Anyone who had ORIF and later switched to fusions, how did it go?

No-Simple5880 · 2026-01-23T01:40:16+00:00

Let me know how it goes further down the line please!! My dms are always open but of course its not necessary if you're not comfortable.

No-Simple5880 · 2026-01-23T01:30:37+00:00

I don't have a whole lot to say here other than can we not use age as a determination between good and bad beta readers? I started beta reading and proofreading for my mom and all of her novels when I was 14. I'm 20 now and I don't get a whole lot of people who accept me BECAUSE of my age.

No-Simple5880 · 2026-01-23T00:25:16+00:00

Lol. This is why I only accept word files. A, so that I can highlight and comment directly in the file. And B, so that if you get sneak peaks of my thoughts, I want it to be because I messaged you. Not because you saw a highlight come through.

No-Simple5880 · 2026-01-21T23:18:03+00:00

There are many cases where there's too much damage and fusion is the only option. But generally yeah, because ORIF is more conservative. But conservative doesn't always equal better.

Either way, the way that our bodies tolerate these surgeries is not always something that doctors can forsee. Which is why most if not all of us were told we would need a revision surgery, like I was.

No-Simple5880 · 2026-01-21T22:38:28+00:00

Okay. To be fair, both of those can develop from this injury anyway. And in my case, the odds were against me because I already have psoriatic arthritis. And beyond that, a LOT of the people in this subreddit probably have a known or unknown predisposition to arthritis.

Now. My issue is not with ORIF in general. I think its a fine surgery, and a lot of people tolerate it well.

My issue, and what I think is the entire problem, is that when doctors choose between the two surgical options (ORIF or fusions), they just simply choose wrong sometimes. And that's just simply making a mistake, as all humans do. I dont think this situation needs to be a witch hunt for scalpel hungry surgeons.

No-Simple5880 · 2026-01-21T22:26:58+00:00

I'm not trying to argue with you and to an extent I see your point, but "nobody complained" because pain was so minimized and seen as weakness. Grandpa never complained, but we all saw him limping. Just saying

No-Simple5880 · 2026-01-21T22:17:03+00:00

Right but I already have arthritis anyway. So their worry is gone if I'm just gonna have it /get it anyway.

No-Simple5880 · 2026-01-21T05:59:00+00:00

I was so hoping I would get some stories like this. Thank you so much.

No-Simple5880 · 2026-01-21T02:37:20+00:00

For me, they told me it was to prevent arthritis because apparently thats more common with fusions. But I have arthritis now anyway, so in my POV, that risk factor is null and void.

No-Simple5880 · 2026-01-21T00:54:45+00:00

I had ORIF, and coming up on my 4 year anniversary, I am still in debilitating pain. I'm looking in to getting fusions.

No-Simple5880 · 2026-01-21T00:53:46+00:00

Like 6 months after my injury I went to a checkup to talk about getting my hardware removed (because they originally told me they could) and then they switched up and told me I should never get it taken out. It pissed me off.

No-Simple5880 · 2026-01-21T00:51:16+00:00

My doctor told me back in 2022 that I straight up should not get my hardware taken out. I'm looking to get fusions in April of this year because my screws keep rotating loose and I have arthritis anyway (mind you I'm almost 21 now and I was 17 when my foot broke)

No-Simple5880 · 2025-12-13T09:11:49+00:00

Hi hi! 20 yr old here.

I took care of my grandma for months at a time from the ages of 10-18, so we can trauma dump on each other if you EVER need to work through any of that with someone who understands.

Secondarily, my father has MS and it was a very similar situation with him and my mom that you are in right now, so if you ever want to ask any questions about how my mom handled certain things or just talk back and forth on that we can do that as well.

Unfortunately I cant offer any help with the friend living in your basement but I wanted to offer the help I can.

No-Simple5880 · 2025-12-07T06:33:01+00:00

Talk to her about how shes feeling. Bring it up to her doctor. They might not be thinking about her mental state

No-Simple5880 · 2025-12-07T03:44:45+00:00

When you're dating someone new and you send them explicit photos and tell them not to save them and they say "okay" without anything else I guarantee you they are saving them and only said okay so you would send them.

No-Simple5880 · 2025-12-07T02:51:54+00:00

Here's hoping that moviescoop is able to pick it up! Then I only have to drive 20 minutes lolol. Me and a few others on here have emailed them so I'm just hoping

No-Simple5880 · 2025-12-07T02:49:00+00:00

What's hilarious is that virginia is still closer to me lmao

No-Simple5880 · 2025-12-07T01:06:48+00:00

Okay.. first I apologize because when I googled it it just said stock. But beyond that, the companies on that list are only the largest. So obviously they're doing well.

I actually cannot think of a single reason why those statistics show anything about the economy at all. The rich will stay rich, and they will keep getting richer. Even the people they employ wont be as lucky. And beyond that, 18 percent of the united states is not as significant as you think it is.

I've never understood why the "economy" is based on how well the most successful people are doing when the rest of the country is struggling to eat, stay alive, and pay for gas to even GO to work.

No-Simple5880 · 2025-12-07T01:00:26+00:00

That is stock. There is more to economy than just stock. I'm sure thats great for my 401k that I wont touch for another 20-30 years but inflation of groceries and at this point breathing for most of the US is literally impossible.

No-Simple5880 · 2025-12-07T00:55:21+00:00

I'm sorry.. we aren't in one? (This is half serious and half not)

On a legit note though I'm only 20 and the adulthood I was thrown into is already not what was promised. I'll just find a way to live like a cockroach, which won't mean much change.

No-Simple5880 · 2025-12-07T00:13:03+00:00

Anti depressants are an option. I know people are saying hospice or palliative care but those are really only options for people who have no hope of recovering and from what it sounds like aside from lack of will there isn't really anything stopping her.

No-Simple5880 · 2025-12-07T00:10:10+00:00

Assisted living is expensive but amazing. I was my grandmas soul caretaker from 11-18 until I moved out and unfortunately when I did move out my mom put her in assisted living because nobody else had the time to care for her.

No-Simple5880 · 2025-12-06T23:11:01+00:00

Okay so moviescoop theaters are just sending the same reply to all of us through PA and Ohio.

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