[Kruppe of Darujhistan]

It's been a while since I last folded/unfolded my junk. I hope I'm up to it.

[Mentalist]

So I saw my ortho in follow up.

Basically, he did what a good Dr. should do. He told me if I want to get better extension, I'd need surgery to get rid of the extra bone build-up from the osteoporosis (a capsular release). Then he told me that although it'd likely get better, I probably wouldn't get full extension back anyway.

Then he said that if he was in my position, he probably wouldn't do it (after I told him I'm not really feeling it, since it doesn't particularly bug me, except when I have occasional problems with reaching stuff around the house).

I'm posting here, b/c I dunno how I feel about it. On the one hand, I'm basically okay with functioning as is (and I know all too well that surgery can result in scar tissue, pain issues, etc).
On the other hand, I've basically got a permanent impairment now, which is not smth I can fully shrug off like it's nothing.

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 05 June 2017 - 02:19 PM

[Andorion]

Mentalist, on 05 June 2017 - 02:19 PM, said:

So I saw my ortho in follow up.

Basically, he did what a good Dr. should do. He told me if I want to get better extension, I'd need surgery to get rid of the extra bone build-up from the osteoporosis (a capsular release). Then he told me that although it'd likely get better, I probably wouldn't get full extension back anyway.

Then he said that if he was in my position, he probably wouldn't do it (after I told him I'm not really feeling it, since it doesn't particularly bug me, except when I have occasional problems with reaching stuff around the house).

I'm posting here, b/c I dunno how I feel about it. On the one hand, I'm basically okay with functioning as is (and I know all too well that surgery can result in scar tissue, pain issues, etc).
On the other hand, I've basically got a permanent impairment now, which is not smth I can fully shrug off like it's nothing.

In your place Ment, I would be worried about the long term. Its a minor impairment now, and it doesn't really interfere in your life, but what about the post 40 period? Will this result in chronic pain and stiffness? I am thinking about arthiritic joints and stuff like that, and those can make you miserable.

[Mentalist]

If I'm gonna get post-traumatic arthritis, it'll most likely be in my ankles, given everything I've already put them through. Nothing I can do about that now, except stay fit, and exercise regularly.

In terms of the elbow: it's currently "stiff", in the sense I don't have full extension. I can see why (because there's basically a chunk of bone sticking out above the elbow), which is what's impairing the range of motion.

I currently don't have pain, which is really the main factor. I lift weights with that arm, and I get no pain, it's just literally stuck. Actually doing the surgical release would involve not only chipping off the extra bone, but also messing with the actual ligaments in the elbow- and although I'm the very opposite of a pain-focused person, i'm well aware that that's the kind of stuff that's MORE likely to give me chronic pain.

And yeah, it's a decision I can always make later, if it actually becomes a major issue. Right now, unless I tell people about it, most can't even tell I have an injury (there's very few occasions where I need to straighten my arms where people can see the problem).

[QuickTidal]

Andorion, on 05 June 2017 - 03:43 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 05 June 2017 - 02:19 PM, said:

So I saw my ortho in follow up.

Basically, he did what a good Dr. should do. He told me if I want to get better extension, I'd need surgery to get rid of the extra bone build-up from the osteoporosis (a capsular release). Then he told me that although it'd likely get better, I probably wouldn't get full extension back anyway.

Then he said that if he was in my position, he probably wouldn't do it (after I told him I'm not really feeling it, since it doesn't particularly bug me, except when I have occasional problems with reaching stuff around the house).

I'm posting here, b/c I dunno how I feel about it. On the one hand, I'm basically okay with functioning as is (and I know all too well that surgery can result in scar tissue, pain issues, etc).
On the other hand, I've basically got a permanent impairment now, which is not smth I can fully shrug off like it's nothing.

In your place Ment, I would be worried about the long term. Its a minor impairment now, and it doesn't really interfere in your life, but what about the post 40 period? Will this result in chronic pain and stiffness? I am thinking about arthiritic joints and stuff like that, and those can make you miserable.

Agree with Ando...

Plus think about the fact that if you DON'T have decent extension now, and you get used to not having it and therefore don't extend that far, you may slowly atrophy the joint over time to be less and less extended. Get done what you can to prevent this happening dow the line.

I mean, you're taking a bit of a risk with this kind of surgery (rules of 3 apply to this type of surgery: a 3rd get better, a 3rd stay the same, and a 3rd get worse) but you have to decide if it's worth the risk to see about getting it dealt with now...as you may end up with a more complicated surgery later in life when your body can't handle it? If that makes sense?

[Mentalist]

That's the thing though- I know it won't atrophy, as long as I stay active. Currently I play soccer twice a week (3 times if you include practice), try to swim twice a week, spend my weekends running errands on my bike, and on top of that I exercise/do some weights at home.

I'm missing about 15 degrees of extension. BCS, I get maybe 10-12 back. Not even speaking about getting worse, staying functionally the same still bears risk of actual soft tissues not healing properly, scar tissue, etc. The fact that my body reacted to the original injury by making extra bone suggests that it may over-react to a diff. type of invasive procedure as well (which would suggest scar tissue).

Plus, I don't react well to sedation. Whenever I start feeling "not in control", my brain goes into hyper-arousal mode, where I'm basically cataloguing every sensation and trying to regain control. That may have smth to do with it as well.

[Andorion]

Mentalist, on 05 June 2017 - 04:19 PM, said:

That's the thing though- I know it won't atrophy, as long as I stay active. Currently I play soccer twice a week (3 times if you include practice), try to swim twice a week, spend my weekends running errands on my bike, and on top of that I exercise/do some weights at home.

I'm missing about 15 degrees of extension. BCS, I get maybe 10-12 back. Not even speaking about getting worse, staying functionally the same still bears risk of actual soft tissues not healing properly, scar tissue, etc. The fact that my body reacted to the original injury by making extra bone suggests that it may over-react to a diff. type of invasive procedure as well (which would suggest scar tissue).

Plus, I don't react well to sedation. Whenever I start feeling "not in control", my brain goes into hyper-arousal mode, where I'm basically cataloguing every sensation and trying to regain control. That may have smth to do with it as well.

Its the active part that worries me. You won't be able to stay active forever. This coupled with the usual age related bone problems could result in significant reduction of functionality.

As for sedation are these type of ops done under full anaesthesia? My grandmother had a knee replacement under partial anaesthesia

[Mentalist]

Andorion, on 05 June 2017 - 04:25 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 05 June 2017 - 04:19 PM, said:

That's the thing though- I know it won't atrophy, as long as I stay active. Currently I play soccer twice a week (3 times if you include practice), try to swim twice a week, spend my weekends running errands on my bike, and on top of that I exercise/do some weights at home.

I'm missing about 15 degrees of extension. BCS, I get maybe 10-12 back. Not even speaking about getting worse, staying functionally the same still bears risk of actual soft tissues not healing properly, scar tissue, etc. The fact that my body reacted to the original injury by making extra bone suggests that it may over-react to a diff. type of invasive procedure as well (which would suggest scar tissue).

Plus, I don't react well to sedation. Whenever I start feeling "not in control", my brain goes into hyper-arousal mode, where I'm basically cataloguing every sensation and trying to regain control. That may have smth to do with it as well.

Its the active part that worries me. You won't be able to stay active forever. This coupled with the usual age related bone problems could result in significant reduction of functionality.

As for sedation are these type of ops done under full anaesthesia? My grandmother had a knee replacement under partial anaesthesia

They had me " under" when they were popping the elbow back in place. All I remember is stream of consciousness babbling, my mom says I was screaming.

As for being "active" ... it's a lifestyle choice. Given my work history, and especially the fact that I spent such a huge portion of my life guarding, I"m pretty sure that at least swimming is not smth I'm likely to give up. And in general, I don't let myself get too out of shape, b/c it makes me feel sluggish, and, well, wrong , :shrug:

It's entirely possible that once I actually get into a relationship and have a reason to want to spend time at home I might become okay with being less active. But we'll cross that bridge obce we get to it,

[QuickTidal]

Ment, I think my concern would be that IF you did for some reason have to become less active later in life (I know you don't intend for this to occur)...and some atrophy begins to happen down that road...then you may not be young enough for the surgery to be helpful?

[Malankazooie]

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[Mentalist]

QuickTidal, on 05 June 2017 - 05:47 PM, said:

Ment, I think my concern would be that IF you did for some reason have to become less active later in life (I know you don't intend for this to occur)...and some atrophy begins to happen down that road...then you may not be young enough for the surgery to be helpful?

Entirely possible, ofc. But then again, it's my dominant arm, so it seems unlikely at this point...

While I appreciate your concern, guys, I'm not currently in a place where I'm likely to consider surgery (many reasons for this, not all of them subjective- I also can't exactly just take time off work, nor do I have coverage for rehab costs).

It's certainly smth to keep in mind for the not-too-distant down the road, but for now, I'm mostly ok carrying on as is.

[Vengeance]

Mentalist, on 05 June 2017 - 05:15 PM, said:

Andorion, on 05 June 2017 - 04:25 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 05 June 2017 - 04:19 PM, said:

That's the thing though- I know it won't atrophy, as long as I stay active. Currently I play soccer twice a week (3 times if you include practice), try to swim twice a week, spend my weekends running errands on my bike, and on top of that I exercise/do some weights at home.

I'm missing about 15 degrees of extension. BCS, I get maybe 10-12 back. Not even speaking about getting worse, staying functionally the same still bears risk of actual soft tissues not healing properly, scar tissue, etc. The fact that my body reacted to the original injury by making extra bone suggests that it may over-react to a diff. type of invasive procedure as well (which would suggest scar tissue).

Plus, I don't react well to sedation. Whenever I start feeling "not in control", my brain goes into hyper-arousal mode, where I'm basically cataloguing every sensation and trying to regain control. That may have smth to do with it as well.

Its the active part that worries me. You won't be able to stay active forever. This coupled with the usual age related bone problems could result in significant reduction of functionality.

As for sedation are these type of ops done under full anaesthesia? My grandmother had a knee replacement under partial anaesthesia

They had me " under" when they were popping the elbow back in place. All I remember is stream of consciousness babbling, my mom says I was screaming.

As for being "active" ... it's a lifestyle choice. Given my work history, and especially the fact that I spent such a huge portion of my life guarding, I"m pretty sure that at least swimming is not smth I'm likely to give up. And in general, I don't let myself get too out of shape, b/c it makes me feel sluggish, and, well, wrong , :shrug:

It's entirely possible that once I actually get into a relationship and have a reason to want to spend time at home I might become okay with being less active. But we'll cross that bridge obce we get to it,

I will amputate it for free.

[Gust Hubb]

Vengeance, on 05 June 2017 - 06:37 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 05 June 2017 - 05:15 PM, said:

Andorion, on 05 June 2017 - 04:25 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 05 June 2017 - 04:19 PM, said:

That's the thing though- I know it won't atrophy, as long as I stay active. Currently I play soccer twice a week (3 times if you include practice), try to swim twice a week, spend my weekends running errands on my bike, and on top of that I exercise/do some weights at home.

I'm missing about 15 degrees of extension. BCS, I get maybe 10-12 back. Not even speaking about getting worse, staying functionally the same still bears risk of actual soft tissues not healing properly, scar tissue, etc. The fact that my body reacted to the original injury by making extra bone suggests that it may over-react to a diff. type of invasive procedure as well (which would suggest scar tissue).

Plus, I don't react well to sedation. Whenever I start feeling "not in control", my brain goes into hyper-arousal mode, where I'm basically cataloguing every sensation and trying to regain control. That may have smth to do with it as well.

Its the active part that worries me. You won't be able to stay active forever. This coupled with the usual age related bone problems could result in significant reduction of functionality.

As for sedation are these type of ops done under full anaesthesia? My grandmother had a knee replacement under partial anaesthesia

They had me " under" when they were popping the elbow back in place. All I remember is stream of consciousness babbling, my mom says I was screaming.

As for being "active" ... it's a lifestyle choice. Given my work history, and especially the fact that I spent such a huge portion of my life guarding, I"m pretty sure that at least swimming is not smth I'm likely to give up. And in general, I don't let myself get too out of shape, b/c it makes me feel sluggish, and, well, wrong , :shrug:

It's entirely possible that once I actually get into a relationship and have a reason to want to spend time at home I might become okay with being less active. But we'll cross that bridge obce we get to it,

I will amputate it for free.

And I will do the grossing and microscopy on the specimen.

[Loki]

The whole time we were worried about a zombie apocalypse what we really should have been worried about was a vegetarian apocalypse.

THE TICK THAT GIVES PEOPLE MEAT ALLERGIES IS SPREADING

This post has been edited by Loki: 19 June 2017 - 05:27 PM

[Abyss]

Gust Hubb, on 06 June 2017 - 02:35 PM, said:

Vengeance, on 05 June 2017 - 06:37 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 05 June 2017 - 05:15 PM, said:

Andorion, on 05 June 2017 - 04:25 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 05 June 2017 - 04:19 PM, said:

That's the thing though- I know it won't atrophy, as long as I stay active. Currently I play soccer twice a week (3 times if you include practice), try to swim twice a week, spend my weekends running errands on my bike, and on top of that I exercise/do some weights at home.

I'm missing about 15 degrees of extension. BCS, I get maybe 10-12 back. Not even speaking about getting worse, staying functionally the same still bears risk of actual soft tissues not healing properly, scar tissue, etc. The fact that my body reacted to the original injury by making extra bone suggests that it may over-react to a diff. type of invasive procedure as well (which would suggest scar tissue).

Plus, I don't react well to sedation. Whenever I start feeling "not in control", my brain goes into hyper-arousal mode, where I'm basically cataloguing every sensation and trying to regain control. That may have smth to do with it as well.

Its the active part that worries me. You won't be able to stay active forever. This coupled with the usual age related bone problems could result in significant reduction of functionality.

As for sedation are these type of ops done under full anaesthesia? My grandmother had a knee replacement under partial anaesthesia

They had me " under" when they were popping the elbow back in place. All I remember is stream of consciousness babbling, my mom says I was screaming.

As for being "active" ... it's a lifestyle choice. Given my work history, and especially the fact that I spent such a huge portion of my life guarding, I"m pretty sure that at least swimming is not smth I'm likely to give up. And in general, I don't let myself get too out of shape, b/c it makes me feel sluggish, and, well, wrong , :shrug:

It's entirely possible that once I actually get into a relationship and have a reason to want to spend time at home I might become okay with being less active. But we'll cross that bridge obce we get to it,

I will amputate it for free.

And I will do the grossing and microscopy on the specimen.

And I will do the cloning, vat mutation, cyborgization, and/or fermentation.


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[Malankazooie]

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