More or less. My issue isn’t as bad as yours, unless it’s in the middle of a flare up. Basically, I have a bone cyst in one of the carpal bones, and if it gets wrenched or tweaked just right, I can be out for weeks at a time. Extension is limited to about 10 degrees backward, and flexion is also probably about 20-30 degrees forward. Grip is probably about 60% when it’s really bad. Extension (backward) is only about 30% when the wrist isn’t in a flare up - I will always have limited mobility in both directions. Hand surgeon wanted to go in and do bone grafts, etc, but thus far we’ve managed to avoid that option by just being savvy in how I use that hand and using braces when needed.
I’m careful how I do push ups, weights, lifting buckets, etc all the time. If I’m jumping anything higher than cross rails, I wear a wrist brace with backside support, to prevent my hand from being pushed backward in the event we have a funny jump and and I jam my wrist. I also wear wrist braces for playing ice hockey. By being aware of what the wrist can/can’t handle, and using proper supports and avoiding activities that don’t mesh well, I’ve managed to get back into riding regularly (don’t compete at the moment), and play hockey at a fairly competitive level.
Are you working with a physical therapist? If not, you may want to look into it as it might help. My PT and I did several exercises to help with strengthening and increasing range of motion (elastic band exercises, putty, rotating a hammer, etc). Started slow, but worked up to more and more reps. We also did ultrasound therapy, which of course wasn’t super effective because it turned out to be a bone issue, not soft tissue. PT was somewhat effective for me; limited improvement, but better than it had been before.
Listen to your doctors. Don’t do any more than they advise at that time. Be aware of the issue, but try not to freak out over it. Pay strict attention to how much your wrist can handle, and what makes it worse. For example, I sleep in a wrist brace because a couple nights without it, and the wrist gets very sore and stiff (I curl up like a bunny at night). Keeping it braced and straight while I sleep sets me up for a good day. The wrist is a very complicated and funny joint, and I’m about at 90-95% from normal, without using any pain killers or drugs, strictly by managing the wrist carefully.
The mental side is just recognizing there’s a weakness there, and reducing the situations where it might be a problem. Don’t allow yourself to worry to death about it, as I found that just made it worse.
