Hi everyone thank you for the replies, sorry I have been late to respond we have been having internet issues and I haven't been leaving the house either.

Yes my PT will want me doing exercises everyday and that will involve taking the casts off for everyone who asked about that, I won't just be sat around in it all day.

So after seeing the head of the therapy department it looks like I am going to have to have my arm splinted as the skin is breaking down pretty rapidly in my palms and fingers, Im getting very sore and dry skin between my fingers where I cannot properly dry my hand. She wants this done under a general anaesthetic as my hand is completely fixed in place but they won't do this until I am having something else done which requires an anaesthetic I could be waiting months as I don't even see my consultant until mid October and as far as I am aware he hasn't suggested anything that requires a general anaesthetic anyway.