i have a plaster cast on my wrist and have had an itch since saturday which i just cant get rid of. The doctors at the hospital recommended ice packs which doesnt help, sticking things down the cast doesnt help, i got it a tiny bit wet the other day and am wondering if thats whats caused it? cheers

 

is it plaster or is it plastic quick set mesh?

the itch is because the cloth has been rubbed through

 

it has a thin bandage then a white tape thing which went hard (looked like plasters scrim lol)

 

make it as cold as possible

 

done that already, had ice bags on it, had arm out van window today @ around 60mph for around 40mins, doesnt make a difference pmsl

 

blowtorch......



I've never found anything that works really, sorry.

 

i was wondering if i had a reaction to the thing as i couldnt scratch it away lol

 

Knitting needle with a thin cloth or something. Push the cloth through from one end to the other with the knitting needle. Then with an end of cloth sticking out of each end of the plaster move it back and forwards over the itch.

 

that sounded brilliant, then i looked at arm and realised wrist isn't straight with arm pmsl

 

get the side cutters out cut the thing off lol

 

plastic cast then, it'll itch where it's rubbed through the first layer of wrapping

ask them to remove it and give you another one, it's cool the way they cut it off, you can get them in al sorts of colours, i've had pink, blue yellow and multicoloured's, all the fluresant versions

i'll see if i can find some pics

oh yeah, if you get it done when it's proeprly cold, when yo go outide, you can see it wafting hot vapour into the atmosphere as it sets

 

welding rod

 

i asked about the colours and he said they only have what they get given at the time-white lol

 

what a shit feeling aye remember when i broke my leg and had it on for about 6 months i just wanted to rip it off lol

 

soo want to rip it off lol, going to try working 2mo as fed up being off work now, cant see myself doing too much though lol

 

Try and get some talcum powder down there, that is what I did when I had both legs in complete plaster plus my right arm completely plastered up all at the same time, had a few itches then!!
tabetha

 

when it comes off, you'll notice that your arm is much much thinner than it was, just get using it asap afterwards or else you'll get stuck with limited movements, and take the option of physio