Everything off arm this morning

[jimnyc]

And a 'little' bruising!! And some scratches where they put stitches. And finally I know, a t shaped Volar plate with 7 screws across the writs, and then 3 screws down from the T meeting holding it in place. Yuk! Looked NASTY on the X-ray. But these images aren't much prettier.

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[Kathianne]

Really, not so bad! Surgery was just like a week ago? Looking good, how's it feeling?

[Gunny]

Share much? :slap:

You don't have any protection for your arm/wounds anymore? Or was this just a photo op? I'd be paranoid as Hell of *air* if they pulled that off ME and left it like that.

[jimnyc]

Really, not so bad! Surgery was just like a week ago? Looking good, how's it feeling?

Been only 10 days! Stitches out and he said he could tell I took care of it and kept it raised and iced. I was like "Doc, I'm a wuss, of COURSE I kept it still in a sling and iced it!!

He said it is now perfectly aligned and showed me sided by side with original X=-ray. Oh my, it really was fu&%ed up!

So now 10 screws and some serious lingering pain, but he said a long time of PT and that I should eventually be pain free and FULL range of motion back!!

[jimnyc]

Share much? :slap:

You don't have any protection for your arm/wounds anymore? Or was this just a photo op? I'd be paranoid as Hell of *air* if they pulled that off ME and left it like that.

They put the protective sterile strips across to protect the closure. Then put a gentle wrap of gauze/tape - and then another wrist brace aka nylon thingy you can get at any drugstore.

He said put in a sling if necessary, it won't harm anything, but I could also use just the brace as well. He'll take off the little bit of gauze when I see him in a month. I start PT in 8 days already!!

Mean while, with the other doc, I would have my cast on still until I see him on August the 6th. Needless to say that appt. was canceled long ago. Eff him.

[Gunny]

They put the protective sterile strips across to protect the closure. Then put a gentle wrap of gauze/tape - and then another wrist brace aka nylon thingy you can get at any drugstore.

He said put in a sling if necessary, it won't harm anything, but I could also use just the brace as well. He'll take off the little bit of gauze when I see him in a month. I start PT in 8 days already!!

Mean while, with the other doc, I would have my cast on still until I see him on August the 6th. Needless to say that appt. was canceled long ago. Eff him.Hell, you should be thinking about suing the first doctor. Corpsmen (enlisted Navy medics) did better with my ankle than your first doc.

Just be careful, knucklehead. You're such a putz sometimes :laugh:

[Kathianne]

Hell, you should be thinking about suing the first doctor. Corpsmen (enlisted Navy medics) did better with my ankle than your first doc.

Just be careful, knucklehead. You're such a putz sometimes :laugh:

I think suing is overdone, but the 'threat of suing' could get you all out-of-pocket expenses for both docs-he'd be getting off easy considering the pain involved.

[jimnyc]

Perhaps suing is out there, but with medical malpractice suits they take like $10k MINIMUM, mostly closer to 20, and that's to get started. And if you plan on being successful, you had better be prepared in the lawyer finding an expert to testify against him - and you pay for all of that, and his time in court. That's many thousands more, trust me. I know more than the basics, but yet nothing. I am an avid reader of legal forums and that one is quite busy, the medical! And they tell the majority of complainants the same things I just wrote.

Not that a broken arm is peanuts like a Doc getting a cold wrong about you - but also maybe not worth crazy time and suing. Might end up with great payments to them 2, and then walk away with a couple grand myself - for likely years of fighting and litigation.

[Abbey Marie]

Jim, I wore a sling after I didn’t need it only when I was out and could expect people to be near me. Just to help keep them aware and hopefully not bump into it.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Son of a BITCH... http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/shocked/surprise-smiley-emoticon.gif (http://www.sherv.net/)