posted January 7, 2014 Baller Share Posted January 7, 2014 I had a similar injury when I broke my finger throwing a football with my son. Unfortunately the only way I could really get the finger to heal was to stop skiing for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller wilecoyote Posted January 7, 2014 Baller Share Posted January 7, 2014 I did mine windsurfing, it was a stupid injury, I was adjusting my gear in the shore break and got it pinched. That was 3 years ago, and the finger still has limited mobility but is slowly improving. I did continue to windsurf (I wasn't skiing at all at that time) while it was in the splint, but once the pin went in, I couldn't really use my hand for 6 weeks. BTW for anyone who ends up with the pin sticking out the end of the finger in case they don't tell you. (they didnt' tell me) you can rotate the pin. On mine they bent the pin into a hook and left it facing up. Had I known it would spin I could have pointed it down, and that 6 weeks would have been a lot easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller schroed Posted January 8, 2014 Baller Share Posted January 8, 2014 I broke my middle finger water skiing a few years back. I didn't notice it at the time it happened. I noticed it taking my gloves off and driving home. I didn't think it was broken and I kept skiing. I ended up going into the doctor a few weeks later as it still hurt and they said it was broken, but almost healed. So, depending on how bad the break is, I would bet you could start skiing again in not too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Mateo_Vargas Posted January 9, 2014 Baller Share Posted January 9, 2014 I broke mine too years ago. Index finger went off the end of the handle so tried to hang on with 3 fingers but couldn't hold it. Something happened when the handle shot out of my hands and my middle finger may have been pinched between the handle and the side of the V. Thought it was a freak accident but I guess not so freaky after hearing other occurrences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller liquid d Posted January 12, 2014 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2014 How do you drive in traffic without your middle finger?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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