RobH Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 (edited) so my median and ulnar nerves where both blocked in my left wrist and of course the ulnar nerve in both elbows they are going to fix my right wrist and elbow in aug the doc said this surgery should have took about 1.5 hrs but it took him almost 5 hrs to get all the scar tissue out of my elbow http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu127/hoskinsr/null_zps8b84e545.jpghttp://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu127/hoskinsr/null_zps4af5a802.jpg Edited June 12, 2013 by RobH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jszucs Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 holy...... My knee looks like that with the huge arking scar but that was long before they did the 3 dots deal. Wow your wrists / eblow must have been bad. Being that bad your going to notice a major difference Keep up with the PT and even do over and beyound. Sounds crazy but even if you fill your tub with water and stroke your hand though it like swimming will help. Water PT has always helped me the most in recoveries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natallica Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Holy Cow man, good luck on the recovery...and I hope it all heals up well.Like jszucs said, make PT (and sensibly the pain meds) your best friends -N8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_99 Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Glad you are through one and on the mend. Hope it's healing quickly and you can be back on the boat ASAP. Cheers bud, BC_99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyWadd Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 wow. that's what happened with my shoulder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobH Posted June 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 I will have to same thing done on my right arm and hand in about 3 months then they will take another look at my shoulders then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Well cap if you can bark orders from a chair you may get to go fishing in few weeks dang that looks worse then I expected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobH Posted June 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 (edited) we will be doing some fishing in a few weeks I guarantee that ! It will just need to be a calm day and ill need a couple of fishermen and help getting the boat back on the trailer Edited June 8, 2013 by RobH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Whoa those are some serious scars there hope you have a speedy recovery and not to much pain.They can rebuild you stronger,faster,better the new improved 10 million dollar. Good luck on the rebuild and heal good man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig87 Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 I had both wrist done at the same time. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 what was the cause of so much scar tissue being formed ,,5 hours is some major time under Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobH Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 I think the bulk of scar tissue was from the two previous surgeries on my elbow followed by not listening to doctors orders after surgery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuze Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Godspeed on your recovery, careful with the pain meds dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobH Posted June 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Godspeed on your recovery, careful with the pain meds dude.thanx and the pain meds are horrible been on Percocet for the last 2 years now they have me on dilaudid it will be nice to get off all this stuff and feel like I can regain my life back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convette Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Damn dude... best of luck to you. How'd you do that again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy larry Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Dang Dude! Do try to do what the Dr says Lesson learned.. PT is a long road just do all that is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobH Posted June 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Damn dude... best of luck to you. How'd you do that again?Just the repetitive motions working on cars for the last 22 years and my genetics I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natallica Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 thanx and the pain meds are horrible been on Percocet for the last 2 years now they have me on dilaudid it will be nice to get off all this stuff and feel like I can regain my life back Percs are nice, Vicos are sweet too, very subtle relief while maintaining function.... but delaudid makes you wanna drool all over yourself...feels like your head is full of balloons and Pop-Rocks (at least in my experiences ) Hope it's going smooth so far. -N8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) what type of physical therapy are they having you do?what did the doc say y0u can and cannot do?what type of motion do you currently have?will you have full movement when fully healed? Edited June 11, 2013 by importwarrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobH Posted June 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 what type of physical therapy are they having you do?what did the doc say y0u can and cannot do?what type of motion do you currently have?will you have full movement when fully healed? Not sure on pt yet I'm supposed to be off work for a 2 to 4 weeks and the doctors have begged me to change carriers thankfully the company I work for is bringing me back as managementI should have full use and motion within a year The nerves were so compressed I had constant pain and numbness just a couple of days after surgery now I feel a ton better and already on less pain meds than before surgery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 good to hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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