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Broke my right wrist, the good arm. Any ideas how long this breakage goes on?

Doodski said:
dr had x-ray images made and decided I am going in for surgery next week for the broken radius. I'm in a half cast right now...
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Well at least there is a solution. My mom broke one hip at age 92 and the other at 96 two surgeries later shes walking around at 97.
Good Luck @Doodski
 
Doodski said:
I'm wondering if they break it again and then align it? That sounds like more pain. Lol... :D Titanium is coming...
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Well yeah;):
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Doodski said:
I'm wondering if they break it again and then align it? That sounds like more pain. Lol... :D Titanium is coming...
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I went through that with my metacarpals. The first time they took the cast off I had a lobster claw as a hand. With that in mind, getting stuff re-broken (it's under local anesthesia anyhow) and fixed right is a small price to pay.

My mom is 84 now and she has arthritis in her right hand, and it really impacts her life quality and depresses her. She loved to craft jewelry etc. We're managing it with a lot of supplements to make it better. Preserving the dexterity in our hands is a great thing for life quality.

All I am saying is - get better and don't hesitate to go guns blazing for a second surgery if it's required. And I hear it is not uncommon with hand surgery, but mine and yours was different. No nerve damage definitely is a great gift from providence...
 
Doodski said:
I'm wondering if they break it again and then align it? That sounds like more pain. Lol... :D Titanium is coming...
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My advice, trust is your friend and worry the enemy. In my career, I have worked with many surgeons and from my prospective, they are basically highly trained mechanics. They have done hundreds jobs over and over, seen every problem, and want to get in and out with stealth and proficiency so they can sleep at night.
 
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Doodski said:
I'm wondering if they break it again and then align it? That sounds like more pain. Lol... :D Titanium is coming...
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Yes, and a restart of the 8 week period. But you will have titanium in your arm and be part Terminator. Be careful around microwaves with the new titanium alloy arm. You might be able to tune into AM broadcasts from Russia. ;) Also your arm will now be worth more than the Catalytic converter on your car. Therefore you will need to be careful where you leave your arm parked. :p
 
AdamG247 said:
Yes, and a restart of the 8 week period. But you will have titanium in your arm and be part Terminator. Be careful around microwaves with the new titanium alloy arm. You might be able to tune into AM broadcasts from Russia. ;) Also your arm will now be worth more than the Catalytic converter on your car. Therefore you will need to be careful where you leave your arm parked. :p
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Open channel D :D
 
AdamG247 said:
Yes, and a restart of the 8 week period. But you will have titanium in your arm and be part Terminator. Be careful around microwaves with the new titanium alloy arm. You might be able to tune into AM broadcasts from Russia. ;) Also your arm will now be worth more than the Catalytic converter on your car. Therefore you will need to be careful where you leave your arm parked. :p
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But I wonder if with the surgery (an titanium endoskeleton) you might have a less restrictive cast. Hoping that is the case...:cool:
 
I was lucky to have had Sports Specialists/Surgeons put me back together again and again.
Lucky for me, I once ended up with a vacationing US Olympic Team surgeon repairing my blown out (ACL) knee ligament... when I crashed and burned on Mammoth (1st ride, of the 1st day, on overnight fresh powder, in freshly tuned skis). I woke up, a few hours later, on a passive-motion machine. Few short months later, I was walking around unassisted. Even on a PPO plan, it took my insurance company 20 months to finally relent and pay-up... because replacing a ligament with a tendon was considered an 'experimental surgery', at the time.
Have you asked for a 2nd opinion or at least have you read up on alternate methods possible to 'put Humpty-Dumpty together again'? :D [not a dis]
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ADD: ELEVEN @#$% days??:mad:
 
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MAB said:
But I wonder if with the surgery (an titanium endoskeleton) you might have a less restrictive cast. Hoping that is the case...:cool:
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I have a 1/2 cast on now till the surgery. Can type a little if not cumbersome but I feel some sort of pain in above the palm area. I think soft tissue stuff is rearing it's ugly head. So... this is going to be months before it gets near normal I'm guessing. The bone Dr said wait till after surgery and we'll see.
 
pseudoid said:
I was lucky to have had Sports Specialists/Surgeons put me back together again and again.
Lucky for me, I once ended up with a vacationing US Olympic Team surgeon repairing my blown out (ACL) knee ligament... when I crashed and burned on Mammoth (1st ride, of the 1st day, on overnight fresh powder, in freshly tuned skis). I woke up, a few hours later, on a passive-motion machine. Few short months later, I was walking around unassisted. Even on a PPO plan, it took my insurance company 20 months to finally relent and pay-up... because replacing a ligament with a tendon was considered an 'experimental surgery', at the time.
Have you asked for a 2nd opinion or at least have you read up on alternate methods possible to 'put Humpty-Dumpty together again'? :D [not a dis]
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Things are moving pretty fast here. I'm expecting a call tomorrow or Monday for what and where to go for surgery. So they are talking like next week and seemed like it would be fast. The break slipped while in the cast. That's why they advised to go for a plate and screws and stated over the long term it would be better.
 
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