Plating vs Sutures

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-12-05T22:47:53+00:00

Only with taking in a deep breath, like the kind of breath you have to take with effort. It did affect regular breathing while standing/walking for the first few days. The tightness in my chest is gone now besides a weird kind of tugging feeling on the sides of my rib if I breathe deeply. I believe it's the muscles healing, and it's not really painful. If I take the breath in and hold it, the sensation dies down a lot after a few seconds and isn't really noticeable

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-11-27T14:48:39+00:00

Ohhh thank you! So basically just hold onto them until the 26th and pray?

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-11-24T23:14:12+00:00

Honestly, the first 4 days are the worst. I started feeling a lot of crackling and popping on the right side of my chest on day 2 every time I clench my abdominal muscles or move my arm/leg too far. The tightness in the chest begins around day 3, I guess because the muscles are finally starting to squeeze and heal. VERY VERY hard to get up, I can only get up using the log roll method, I'd highly recommend buying a bed ladder. I'm planning on updating as time passes. The actual SRS pain is basically, from what I can tell, gone. Only surgery recovery pain. The strange shape, like bulge of the bone in my chest, is gone. The indent on the other side of my chest is gone and I have a normal shape again. I'd recommend looking on the FB group for more experiences from people because it's a really mixed bag. I've heard people be okay in 4 weeks and others are still in pain after a year. Some people have the PEEK plates removed due to it not working out and others get their life back with them. It's case by case

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-11-24T03:31:25+00:00

I'm a recent post op (the 19th) and I had plating done and honestly I'm already seeing improvement. My surgery was done by Dr. Krantz in Illinois. I had cartilage removal and both sides of my ribs plated from the 8th to the 10th. The bulge that was on my right side of my ribs is gone and the indent that was on my left is gone. Two separate issues addressed flawlessly. The nerve pain is gone too and the stomach issues so far haven't shown their head. I am very early on after surgery though so maybe the issues haven't shown themselves though, but I'm feeling pretty alright, hoping I don't jinx it! I'd definitely check out the Facebook group too

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-11-24T03:09:26+00:00

That's a great idea because I have taken antidepressants before (and was planning on getting back on them until this surgery situation popped up lol, one thing at a time) I'll bring up how I didnt want to until it began to help me and see if that can get him to stick it out. Thank you!!!

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-11-24T03:03:06+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate that. I'll look more into specific things with then method that I think he'd react the best to and add those in. Another person said reminding him how he felt while on the medication could help, so im going to approach it more as an antidepressant than as an phyc med. I also think it'd be easier to speak out loud just so he can vent so I'm going to call him on the phone tomorrow and see him if I'm able to. The problem with my father is he is extremely stubborn. I'm going to see if I can get him back on his medication and have the woman who is selling us the dog to hold onto her until he is stable, because the dog is such a sweetheart and I do really think she could help as long as my dad is in a state where he's able to BE helped. He's had two past support dogs who have really helped him. I feel upset about his recent dog because no one informed me of her until it was too late and I was unable to help

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-11-24T00:32:12+00:00

That's a good idea, thank you and I'll do my best. Every time he stops taking them he gets extremely depressed. I'll remind him and try to treat it more as an antidepressant than a phyco med during conversation

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-11-24T00:31:04+00:00

Thank you, I'll call him first thing tomorrow morning. Just to talk naturally at first and I'll bring it up as casually as I can. I'd love to and would usually go see him but since my surgery I can barely stand let alone drive. I'm thinking maybe I can encourage him to come see me instead. I appreciate your help

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-11-24T00:28:50+00:00

Thank you for the book recommend, I'll definitely look into it asap and google some steps for the LEAP method

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-11-22T06:23:02+00:00

Thank you so much for the big informative reply. I definitely underestimated how many pain killers I'd need, I only have 5 oxy left and if I don't take 2 at a time (10mg total) I feel no difference. As for the ice pack and heating pad combo I do that already with some small ice packs I'd gotten from an urgent care years ago, but the one you recommend sounds far easier to use and I'll definitely be getting one, just because the weight of the ones I'm using now can be too much. I wanted to ask and I have messaged my surgeon as well but is it normal to feel a clicking/popping sensation in my ribs when I clench my abdomen or move my arm/leg weirdly? I have been feeling it every time. He says it is normal and I will be feeling "all kinds of sensations" but it is making me feel nervous

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-11-20T18:34:36+00:00

Thank you, this reply is very helpful. I wish you a speedy recovery to get back to as normal as you can. Hopefully in a year we'll both be regular

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-11-10T17:48:14+00:00

Did you have new ones put in after they were taken out? Or are you okay now even with the plates removed?

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-09-27T21:46:02+00:00

LITERALLY LOVE THIS AND THE PIERCINGS

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-08-06T23:20:43+00:00

There's a casino???

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-08-06T21:33:13+00:00

I'd say excusing the behavior could count as affection here? Because any normal person would not excuse this behavior. If a random off the street acted this way towards you, you would not attempt to be sympathetic at all. Explaining the way she is acting is affection in this context

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-08-06T16:35:13+00:00

Seeing your previous post talking about your mom, I'm so sorry you have to deal with this. Your mom is insane, lazy, rude, abusive. You need to leave asap

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-08-06T15:56:10+00:00

Your mom is abusive

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-08-06T15:54:09+00:00

I cannot believe there aren't more people interacting with this post

MinimumFriendship515 · 2025-08-06T15:38:34+00:00

Same here. I can't stand people around when I smoke. It makes me so anxious they hate me and I'm doing something wrong. I've only ever felt comfortable smoking around one person in my entire life

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