8-wrist-surgery-brah checking in with update (PICS)

[smiddy088]

link to previous thread: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...8020313&page=1

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8 surgeries on right arm between nov 2009 and jan 2012. wrist fused straight and bones removed but back into lifting with special devices etc.

guaranteed amputation in the future (7-10 years depending on degeneration) but all costs covered by gov.

for now, despite pain, feelsgoodman. silently reading the misc helped a lot.

thanksbrahs.

cliffs:

- broken scaphoid playing rugby for unit, surgery immediately.
- 9 days post-op, sent on exercise, breaks again.
- surgery/pins/grafts, 6 weeks post-op cast cut off and sent on ex, breaks again.
- surgery/pins/grafts, 10 weeks later MO cuts cast off and attempts to remove K-wire from bone, breaks bone again.
- repeat
- scaphoid/lunate die, entire proximal row removed.
- 3 tendons snap somehow (2 in thumb, 1 in index finger).
- tendon surgery. IPL tendon graft snapped whilst occupational therapist was doing passive movements. surgeon decides to leave it.
- proximal row carpectomy fails and bones collapse on themselves.
- no more surgical options, surgeon fuses all remaining bones and runs a massive plate through forearm-wrist fusing straight.
- unable to fuse in proper position due to not having all bones.
- right shoulder reconstruction from previous injury becoming unstable.
- miscbrahs unknowingly support throughout.

2 weeks post op:



2 weeks post op x-ray:

[troko]

damn brah that really fukkin' sucks

[Soggybread]

sorry to hear brother. have some measlies

[smiddy088]

sorry to hear brother. have some measlies

yeah its real annoying, but thats the way is it. cheers brah!

[jman5]

guaranteed amputation? But why? And at the wrist? Also, brah do you regret?

[smiddy088]

guaranteed amputation? But why? And at the wrist? Also, brah do you regret?

the proximal row carpectomy (removal of 3 bones) was meant to stabilise the whole wrist and last for years and years.. it lasted about 3-4months. there were no other options left for me but to do 1. live in pain, constantly drugged up or 2. have the fusion. downside of fusion: its got a certain lifetime before it wears out, is normally reserved for elderly people with severe arthritis to give them comfort in their final years. I'm 24 and its already wearing out. the metal wears away at the bone because my wrist still tries to move and develops stress fractures etc, eventually they have to cut above the plate to salvage whats left.. UNLESS there is some new internal prosthetic thats available when the time comes.

edit: only regret is having an incompetent doc dealing with me, but i had no ability to control that cause of my chain of command. don't regret military at all, just the unfortunate chain of events that followed post-initial-injury.

[povbrah]

**** bro, good luck. 10 years is a long time in regards to medical innovation. hope it all goes better than expected man

[Mozzzr]

hopefully they invent some chit by then so you don't have to amputate.

[BrutalEnfilade]

Good luck brah, take it easy a bit srs

[smiddy088]

hopefully they invent some chit by then so you don't have to amputate.

fingers crossed brah, even if something is experimental - because the government has to pay for it - i'd consider doing it. don't mind going first.

[povbrah]

fingers crossed brah, even if something is experimental - because the government has to pay for it - i'd consider doing it. don't mind going first.

why isnt it perminantly in a cast to minimalise movement?

[wheynweed]

God damn how soft are you to break your wrist that bad???

[smiddy088]

why isnt it perminantly in a cast to minimalise movement?

it's reinforced with steel and all the individual bones have been fused together to make a single, solid bone.. can't get much more solid than that - there is no movement at all, the muscles still work though which is instinctively why it still 'tries' to move. that happens in or out of a cast, so being in a cast/brace would provide zero benefit. have a special lifting brace made from carbon fibre/kevlar that acts as an exoskeleton almost so no weight runs through the plate/wrist - that helps, but would be of no extra use outside of the gym in day-to-day life.

[smiddy088]

God damn how soft are you to break your wrist that bad???

initial break, rugby. subsequent injuries, lack of proper med treatment. good troll (not srs)

[frontsquating]

Right handed?

[smiddy088]

Right handed?

..was

[broccolibro]

hopefully you can jerk off with left hand

[smiddy088]

hopefully you can jerk off with left hand

Mastery was achieved long, long ago. Nomsayin'?

[Human.Shield]

are you in pain? can you use your right hand at all? do you even lift?

[GhostZ28]

Holy hell....what a string of **** luck.

[smiddy088]

are you in pain? can you use your right hand at all? do you even lift?

yeah constant pain from the plate.. like a deep ache. also if i do too much with my hand eg. trying to write/type/hold things the tendons/ligaments are trapped in scar, fatigue really quickly, stop moving properly and causes bulk pain - have osteoarthrosis developing through fingers which has flare ups and hurts a fair bit too. have scripts for endone/******** which help.

right hand = can be used for somethings, but not for extended periods of time and is entirely dependant on how it is that day. changes daily.

DIEL? yeah brah, every single day. its the only thing keeping me sane after losing career and going back to university, being surrounded by 17yo children that want to occupy everything and talk shiz is very frustrating. I was very lopsided cause of the injury and continuing to train unilaterally throughout, but am slowly clawing my way back.. very slow process and the brace that was made custom for me is helping a lot. can't do bar work though, have to rely on DB's and a good spot to help with the balance etc of weights in the brace. getting good gainz though, was 96kg and approx 12% pre injury, dropped to 79kg at my absolute lowest and am now back hovering just above 90kg carrying about 15% bf.

[MakeABanana]

Mastery was achieved long, long ago. Nomsayin'?

That you still have your sense of humor intact is a great thing. Some people would rather lay down and mope all day.

Always stay strong!

[ChickeNudeSoup]

God damn how soft are you to break your wrist that bad???

lol your a red troll now...?

[datgif]

[smiddy088]

haha good, repz on reload.

[The Chillosopher]

Do you regret having played rugby or would you do it all over again?

[UncleToch]

Dam brah that sucks, what kind of things are you able to do with your right wrist?

[danimccoy]

good luck with life

[SketchBrah]

right wrist? my whole future career etc is all based on using my right hand (art tattooing etc). i wouldnt know what to do.

[JungleJenetics]

God damn how soft are you to break your wrist that bad???

Somebody please ban this *******.