2006-09-03 05:12:41 · 14 answers · asked by CJD 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
get it wet and it will get ****** up then cut it with a scisor or a knife w/e u want but i wouldent try it with a knide just use a scisor if your desperate cause it can mess up your arm if its not ready
2006-09-03 05:14:35 · answer #1 · answered by <º)))ß@Ð @š§ @††‡†µÐ€(((º> 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, I concur with your other answers that you should see your doctor. BUT... I removed my own cast and I am not deformed or permanenetly maimed so... here is what I did:
(First of all, I did not have one of those "new" color-wrapped casts -- mine was the old white plaster-type. I am not sure if this method will work with the color-wrapped material. And, this was a simple wrist fracture. It was not a complete break, nor was it compound, spiral or any other complex injury.)
Okay, so I waited the 6 weeks.
Then, I had a friend who was an x-ray technician and he x-rayed my arm. My mom worked at a pediatrician's office and (she came to visit me -- I was out-of-state at college) we looked at the films -- we were satisfied that my bone was healed. I did not like my doctor, at all! So, my mom and I used some wrench/shears tool from the tool box and we slowly cut the cast off. I think that we may have inserted a ruler to protect my arm from getting scratched from the wrench/shears. And, when we could pull sides of the cast open -- we set my arm free.
I do also recommend physical therapy to return your arm to it's former state. I didn't do as much as I should and it took several years for my arm to return to normal. Now, I am fine, though. Just be careful and exercise a little caution if you do this. Good luck!
p.s. Get yourself a brace, too. Your arm will be weak and you should wear a brace to protect it. You can buy one at a pharmacy or hospital pharmacy/supplies store.
2006-09-03 14:03:46 · answer #2 · answered by Shibi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only person who should remove the cast is your doctor. Removing it before your arm is sufficiently healed could cause permanent damage, and pain that could follow you the rest of your life.
2006-09-03 12:14:50 · answer #3 · answered by misscatitude2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many people are in the cast? Why is the cast on your arm to begin with?
2006-09-03 12:18:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the doctor. Taking it off yourself will be quite a challenge if you don't have the correct tools. The doctor may also want to wrap it in soft bandages if its not fully healed. So just wait it out and let him/her do it. It shouldn't cost you anything, but a few minutes.
2006-09-03 12:21:56 · answer #5 · answered by Annieo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go back to the doctor that put it on, have him remove it. Otherwise you could be endangering yourself. It may not be healed yet. Good Luck.
2006-09-03 12:15:18 · answer #6 · answered by greenmountains84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I removed one using a very good pair of sissors. They can not be cheap ones because they won't work.
2006-09-03 13:59:15 · answer #7 · answered by troubled 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont do it cause you could mess your arm up even worse if it comes off to soon. wait until its time and let the doc take it off.
2006-09-03 12:14:39 · answer #8 · answered by Exotic Pink 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see a docter...its dangerous to try to remove that plaster stuff..and r u sure your arm is even ready?
2006-09-03 12:14:54 · answer #9 · answered by Bodhisattva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU shouldn't. You need to have the doc that put it on take it off. They have a special saw that they use. It shouldn't cost you anything for a follow up visit. Please don't do anything stupid. Nana
2006-09-03 12:18:30 · answer #10 · answered by nanawnuts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋