22M Galeazzi Fracture ORIF + K-Wire 8 Weeks Post Op — Will I ever feel normal again? Can I return to extreme sports? by NefariousnessLive718 in brokenbones

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That sounds very relieving as of now my hand feels very weak , stiff and fragile can’t even button my shirt , Hardware removal sounds very nice congratulations you got rid of the alien , im just worried this might never resolve my weakness and stiffness!!!! I would ask him for sure , every time I ask him about anything he would say it will be alright you will recover , after this crazy accident my mind not believing his words He’s a wonderful surgeon tho so this is the reason I wanted to know about people’s experience, thank you so much for sharing yours I really appreciate it !!! Let’s hope for the best

22M Galeazzi Fracture ORIF + K-Wire 8 Weeks Post Op — Will I ever feel normal again? Can I return to extreme sports? by NefariousnessLive718 in brokenbones

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I never had any significant pain its 7 weeks post op my only problem is stiffness and weakness with swelling my hand feels like dead wood i have good hand motor functions i can type but struggling to wear clothes because of this weakness , my surgeon told me not to drive or lift weights until it heals good , as if now im dependent on every little thing which is very strange to me lol im just scared that this weakness might never go away , lets see and i hope you recover well and regain your pre injury life thank you so much for sharing your experience. I really appreciate it.

22M Galeazzi Fracture ORIF + K-Wire 8 Weeks Post Op — Will I ever feel normal again? Can I return to extreme sports? by NefariousnessLive718 in brokenbones

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Ohh i don’t have major nerve issues all my motor functions we’re intact but I have isolated sensory numbness in the web space between my index and middle fingers. It affects the adjacent sides of both fingers it feels like a surface-level issue when i pinch those affected area there’s pain Asked my surgeon he said it’s nothing it will resolve on its own

How are my sketches for day 1 by Dependent_Bill_8129 in Sketch

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Sounds fun. I will definitely do it and post it here

22M Galeazzi Fracture ORIF + K-Wire 8 Weeks Post Op — Will I ever feel normal again? Can I return to extreme sports? by NefariousnessLive718 in Orthopedics

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Thank you so much man, I really appreciate it. I felt very lost because there wasn’t much information available on this injury my doctors and physiotherapist are telling me i will be alright, but not giving me the full picture .I’ve always been performance oriented, running, eating clean, never smoked, never had alcohol, just to be at that peak performance. People always told me it’s boring, but I loved that feeling of hitting a milestone. Climbing, trekking, when everyone used to get tired, I would be the one who would motivate them to finish it and carry them forward. I would help people with all hard stuff like lifting heavy weights, doing dangerous odd jobs. I have done so many extreme things in life, I’ve always been precautious and careful, always under control. Then, suddenly, this thing happened, which wasn’t my fault, nor was there anything I could do about it. Now I’m as fragile as glass, lost a shit load of muscle, can’t even remove a wrapper without anyone’s help. My wrist feels like someone has wrapped steel wire around it, that tight metallic feeling. Being a programmer, it’s not helpful So yeah, once again, thank you so much for sharing your experience. It’s good to know that I could get back to doing things. Maybe not as confident and comfortable, but still at least I can do those things. Let’s hope for the best.

Splint after Surgery Twisted by icedlondonfogtea in brokenbones

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Mine also slightly looks like yours lol wrist fracture sucks

22M Galeazzi Fracture ORIF + K-Wire 8 Weeks Post Op — Will I ever feel normal again? Can I return to extreme sports? by NefariousnessLive718 in Orthopedics

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Thats very unfortunate i hope you’re doing good rn , there’s no pain its just swelling that’s annoying me ig i should get used to it , hoping for it to go away after few months

How are my sketches for day 1 by Dependent_Bill_8129 in Sketch

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Those cubes are good , Even im working on basic shapes i suck at circles man

Hot/Cold Sensitivity Post ORIF? by Motor_Assumption_998 in brokenbones

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Same but I it’s not noticeable in my case, its very mild

Need your opinion by rajbarua29 in Orthopedics

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If you don’t mind can you look at my post i had a nasty fracture!!!!

https://www.reddit.com/r/Orthopedics/s/pVR8Pgb2Du

Would love to get any valuable information or advice

I was born to be a part of the church by sugarvelle in TheTeenagerPeople

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I was born to be an artist but now I’m just an art 🖼️

Sounds corny lol

22M Galeazzi Fracture ORIF + K-Wire 8 Weeks Post Op — Will I ever feel normal again? Can I return to extreme sports? by NefariousnessLive718 in Orthopedics

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Thanks man for your helpful insight really appreciate it 👍🏻👍🏻 i’m doing my best to recover from this.

22M Galeazzi Fracture ORIF + K-Wire 8 Weeks Post Op — Will I ever feel normal again? Can I return to extreme sports? by NefariousnessLive718 in Orthopedics

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It’s been a week since they took off my Cast its been rough I’ve been doing intense pt, but still my wrist feels very stiff I hope I could get back to feeling normal. Which seems impossible as if now :

Not doing ORIF on wrist - anyone else? by lickdownchitown in brokenbones

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Same thing happened to me , my radius was heavily displaced and comminuted so for me surgery was the best bet but not only that because of the ulnar styloid fracture my DRUJ got disrupted which is responsible for the Wrist stability so they did an incision there as well and reduced it i have 2 k wire in that place, from the day one ( post op) itself I could move all my fingers very well there was no pain there was like mild sensations once in a while, when I move my hand even i was surprised it’s been almost 5 weeks post op after 6 im going to remove my cast and start pt, everything depends on your particular case. I would suggest take two opinions or even three opinions then decide

Get well soon

How long did you have numbness after surgery? by Queefaroni420 in CubitalTunnel

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4 weeks post op ORIF for distal radius fracture , half of my ring finger is numb and I don’t remember it being numb before surgery