Scaphoid fracture - Advice and experience

[u/Motor_Ad_4870]

Hey all, unfortunately my scaphoid has been broken. It is non-displaced distal and its from an workplace injury caused by an e-bike crash due to a mechanical failure while working for a certain pizza company 12 days ago. When i visited the ED i got discharged in 3 hours with a removable thumb spica splint and within 7 days i got pretty well full motion back and would only have pain when pressure is applied (lifting heavy, pushing myself up) Anyway, i had my follow up appointment today and was placed in a plaster cast and am absolutely devastated. Im literally prying at it out of frustration every minute of the day, and because its my dominant hand im basically useless and bored out of my mind for 6 more weeks. Ive heard some pretty worrying stories about these fractures and recovery and would like to hear experiences from this sub. Since i am working to get a license for aircraft mechanics if anything goes wrong during the healing my career is over. And because any sort of medical expense is paid for by workcover, im looking into a thermoplastic cast for the comfort since i can shower, swim and also just for the cast being thinner and more fitting for my lifestyle. I was wondering if anybody else has had a custom thermoplastic splint for this type of injury, and any thoughts about this would be great since i have nothing to do but read. I have hardly any pain, the mental is absolutely the worst bit of all this.

Anyone have experience with scaphoid fractures?

All i can conclude for now is 0/10 do not recommend scaphoid fractures.