Feek's broken arm thread (now with plate, pins and screws x-ray, staples/wound and tongue surgery)

Feek said:
I’ve seen the consultant and I have to have surgery on my shoulder. I asked how many fractures there are and he stopped counting at eight. He described it as totally shattered and a ‘mush’ in there.

He said that when it’s all done, the best case scenario (one which he’d call a success) is where I can raise my arm to shoulder height.

It’s being done next Tuesday.
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Many moons ago I was knocked off my bike and dislocated and fractured every bone in my right shoulder and tore 3/4 of the way through the muscle and tendon. I was also told I would probably not be able to lift my arm above shoulder level and that arthritis would probably set in before I hit age 40. Still, here I am at 48 and have full range of movement with no signs of arthritis. I continued to move my shoulder (through gritted teeth) as my stubborn nature couldn't allow my missus to do the mundane things of helping me dress. According to my local GP, who specialises in rugby injuries (likened my injuries to a really bad scrum collapse) it was my constant attempts at using my shoulder that likely helped to retain full movement.

It may help you and it may not but I wish you the best of luck.
 
Here's what happened yesterday.

I arrived at the hospital nice and early and went down for surgery at around 11:30. I was in the theatre for about two hours which was longer than expected and after an hour in the recovery room, I was back on the ward and munching my way through toast and jam.

Got home around 20:30 (ish) last night.

I'm nicely dosed up on painkillers and now it's a mixture of time and exercise to get the mobility back as best as I can.

@eddiemcgarrigle I can be a stubborn git at times so I hope I can force the same outcome.

I've got a plate, eight pins and three screws in there which are mine to keep, they won't be coming out because once the bone has grown back it fits the metalwork at microscopic level. You can't apply enough torque to turn the screws without breaking the bone. They're basically fused in.

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The reason the surgery took two hours instead of the hour to an hour and a quarter that was expected was because the bone fragments had started to knit back together. The surgeon had to scrape those bits out before he could work on repositioning them.
 
Welcome to the B&Q 10 screw crew :D. I managed to dislocate my elbow at the same time which didn't help matters. A few years down the line and it's all as right as rain really, hope your recovery is good, and concentrate on the physio part.

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Very good! My knee was about 4hrs and then I took about 2-3hrs to wake up after surgery lol, the nurse wasn't too impressed, she must have been bored stiff :p

Going back in for more surgery in January and I'm getting worried that they're going to ask me to have it done under a local anesthetic :S
 
DampCat said:
Surgery will heal much faster. I had my collar bone plated and pinned, I was in agony for the week before the surgery and right as rain 2 days after.
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Completely depends on what’s being operated on! My knee was done on 3rd July this year and I still can’t walk properly. If it’s straight up bone repair it’s quick but as soon as muscle/tendons/ligaments are involved it can take way longer
 
Lakeland said:
If it’s straight up bone repair it’s quick but as soon as muscle/tendons/ligaments are involved it can take way longer
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One of the pieces of bone that had to be moved has muscle attached so I've got the best of both worlds.

The scab came off my right thumb just now, all in one piece so I've put it in the same drawer as a collection of toenails I've lost over the years. That's not strange, is it?
 
Feek said:
One of the pieces of bone that had to be moved has muscle attached so I've got the best of both worlds.

The scab came off my right thumb just now, all in one piece so I've put it in the same drawer as a collection of toenails I've lost over the years. That's not strange, is it?
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nice.. :o

I have more pins and glued parts than a Blue Peter Tracey Island. Managed to crack an old break when I came off me bike last month.
 
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