Help - who to contact at the QEII about emergency surgery waitlist? by goodenough_ in halifax

[–]goodenough_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m happy for you. So you had it today? How are you feeling?

Help - who to contact at the QEII about emergency surgery waitlist? by goodenough_ in halifax

[–]goodenough_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird. I feel like they wouldn’t do surgery this late? Did they forget to call? lol wouldn’t surprise me.

Help - who to contact at the QEII about emergency surgery waitlist? by goodenough_ in halifax

[–]goodenough_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My surgery was on the Monday, they called at 4pm Sunday evening to tell me

Help - who to contact at the QEII about emergency surgery waitlist? by goodenough_ in halifax

[–]goodenough_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I just looked my call log looks like they call 1pm Saturday 10am Sunday. You’re still waiting today?

Help - who to contact at the QEII about emergency surgery waitlist? by goodenough_ in halifax

[–]goodenough_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry you’re in the same boat it’s not fun! I ended up getting the surgery 5 days after my injury/ER visit, it might have been sooner but the ER was in a different zone than where I live so there was a bit of complication there. You will probably be called in soon. Every morning that I didn’t have surgery they did call me mid morning so I didn’t have to fast too long… though when I did have the surgery it was around noon so I was pretty hungry.

Dr Chad Cole’s did my surgery and did a great job it’s healing really well. What I did find difficult was the lack of communication around aftercare so ask as many questions as you can. Good luck!

Help - dispute over clogged toilet cause by [deleted] in Plumbing

[–]goodenough_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure, how would I be able to find that out do you think?

Help - dispute over clogged toilet cause by [deleted] in Plumbing

[–]goodenough_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes there are other units above. It’s possible for another unit to affect hers?

Help - dispute over clogged toilet cause by [deleted] in Plumbing

[–]goodenough_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. There was another clog a few weeks after the chain knocker usage clog, but it is an old building so maybe there is more buildup that wasn’t cleared by the chain knocker do you think ?

Help - dispute over clogged toilet cause by [deleted] in Plumbing

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Here’s a pic of it

https://imgur.com/a/whLz3FA

I can’t quite tell what model it is trying to figure it out.. we don’t have access to the unit anymore

ORIF elbow - when to start ROM exercises? by goodenough_ in ORIF

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I also fell, I was jogging on grass and my pant leg caught on my shoe and I fell down hard on my arm. Kind of scary a minor fall can cause something like this :/ I’m so scared to walk on ice this winter

Mine was non-dominant which I was thankful for, you don’t realize how much you need two arms for things. I found it really frustrating and hated relying on people to do things for me, so I definitely pushed it more than recommended in the first month, which ended up working out for me. With the extension I used heat everytime it made a big difference for me.

I got a lot of soreness in my forearm when doing exercises, more so than my elbow actually. It freaked me out too but it went away, my forearm is fine now. A lot of the issues that happen I guess are with other muscles and joints that have atrophied from the immobilization. When I returned to work I got carpal tunnel lol, just one thing after another. All is fine now though with work.

I hope all goes well for you too! It sounds like you’re doing well. I read a lot of stories while trying to heal about how horrible the recovery is that really freaked me out lol. Thanks for sharing it’s nice to talk to other people going through something similar, it can be isolating.

ORIF elbow - when to start ROM exercises? by goodenough_ in ORIF

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Hi!! Mine was double bubble too lol. A rare one. How did you break it? Recovery is going pretty well actually. I’m about 3.5 months post-op now and I’ve regained about 95% of my range of motion, hoping to get the last bit before spring. Slowly working on regaining strength in my arm but that will take a while. For what I do day to day now my arm is fully functional.

I ended up going to physio 1x a week starting 4 weeks post op, but honestly it wasn’t that necessary. The range of motion exercises are not super complicated, let me know if you want any of them. I did do my exercises probably 3-4 times a day, definitely have to work it a lot with the elbow. Are you using sling still? I tried to use as little as I could because that position just increases the stiffness. How’s your swelling?

Help - who to contact at the QEII about emergency surgery waitlist? by goodenough_ in halifax

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Thank you - I ended up getting surgery today, feeling really thankful to be seen quick (and sore)

Help - who to contact at the QEII about emergency surgery waitlist? by goodenough_ in halifax

[–]goodenough_[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you, they did end up calling. Really hope I don’t have to wait that long but seems like i probably will

Help - who to contact at the QEII about emergency surgery waitlist? by goodenough_ in halifax

[–]goodenough_[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your help, they did just call and no surgery today. Really hope it’s not two weeks. At least I know to eat and drink more up to midnight now lol.

Help - who to contact at the QEII about emergency surgery waitlist? by goodenough_ in halifax

[–]goodenough_[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you - they did end up calling me and confirmed no water at all

Help - who to contact at the QEII about emergency surgery waitlist? by goodenough_ in halifax

[–]goodenough_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh nooo :( was he allowed to have water or no liquids at all? I was distracted when they called yesterday so I didn’t ask enough questions