The trees behind my apartment have begun to shed their leaves; I can now see straight through to the apartments around the block. The skyline is different. This is how my winter begins, learning what it's like to be laid bare.
Jennifer, WOW , your narrative is spectacular.When I was in college, i dislocated my right hand with a fracture to boot. A bone that should have be in the heel of my hand got dislocated to the top of my hand. I had surgery to my wrist and got it wired and wore a cast for a year! I was determined to co-exist with my year long friend.
All types of scan showed a fracture line, but my wonderful surgeon suggested that the fracture had healed and over calcified, thus it appeared to be a non healing fracture.
In the end, the cast came off, said good bye to my friend and with plenty of exercise and therapy, I am able to do my, usual 18-20 push ups with a special hand grips. So, don't give up the ship!
This is funny, we are sharing war stories about our bodies fighting us....Please continue to post! Thanks... Paul
Dear Paul, I love to hear stories of people who come back just as strong from their injuries! A year is a long time to be in a cast, particularly with such a tough prognosis. I'd love to hear some of the lessons you learned :)
Oh, Jen, I'm so sorry you're having this to contend with. It's funny, but as I was reading, I was thinking of a few of the things you mentioned you are already doing: the plant-based calcium, vitamin D and magnesium and zinc. Good for you for doing your homework. I don't know if it helps bones such as you are dealing with in your situation, but in addition to these things you're doing, I drink a lot of decaf green tea, which I have learned REALLY helps me a lot with pain and inflammation issues I deal with since I was diagnosed w RA . Also omega 3 from krill oil (which is more bioavailable than regular fish oil) and I have to say my muscles and bones both feel much better with both of those. Homemade bone broths are also very good as bases for good hearty soups and sauces, but they're very good for bones, cartilage, digestive health, etc , too
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Hi Sue, your kind words are always plenty of pampering for me. I think that after my follow-up appointment on the 20th the doctor will refer me to a PT. I definitely need to start drinking more reen tea, and I will look into krill oil!
Re: Booooo injuries =/cswallowNovember 10 2014, 13:10:05 UTC
Thanks, Janet! I have definitely rediscovered an appreciation for my body, and for the simple activity of walking. Injuries are no fun but Eric was recently congratulating me on my injury, saying, "that's pretty hardcore." I guess that's the "cool" side of it ;)
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I had surgery to my wrist and got it wired and wore a cast for a year!
I was determined to co-exist with my year long friend.
All types of scan showed a fracture line, but my wonderful surgeon suggested that the fracture had healed and over calcified, thus it appeared to be a non healing fracture.
In the end, the cast came off, said good bye to my friend and with plenty of exercise and therapy, I am able to do my, usual 18-20 push ups with a special hand grips.
So, don't give up the ship!
This is funny, we are sharing war stories about our bodies fighting us....Please continue to post!
Thanks... Paul
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