Gomer broken

[High Lord Gomer]

Yesterday I graduated from crutches to a cane! Still moving very slow, though.

I did get some pics of the xrays when I went Wednesday (3 months out):

http://themxtrack.com/LegFront.jpg

http://themxtrack.com/LegSide.jpg

 

[_JOE_]

Holy hardware! Watch out for magnets. :nener:

 

[fatcat216v2]

wow. That's some great gear. ;-) Make sure you carry a copy of that x-ray in your billfold so you can impress chics at the bar.

Three months on crutches????? Yikes. Rehab?

 

[whenfoxforks-ruled]

Seemingly good news Gomer? The metal is likely stainless steel, not supposed to be magnetic. But, the last time I went for an mri, the guy before me, his implant burnt him! Mine only got a little warm. Is yours supposed to come out? Attack the rehab, and stay on the updates! Vintage Bob

 

[High Lord Gomer]

I'm pretty sure it is all titanium.

They cancelled my rehab halfway in. My Physical Therapist billed under the same tax ID as the surgeon so they said she wasn't eligible to provide that service. They also told me that stupid was supposed to hurt so I was on my own with rehab.

 

[whenfoxforks-ruled]

THAT is pretty bizarre Gomer, about right on time. Fools with tools ARE everywhere? Did you type The Rapist, or Therapist? Its not supposed to hurt, all the time. Thats how my first collarbone repair job, turned into a non-union and consequently another surgery. Hope thats not true of you though! The bars and screws are SS, and the rods are titanium, or at least thats how it was explained to me, kicking and screaming like a little girl. I hate doctors.com. Vintage Bob

 

[_JOE_]

What? Seriously? You can't go to someone else for rehab?

 

[fatcat216v2]

Please tell us you are kidding!!

 

[High Lord Gomer]

I wasn't kidding about my insurance company refusing to pay for PT, but I was kidding about them telling me stupid was supposed to hurt. When I went back to the surgeon last week I asked him if I needed to start doign PT with a different group and he said I was making good progress on my own and he didn't think I needed to do formal PT.

 

[fatcat216v2]

When I went back to the surgeon last week I asked him if I needed to start doign PT with a different group and he said I was making good progress on my own and he didn't think I needed to do formal PT.

What do you think?

 

[RM_guy]

Mike, They probably just gave up on you...they know you'll just go out and do it again! :nener:

 

[whenfoxforks-ruled]

Questionably the best rehab, ride into shape! My son and I both had to have a screw removed, that was causing some mild discomfort to say the least. Ryan has talked about removing another by himself, he has seen it done before? The rod down the middle of the bone makes me quizzy, but works very good! The strap and screws on the outside, does not always hold as well. Did the surgeon discuss removal? Vintage Bob

 

[High Lord Gomer]

He said they would only remove it if it was causing problems, and that would be at least a year down the road.

 

[High Lord Gomer]

Update:

I went back in August and had a CT and MRI done. The result was that some of the pieces of bone had healed and some hadn't. I already had scheduled to go RO at the 3-Gun Nationals in Vegas in September and my 12 year old and I were scheduled to shoot in the Limited-10 Handgun Nationals in October so I scheduled the surgery for the day after I got back.

Some good news after surgery Thursday. Some of the bone has healed and because of that he was able to leave the plate and screws in. He cleaned out between and around the pieces that weren’t fused, scraped them back down to bleeding bone, packed them with BMP (miracle-gro for bones), and zipped it back up. The best part is that I will likely only be completely off it for 6-8 weeks instead of the 3 months he had originally told me. Because of all the digging around he had to do it has hurt worse this time than the last time. In the hospital I was getting Demerol as often as they would stick it in me. I got sent home with Dilaudid and was hitting that pretty hard Friday and Saturday. Haven’t taken anything today so I think I should be over it. I know Michelle is going to flip out but I plan on getting back to work sometime this week.

 

[Ol'89r]

Good news Mike. Hope it ends your pain. :cool:

 

[helio lucas]

I know Michelle is going to flip out but I plan on getting back to work sometime this week.

start to work is always good news. first if you are capable of working you are capable of living you life independently. and second you get your head occupied and forget the pains and the all hospital thing.

good news buddy :cool:

 

[Patman]

I can't wait for the thread "Gomer UN-broke" as shot lived as it may be.

 

[Rich Rohrich]

An UnBroken Gomer is the human equivalent of a house of cards. :)

 

[Patman]

An UnBroken Gomer is the human equivalent of a house of cards. :)

All jokers of course.

 

[High Lord Gomer]

OMG...you guys are too good! Thanks!

 

[BSWIFT]

I see the "poked with a sticks" lives on! Great news!

 

[Ol'89r]

Now you'll have no excuse not to go do some laps at Perris. ;)

 

[truespode]

Now stay off the leg and let it heal, Gomer!

Ivan

 

[whenfoxforks-ruled]

Trying to move in on AJ's territory! The non-unions are really awful. And people do try and live like that? And for me its not the surgery as much as the anesthetic, yuck! Are you doing the shell crap vitamins?

 

[High Lord Gomer]

Another year...

Last week I went in and they removed the plate and screws. I have been complaining about them and asking to have them taken out since just after they were put in.

I bumped it right on the corner of the plate almost 3 months ago (didn't break the skin) and it swelled up. After a week or so it became infected. They cut it open, cleaned it out, and sewed it back up. Even after several rounds of antibiotics it was still infected and draining almost 3 months later so they decided to go in, remove all the metal, and clean it up as best they could.

The good news is that they said the infection was not down to bone and around the metal. When I woke up in recovery it was hurting pretty bad. It took several shots of Dilaudid to get it bearable. I think they said they gave me 5.4 mg IV. The nurse did say it was the most she had ever given a person and I was still awake and alert.

Spent the night Thursday, came home Friday, and lounged around all weekend. Been at work all day today and it feels almost as good as it did just before the surgery. I thought it was titanium but it turned out to be stainless. I have been told that some people react to stainless internally and I hope that was the case with me. I have had some bruising, swelling, and discomfort for the last 2 years that they couldn't otherwise explain. I also think that one of the screws might have gone too far through the bone and was causing trouble when I walked. We'll see soon enough.