Paddling in Circles

[BigSlaveDave]

I just got the cast off my broken arm and went out for a tentative paddle..... not in surf, of course.  Man, it's scary what you're arm turns into after six or seven weeks of atrophy.  It looks like a little chicken wing.  I broke my left arm, and, oddly, I can paddle stronger on my left side, with my left arm underneath, than I can on my right side, with it on top.  Oh well, I didn't want to go anywhere anyhow.  Circles were fine. 

I kept staring at the exact spot on the rail that broke my arm.  Maybe I should put little logos of surfers along the rails every time the board whacks someone.....like a fighter plane.

Stoked to back in the water!

Dave

[supthecreek]

Awesome to hear you are back in the water. Circles are fine. It's a start

[breakbad]

Glad you're back! Don't slack on the rehab.

[surfcowboy]

Glad you're back man. I paddled my longboard out yesterday for the first time in months (frozen shoulder) and I could barely get my arm up and out of the water. Just gotta do it and like they said, don't skimp on those damn exercises.

Cool you can start to shake off the memories of the accident.

[eastbound]

ya--the atrophy is shocking--as were the gross 3 in long black hairs that had grown in!

had a wrist break (navucula) that was set wrong, had to be reset after 5 week inthe cast already, then another 5 weeks--that was years ago, tho--knock on wood!

[BigSlaveDave]

Thanks, you guys.

[SpaceCoastPaul]

Glad to hear you're back. Take it easy and don't rush the comeback.