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Re: [RC] Broken wrist- Phase II - delete if you are bored with it. - Jeannie GillenI had a similar break....my wrist bones were pushed into my hand....they did a "reduction" to pull my hand bones away from my wrist bones....it hurt, but it felt good to get the bones back in place. I refused surgery and pins, etc. I opted for a simple casting...the Ortho. was concerned that it would "slip" so he recasted me every 2 weeks....it slipped some... and took me about 1 year to gain strength and balance again....It has been 3 years now, and I can hardly tell it was broken...at 55 years of age, it is hard to tell what is arthritic and what is scarring......My left wrist (somewhat arthritic) is sometimes more painful than my right (the broken one) I think I am glad I didn't have the surgery and pins...seems more complicated, hence more likely to fail somewhere along the lines......... PT for the nerves and muscles is important either way you go! I ride 6 horses a week....consequently, I ride every day somewhere, on someone, in some sort of saddle and some sort of weather, and frequently pony another horse, with my right hand......I am definitely not compromised by the injury. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simrat Khalsa" <simrat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <EQUINE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <skfineart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <spanishmustangregistry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 3:37 PM Subject: [RC] Broken wrist- Phase II - delete if you are bored with it. The orthopedist recommends surgery to install a T shaped plate on the underside of my radius to stabilize the bone fragments. I can choose not to do it and get weekly x-rays to make sure that nothing has shifted instead. I am not sure what to do at this point. If anyone has personal experience with this sort of thing, I would be happy to hear about it. I am also considering getting a second opinion. Cons normal risks of surgery (anesthesia, infection, etc.) plate/screws may irritate tendons Pros I would have a removable cast and be able to do PT/exercise earlier reduced risk of healing poorly and/or shortened radius bone If you aren't too sqeamish, here are photos taken just before and after in the emergency room, x-rays included. I wanted to be sure that my camera still worked after the fall and wanted to remember what my wrist looked like ... http://akalranch.com/051209Wrist/TOC.html Now to take inventory of the things I can't do for 6-8 weeks and arrange for help: muck stalls (horses are on full care temporarily with some extra turnout for Paisano) driving (arrange rides as needed, to work mostly or learn to drive one handed) work (typing one handed) The doctor mentioned that he thought I wouldn't be doing anything with horses for at least 6 months. (hmmmmm....) I don't think he knows me very well. ~~Simrat Simrat Khalsa Eugene, OR http://akalranch.com/ simrat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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