#TAKE THAT SYNDESMOSIS

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Round 22 AFLM footy tips

"ginni's back" round

pies vs cats

carlton vs demons

lions vs crows

norf vs bombers

swans vs suns

weagles vs freo (derby darby)

hawks vs dogs

port vs giants

saints vs tigs

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Harry Potter discusses injury timeline on Full Force Podcast

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Harry Potter discusses injury timeline on Full Force Podcast

In the most recent Full Force Podcast with Cairo Takarangi, Harry Potter, the utility back for the Western Force, provided an update on his injury status.

The off-season Harry Potter recruit talked about his childhood, his brief stint playing Australian Rules football in Melbourne, his championship victories in the NSW Shute Shield and England’s Premiership Rugby, poor puns, abracadraba, and much more. His Super Rugby Pacific season was cut short due to a syndesmosis injury in Round 6.

Harry Potter had surgery in April and is expected to recuperate over the course of four months. The rugby season, which ends with Super Rugby and comes before any spring series games, is a bit of a no-man’s land. A little time to get it perfect.

Harry Potter has continued to be a constant presence at Force HQ despite the injuries, participating in team meetings and working out regularly in the gym while using a knee scooter and a peg leg to get around, which made his comrades laugh. About mid-July, Potter stated on the Full Force Podcast, “I’m hoping to be back.”

Harry Potter remarked, “The knee scooter is a much better alternative. I was on crutches for a few days.” “I also have a peg leg,” You attach this peg to your leg and use it to walk about. “I received a lot of flak from the guys for strolling through the gym, so I won’t be doing that again!”

Western Force center-back Harry Harry Potter’s 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season will probably come to an end due to his scheduled syndesmosis surgery. After the Fijian Drua defeated the Pirates 31–13 on Saturday, Potter had a high ankle injury. He returned to Perth and had scans earlier this week.

Harry Potter to undergo Syndesmosis Surgery

Simon Cron, the head coach of the Force, announced that tests showed he will need surgery to syndesmose. “Unfortunately, Harry sustained an injury as a result of being tackled from behind,” Cron stated. “He finds it incredibly disappointing.”He seems a little unhappy because I just hung up on him fifteen minutes ago. “Tomorrow is his surgery day. We regretfully anticipate that Potts won’t be returning this season at this point. Max Burey will start at full back due to Potter’s injury.

Kurtley Beale, a seasoned Wallabies player, just returned to club football and will be joining the Western Force. Beale’s return to Super Rugby was made possible by Harry Potter’s injury, a versatile back whose comeback from last year was cut short before it started the daily rugby

In fact, the 95-Test Wallaby’s absence from the 2023 campaign was due to a sexual assault charge. However, he was exonerated of all allegations early this year, therefore those accusations were dropped. As soon as Beale returned for Randwick, he started working to rebuild his career. The playmaker proved he still had it in less than an hour by playing flawlessly against Brothers in the Australian Club Championship.

Harry Potter already thriving in Force’s bid for edge to edge exciting Rugby

Appearing more fit than he has in years, Beale made a single linebreak on his line and set up a counterattack that saw Randwick come back to cut the lead against Brothers. Beale’s teammate in the Waratahs’ 2014 Super Rugby title, Stephen Hoiles, his club coach, stated that “there is no doubt” that Beale was prepared for a comeback. Most significantly, Beale was persuaded by Force coach Simon Cron, who had previously coached the forwards for the Waratahs with Beale.

Niamh O’Connor, the chief executive of New Force, stated that she considered Beale as a crucial component of the ambitious Super Rugby team’s success strategies. Kurtley is an exciting addition to our plans for growth and success, and we know where we want to take the Club,” O’Connor remarked. In our conversations, Kurtley has demonstrated his unwavering commitment and enthusiasm for the game. He is eager to take advantage of this chance to play Super Rugby once more.

[softyoongiionly]

SNEAKPEEK: Tea and Tourniquets #2 ☕️

There is something living in the forest beyond your village, something evil, something ancient. The only known survivor of this evil is a reclusive healer by the name of Min Yoongi. Rumor has it though, that the herbalist hermit may, in fact, be the evil himself.

Summary: You were told never to venture into the forest after dark. Stories of people going missing and, an ancient darkness, keep most of your quaint village paralyzed with fear. However, after another disappearance, you decide to do the unthinkable and, search for the answers yourself.

The darkness is real…and it’s alive.

Pairing: Yoongi x Reader

Genre: Supernatural au! Supernatural! Yoongi, his true identity will be revealed later on, Fantasy! Au, Tsundere! Yoongi, fluff, angst, smut throughout the story, slightly spooky

Looking towards your foot, you wiggle your toes, feeling a slight sensation of pain as you do.

“What happened to my foot?”

“You tore your anterior talofibular ligament…it happened when you fell.” His back is to you again as he arranges the bottles in a neater fashion, his tone one of disinterest.

“My anteater tylo what?” You press, shaking your head at his behavior.

He snorts at your pronunciation, a slight smirk threatening his mouth, “Your anterior talofibular ligament is a flat triangular band of fibers, that extends obliquely downward and lateralward between the adjacent margins of the tibia and fibula, on the front aspect of the syndesmosis…”

Your mouth hangs open as he delivers his explanation, frantically looking toward your foot in an attempt to make sense of what he was saying.

“That was wildly unhelpful…”

Yoongi turns back toward you, his sharp features unimpressed by your response.

“My healing of such a ligament should be considered more than helpful…”

“Am I able to walk with this injury?” You inquire, brows rising, mirroring his unamused expression.

He shrugs, “With minor discomfort, yes…”

A hand comes up with your question as Yoongi leans against the countertop,

 “…then why can’t I leave?”

“You are free to do as you wish however, if you leave now, you will die.” He explains, very casually given the content of his sentence.

The sunlight shining through the window makes his statement even more perplexing and, you gesture to it as you respond, “What why? It’s the middle of the day?”

Yoongi’s lip quirk up, a smirk still threatening his mouth as he notices the irritation in your tone.

“Death can occur regardless of the time of day.”

You huff, eyes rolling in incredulity, still fighting the urge to raise your voice, “Ugh…yes I’m aware of how death works but, I thought your little light show god rid of that thing.”

“Sonum Aquarum.” He corrects you immediately as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

“What?”

“It’s not a light show, it’s an aqueous blast of energy and, it requires hundreds of years of training. Also…” He stretches slightly, face turned up with arrogance and, you try to ignore the way his peasant blouse opens up to expose the pale skin of his chest. “…my blast killed that one creature. It did not eradicate their species. There are still thousands of them and, you are more vulnerable than you were last night, there would be no chance of you making it to the border in time and, I refuse to tell you the way back until I’m sure that you’re ready.”

A defeated sigh leaves your lips then, realizing that until Yoongi was willing to take you back, you were stuck with him. 

The rumors made sense now, he was insufferable.

“Fine.” You surrender, trying to make yourself comfy on the cot, feeling capable of sitting up now that the pain in your ribs had subsided slightly.

Yoongi smirks then, feeling victorious that you had finally halted your questioning.

“You can make yourself comfortable down here. I will prepare meals for you twice a day but, there are fruit and vegetables in the garden should you get hungry, I can show you later. The bathroom is through this archway,” He gestures to the archway beside you that was filled with books, “and around the corner. My bedroom is upstairs, you are not permitted up there under any circumstances. I will be out during a few evenings to…”

He pauses then, cat eyes darting from side to side as he searches for the right word.

You smirk, raising your brows, “To?”

He rolls his eyes at your smirk, looking slightly uncomfortable as he continues, “Nevermind, don’t worry about it, just stay downstairs while you’re here and, touch as little as you can, I don’t want you messing things up…”

“Understood. I’ll stay out of your way…”

He eyes you suspiciously, desiring to question why you weren’t trying to argue but, he decides to drop it as he nods to the archway again, “There is a place for you to sleep through here, there is a fire burning most nights so, please be careful not to fall inside...”

“Is roasted human not your thing?” You quip, leaning back against the wall, already dreading the thought of being trapped in Yoongi’s presence for an entire week.

There is something dark that flashes over his face for a moment and, for the first time since you spoke with him, you felt yourself growing slightly afraid of him. He smirks as he tilts his head slightly to the right and, when he does; you confirm that he possesses a pair of fangs.

“Human meat is too tough with very little pay off, I prefer the taste of their soul, it’s much sweeter…”

oh. 

[sportzblog]

Chill Out!

It seems that panic has set in with some supporters. The only player who can get us that winning feeling and fire on the field is out for about four weeks. He will miss the first two weeks of the 2022 season as he recovers from a syndesmosis ankle injury that requires surgery. The rate of doom and gloom bombarded social media, and some have said it will take three months for him to recover…

[vthiker09]

My Back?

Will is an interesting quality.  Often mistaken for stubbornness, will allows you to decide something has improved or you are on track to accomplish a certain task.  Will, much like many human emotions, can often times be rooted in nothing more than your desire for a certain result - even if you are ignoring the obvious.  When I look back at my social media posts from a few weeks after my third surgery, I see all of these dramatic posts about how much my injury improved and how I thought this was a turning point for me - finally in the right direction. 

Will takes strength.  Particularly in situations where the desired end result isn’t easy, a person with strong will, will often persevere more often.  Having said this, often in instances where will is confused with stubbornness, a person won’t have the ability to acknowledge they cannot bull their way to their desired result because for whatever reason, there isn’t enough will in the world to reach the goal.

In late September, I was sent back for another round of PT.  This time, I opted to go to the PT practice in the same building as my surgeons.  I had struggled in the past to have any line of communication between the PT’s I saw and the surgeons I was working with.  I thought perhaps if they were in the same building, it would help this problem.  I also thought since this practice was associated with an entire crew of surgeons, they probably knew the scope of good, bad, and awful injuries.    I was paired, yet again, with someone who focused on ankle injuries and worked with folks who were trying to get back to an active lifestyle.  

Although the end result was pretty awful, through no fault of this PT, they were the best PT I’ve worked with.  It was the first PT I worked with who I felt truly understood what I was trying to accomplish and instead of giving me the standard list of exercises everyone gets to rehab an ankle injury, took the time to evaluate where I was at, where I wanted to go, and how to help me get there.  It was also the first time a PT saw me as an entire person vs. a busted ankle.  Once we started to work together, this became an important distinction.  I realized quickly it wasn’t just my ankle which sat on that couch for a year, it was everything.  Every muscle I needed to hike those mountains, had been de-conditioned in the same way my ankle had been and needed some work.

Unlike all my other PT’s, instead of a long list of ankle focused activities, this PT gave me body focused activities with a heavy dollop of ankle work.  Besides being more interesting than the previous regimens I had been given, I felt like I was finally working with someone who cared even slightly as much as I did about helping me get back to the mountains.  Despite what I believed to be better care and my steadfast will to get better, I quickly started to realize something still wasn’t right. Here’s a good gimpy kid tip: hold all your dramatic social media posts for until you start to move.  When it comes to orthopedic surgery, it’s really easy to say “it’s great!” when you are in a walking boot or a brace.  The true test is when your limb has to function on it’s own and move in the ways you want it to move.

Many things hadn’t changed: my range of motion in certain directions was still not functional, I had post-surgery swelling along with continued general swelling, I had continued bruising in areas which were not operated on, and my ankle in general hurt.  To add to my routine list of woes was increased nerve pain.  Now, I had had “nerve pain” the whole time.  What I had now was NERVE PAIN.  I had constant pins and needles, burning, and shooting pain which felt like razor blades in my foot.  To say the least - it was unpleasant.  Joining my nerve pain was what I believed to be ligament pain on the inside of my ankle.  

When I met with the second surgeon, he asked me if the inside of my ankle hurt.  He asked me because my MRI had shown my deltoid ligament was damaged.  Two things: a) yes, you have a deltoid ligament complex in your ankle and b) deltoid ligament ruptures are the actual root cause of a high ankle sprain.  Think of it as one big bad chain of events: first you rupture your deltoid, which allows your ankle joint to move majorly in the wrong direction, your syndesmosis tries to pick up the slack, fails and ruptures, and then your ankle joint moves even more in the wrong direction and breaks your leg.  It was a given my deltoid was hurt.  What wasn’t a given was whether it would heal on it’s own.  In most instances it does and doesn’t require any intervention.

For some reason, on this day, I told the surgeon “no it doesn’t hurt.”  I don’t know why, because it did.  Perhaps in this one moment it didn’t and I was being narrow minded in my response.  For reasons I will describe later, I really wish I had said “yes.”  These reasons started to reveal themselves a few weeks into PT.  The inside of my ankle truly started to hurt.  There was one session with my PT where I said, I think my deltoid isn’t functioning properly.  This was after weeks of me saying “I have some serious nerve pain going on.”  After tugging on my ankle, my PT said “roll over.”  She promptly began to push on my back and asked me if it hurt, which it did.  She explained often times back injuries create symptoms in a person’s leg and/or ankle in the form of nerve pain.  She believed perhaps I had a slipped disc and this was the whole reason I often couldn’t feel my foot.

I was given a set of back stretches, which made it way worse.  In the course of a few days, I went from having no clue my back might be hurt, to being in serious pain.  I emailed my PT saying “it hurts to breath,” she told me to stop doing the back stretches, and we would talk next week.  The following week, she said I should see a back specialist.  Now, at this point I had heard a bunch of bad news.  I was working on three surgeries and had finally began to cope with the fact dashing ER doctor was really wrong and I wasn’t going to be hiking in the spring.  At the same time, my ankle was injured - not my back.  I also, much like most people, have this perception of back issues being much more severe than ankle issues.  Whether this is true, I felt like I went from being sort of busted to being much more hurt. 

At this point I had really bad nerve pain, my ankle still didn’t function in many of the same ways it didn’t function before surgery number three, and now my back wasn’t happy.  To say the least, I wasn’t a happy camper.  Despite my lack of happiness, my will was still strong and if seeing a back specialist was going to make me feel better, than so be it.  I promptly called the spine people, who happen to be right across the hall from my ankle surgeons and made an appointment for a few weeks later. 

I’m not going to spend a lot of time on this because I don’t even believe it deserves the effort it takes to type about it.  In short, my experience with the spine team was awful and I won’t be recommending them to anyone - ever.  Here are the highlights:

1. I met with a provider on January 4th.  They asked me what was worse, my ankle or my back.  I told them this was hard to distinguish between because it was the same ankle I had been struggling with for quite some time and it wasn’t clear to me which pieces were caused by my ankle injury and what was caused by the mysterious back injuries, I didn’t even know I had.  Their response was “Look, I am a spine specialist.  I’m not here to talk about your ankle.”  At this point I almost walked out of the appointment.  It made no sense to me, medically or otherwise, that I couldn’t talk about my ankle injury when my back symptoms were in the same place.  I only have one right ankle.

2. At the end of exam, the recommendation was a cortisone injection. After they spoke with their supervising surgeon, the recommendation was an MRI.  I left not being pleased, got a phone call later that day and scheduled the MRI for January 26th with a follow-up on February 5th.

3. I got the radiology report from my back x-rays.  They didn’t match what I had been told by the spine provider.  I called them to ask “why isn’t this the same information as what you told me two days ago?”  They tried to tell me I was wrong, which I wasn’t and then proceeded to laugh at my questions.  After I hung up, I promptly called saying I never wanted to see this provider again and was told if I didn’t, I would be a new patient and the wait would be months.

4. I called another hospital, they wouldn’t see me until they had my medical records.  I called the hospital I was working with and had my records sent.  They were sent a few months ago and I still haven’t heard from the other hospital. 

5. After an insane amount of nagging from my parents, I saw a chiropractor.  They saw my x-rays and flipped out.  Their exact words were: “I’ve never seen a spine move like this.”  Apparently when I bend backwards, my L5 and S1 come a little too close for comfort.  After three or four appointments, the chiropractor said: “I can’t fix this” and referred me to pain management - who never called.

6. I had the MRI done, requested the films, and figured out pretty quickly I had a few bulging discs and one, in particular, didn’t look good.

7. I went to the February 5th appointment, with the provider I really didn’t care for, and was told what I already knew: I have bulging discs between the L3 and L4 vertebrae and the L4 and L5 vertebrae.  I also have a herniated disc between the L5 and S1 vertebrae, which is pushing on the right side of my nerve root in my spine.  This sort of explains the nerve pain in my right foot - because the disc is pushing on the right side.  The provider again recommended a cortisone injection and then said this gem: “My hope is this will provide you with some relief and you can try harder in PT to push through whatever is going on.”

8.  I got super mad someone had the guts to say I wasn’t trying and promptly called the hospital again thinking maybe I could see someone new faster.  Again, this wasn’t the case.  While all of this was going on, my parents were trying to find another hospital I could go to all together.  At this point, there were just too many missteps, what I perceived as a lack of caring, and I was confident a new set of providers were in order. 

My aunt, little did I know, had been going through a similar nightmare.  After an unsuccessful surgery at Mass General, fifty failed PT visits, and two years of pain, it had been suggested she go to a private practice in southern NH.  She had seen both their hip and ankle surgeons and had nothing but fantastic things to say about them.  Although a haul from my central Vermont location, I was so fed up with the care I was receiving, I was willing to try anything.

I called this practice, gave the receptionist the short (which is really a long) version of what was going on and was told they couldn’t schedule with me until they had my medical records.  Although medical red tape makes me want to scream, I noticed two things: 1. This person was nice to me.  She seemed to care even though she had never met me and it didn’t feel like she was staring at a calendar and blindly trying to put me in a slot.  She listened and treated me like a human.  2. The wait times weren’t something I needed to worry about.  This practice wasn’t booking out several months - they were booking out about a week and a half.  Even after 18 months, I could wait 10 days.

I promptly hopped in my car and drove the hour to get all my medical records.  This required three stops and nearly a hundred dollars to fax/overnight all the information to NH.  I was surprised to see a NH phone number pop up on my phone within an hour of me faxing my paper medical records.  The same pleasant women started with “you poor thing” and then proceeded to schedule me to see their ankle and spine surgeon.

Hold tight to hear all about my first experience with a private practice and what turns out to be some pretty bad news.

[aburameshin]

Ossos da perna

The leg bones are a group of structures responsible for the composition of the lower limbs. These bones are extremely strong structures, as they have great functionality in relation to the human body .

The legs are responsible for the support, the bipedal posture and the displacement of the body. There are some literary disagreements when it comes to the bones that make up the leg. Anatomically, the leg involves only the portion between the knee and the ankle, but we will address the broader concept. The bones that form this structure are: femur, patella, tibia, fibula (formerly called “fibula”) and ankle.

Femur

It is considered the largest bone in the body, in addition to being the most resistant. It is considered a long bone, which is responsible for body support, locomotion and movement. In the upper part, it presents a structure called head, which articulates with the acetabulum, in the iliac. It has a large diaphysis (body) and in the lower portion it articulates with the patella and tibia, thus forming the knee joint. In the region where the structure of the femur articulates with the tibia and patella, we can observe two protuberances important for the functionality of the femur: the internal and external femoral condyles are present, which is the direct contact with the tibia and patella.

Patella

Also called the kneecap, it is the smallest leg bone. It is located between the femur and the tibia, sliding down the patellar face present in the femur. It is characterized by being a sesamoid bone, presenting a rooted tendon . This structure is responsible for sliding the intercondylar line of the femur, thus facilitating the movement of knee flexion and extension. The lateral and medial condyles of the femur assist in patellar stability, together with the muscular structure of the quadriceps preventing pathological displacement during movement.

Tibia

It is located just below the femur, in the medial portion; the upper extremity (head) articulates directly to the femur and patella, maintaining contact through the menisci , while the lower extremity articulates to the tarsus through the medial malleolus. It has greater structural formation, since it does most of the support of body weight together with the structure of the femur.

Fibula

Formerly called the fibula, it is located parallel to the tibia at both the upper and lower extremities, but does not perform movements with each other, characterizing it as a syndesmosis type joint. The lower face of the fibula articulated with the talus, thus being part of the ankle movements, mainly in joint stabilization. It has a smaller, thinner structure, articulating directly to the ankle in the lateral portion.

knee

The knee joint actually consists of two joints:

Tibiofemoral joint (medial and lateral joints): these are the joints between the corresponding femoral and tibial condyles;

Patellofemoral joint: it is found between the patella and the femur.

Due to its high complexity, both in structure and functionality, the knee joint is responsible for balance, weight support and flexibility to perform the movements, which is surrounded by several soft tissues. Synovial bursae also surround the joint, reducing the friction that can be caused by the action of tendons and muscles as movements are performed. However, it is worth remembering that the functions of the lower segment depend on the structure of the hip so that the weight distribution is performed symmetrically in both legs.

At the lower end where the lateral malleoli (fibula) and medial (tibia) are located, the bones of the foot are found , which will articulate with the ends of the leg bones. The bones of the foot end up supporting the entire skeleton, thus making displacement and mobility take place more safely.

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Bundesliga: Schalke: Is an Inter-Kicker coming instead of Rudy?

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Bundesliga: Schalke: Is an Inter-Kicker coming instead of Rudy?

If Joao Mario from Inter Milan joins FC Schalke 04, should Sebastian Rudy’s change be cancelled? Newcomer Hamza Mendyl spoke about his first impressions of S04 and a youngster joins the professional squad for the injured Benjamin Stambouli.

Here you can find all news and rumours about Schalke 04.

With the S04 they are still waiting for the final decision in the case of Sebastian Rudy. Should he decide in favor of RB Leipzig, Schalke could obviously switch to another option.

The Italian newspaper Tuttosport reports that the squires are currently talking to Inter Milan about the possible engagement of midfielder Joao Mario. The 25-year-old has had a difficult time with Inter and played on loan to West Ham United last season.

The Portuguese, who was also present at the World Cup in Russia, no longer has any prospects in Milan. According to the newspaper, Real Betis and Sevilla FC are interested as well as Schalke. However, Inter is to insist on an option to purchase Joao Mario for 18 million euros in the loan agreement.

On Tuesday Schale’s new engagement Hamza Mendyl was presented. The Moroccan spoke about his move to Germany: “I know that football here is a little faster than in France. But I’ll be able to adapt quickly. I was well received by the team. “

About the Champions League perspective, Mendyl said: “Not many players my age have the opportunity to prove themselves in this competition. Therefore, until recently I would not have thought to get this opportunity so quickly. “I want to take this opportunity to go as far as possible with the team.”

And where will the new guy play exactly? Mendyl: “I am at home on the left and have an offensive urge. I love to inspire the fans and want to inspire them. Otherwise, I don’t like to talk about myself. “You have to see me play, and then you’ll know exactly what my qualities are.”

On Tuesday morning, a youngster was in the squire’s coach. His name: Niklas Wiemann. His task: to compensate for the loss of Benjamin Stambouli, who will be absent for weeks with an injury to the syndesmosis.

The 19-year-old central defender actually plays in the Schalker U23 and has two appearances in the upper league of Westphalia. Now he has the chance to show up with coach Domenico Tedesco at short notice and to recommend him for higher tasks.

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Top 10 Orthopedic Doctor In Hyderabad

The best of orthopedic doctors in Hyderabad are also the best oforthopedic surgeons. He/she should be professional and he/she should have the perfect knowledge about orthopedics and also a good understanding about working with the purpose of rehabilitation and also surgery.

Orthopedic surgery can improve the mobility and provide relief to people suffering from various orthopedic conditions. However, there are certain factors that have to be considered before choosing the orthopedic surgeon.

The orthopedic surgeon should be highly qualified with years of experience in orthopedics. Therefore, if he/she is a doctor then he/she should have gained sufficient experience of dealing with various patients. At the same time, the orthopedic surgeon should also have the perfect knowledge about different kinds of orthopedic treatment methods.

This knowledge is essential to help the orthopedic surgeon to take the right decision when it comes to performing surgery on a patient. The orthopedicsurgeon should also have the expertise of treating different conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, patellar syndesmosis, and cervical spondylosis.

A well qualified orthopedic surgeon should have completed the course of Orthopedic Surgery from the prestigious universities of USA. If not then a person has to complete the required hours of residency training and follow-up training, which are also done by the world-renowned universities. However, there are also certain medical colleges where a person has to undergo the training before going for the Orthopedic surgery.

One of the other important criteria of a Top 10 Orthopedic Doctor inHyderabad is that he/she should have also undergone the orthopedic laser surgery in some of the famous Lasers in America. The skills acquired by the surgeon from these Lasers have been instrumental in transforming the case of an orthopedic patient.

It is also very important to check the doctor's credentials from the doctors of the local hospitals. The Orthopedic doctor in Hyderabad should be in the list of the orthopedic surgeons of local hospitals and local orthopedic clinics.

The orthopedic surgeon should have made the surgical experience widespread. The orthopedic surgeon should have the perfect knowledge about the various technologies like robotic surgeries, laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, ultrasound and etc.

It is the skill of orthopedic surgeon, which makes a difference between the success of the patient and failure. It is the expertise of the orthopedic surgeon that decides whether a patient is going to be successful or unsuccessful.

One of the key factors that determines the success or failure of the orthopedic doctor is the patient care. The doctors should also look at the personality of the patient before deciding to treat him/her.

If the patient is in a very bad state of health, then a skilled orthopedic surgeon can do wonders for the patient. However, if the patient is very healthy and has the basic strength to walk with the help of the handrail, then a good orthopedic surgeon can make a remarkable difference in the life of the patient.

The Orthopedic Surgeon should also be reliable and caring as he/she should look after the physical well being of the patient. It is also very important to maintain the sense of self-esteem of the patient if he/she is undergoing the orthopedic treatment and he/she feels highly confident.

Orthopedic Doctor in Hyderabad       Orthopedic Surgeon in Hyderabad

[fazcinatingblog]

still sad about fazzy

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Largest Ever Hip Fracture Fixation Trial in Over 1,000 Patients Demonstrates Unprecedently Low Cut-Out Rates for X-BOLT® Device

DUBLIN, Sept. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — X-BOLT Orthopaedics, a leading medical device company, today announced preliminary results from the largest ever multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing extracapsular hip fracture fixation devices, known as World Hip Trauma Evaluation 4 (WHITE4). The trial was conducted by Oxford University and supported by NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre.

X-Bolt is the first and only company to have conducted such rigorous clinical testing prior to commercial launch of its X-BOLT® hip fixture device. The headline results, presented at the British Orthopaedic Association in Liverpool yesterday, demonstrated the lowest ever ‘cut-out’ rate for a hip fixation device, achieving just 0.8% in a population of 476 patients. The study also showed that the X-BOLT® device performed as well as the hip sliding screw (SHS) device with respect to EuroQol 5 Dimension Score (EQ-5D), a validated measure of health-related quality of life, as well as patient mortality, residential status, revision surgery and radiographic measures.

A 100-patient randomised pilot study published in 2016, known as ‘WHITE1’ at the University of Warwick showed a zero (0%) re-operation rate with the X-BOLT® device, versus a 6% reoperation rate with the sliding hip screw in unstable intertrochanteric hip fractures (Bone and Joint Journal 2016; 98-B: 686-9).

‘Cut-out’ is a failure of implant anchorage which causes the implant or screw to literally ‘cut-out’ of the bone and into the hip joint. Fixation failure due to ‘cut-out’ is the main cause of re-operation resulting in increased hospital treatment costs.  X-BOLT’s simple yet innovative mechanism for anchorage to the bone utilises wings that expand in situ to offer a rotationally stronger and more secure femoral bone anchorage than traditional screw fixation.

Recruitment for WHITE4 commenced in June 2016 and involved over 1000 patients in 10 centres throughout the UK, collaborating with the Orthopaedic Trauma Society, including Oxford, Northumbria, Leicester, Newcastle, South Tees, Frimley Park, Wexham, Coventry, Bristol and Portsmouth. Patients were randomised at the time of surgery to receive either a gold standard sliding hip screw (SHS) device or X-BOLT®. Follow-up for all patients occurred at baseline, 4 weeks, 4 months and one year following surgery.

Dr. Brian Thornes, CEO of X-BOLT Orthopaedics said, “We are delighted that the X-BOLT has been so thoroughly investigated in such high quality independent research as the WHITE1 and WHITE 4 trials showing the lowest cut-out rates of any device on the market, mirroring its proven superior performance in biomechanical testing. Given the high volume of hip fractures and an ever-aging population, the X-BOLT is set to revolutionise hip fracture fixation.”

Professor Griffin, Chief Investigator for WHITE 4, based at Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), University of Oxford said, “WHITE 4 was a highly successful trial which has set the benchmark for the entry of orthopaedic devices into clinical practice. I have been delighted to work with X-BOLT Orthopaedics over a number of years to provide outstanding quality research around the use of this device. It sets the best of standards for other companies to aspire to, particularly with a view towards the new regulations for devices coming into force in Europe early next year.”

Approximately 1.6 million hip fractures occur worldwide each year and due to an aging population, it is expected this number could reach 6 million by 2050. Each hip fracture episode costs approximately $40,000 (£30,000) in health and social costs. Loss of mobility and independence among hip fracture survivors is profound; less than 50% regaining their previous function and 33% being totally dependent or in a nursing home a year later. Reoperations occur in about 3-6% of patients, resulting in additional costs of approximately $50,000 (£35,000). Reducing the re-operation rate provides a significant opportunity for hospitals and governments to greatly reduce 30-day readmissions and overall healthcare costs, notwithstanding the benefits to patients by improving their quality of life.

About X-BOLT Orthopaedics

X-BOLT® Orthopaedics is an Irish medical device company, that has designed and developed a highly innovative and unique range of hip nailing and plating solutions suitable for all hip fractures that require fixation. The X-BOLT® (“Expanding Bolt”) hip fixation system significantly improves anchorage in osteoporotic bone and reduces the requirement for costly repeat surgeries, as well as allowing greater confidence to mobile fully weight bearing post operation.X-BOLT® has strong scientific evidence via extensive clinical trials and has received European CE Mark from the British Standards Institute (BSI) and FDA 510k approval for marketing in Europe and the US.

Founded and led by Dr. Brian Thornes, an experienced orthopaedic surgeon with extensive development experience having previously invented, developed and licensed the ankle syndesmosis “TightRope” device to Arthrex, Inc (Naples, FL) in 2003. To date, over 350,000 Tightropes have been implanted worldwide, with many top football and rugby professionals amongst its recipients. Recently published multicentre clinical trials have shown that the Tightrope has set the new gold standard for ankle syndesmosis injuries.

The X-BOLT device can be manufactured in stainless steel or titanium and is also adaptable for other areas of osteoporotic fixation such as the spine.

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) 

NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is based at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and run in partnership with the University of Oxford. The NIHR is the nation’s largest funder of health and care research. The NIHR:

Funds, supports and delivers high quality research that benefits the NHS, public health and social care

Engages and involves patients, carers and the public in order to improve the reach, quality and impact of research

Attracts, trains and supports the best researchers to tackle the complex health and care challenges of the future

Invests in world-class infrastructure and a skilled delivery workforce to translate discoveries into improved treatments and services

Partners with other public funders, charities and industry to maximise the value of research to patients and the economy

The NIHR was established in 2006 to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research, and is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care. In addition to its national role, the NIHR commissions applied health research to benefit the poorest people in low- and middle-income countries, using Official Development Assistance funding.

This work uses data provided by patients and collected by the NHS as part of their care and support and would not have been possible without access to this data. The NIHR recognises and values the role of patient data, securely accessed and stored, both in underpinning and leading to improvements in research and care. www.nihr.ac.uk/patientdata

The Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS)

NDORMS is a multi-disciplinary department focusing on discovering the causes of musculoskeletal and inflammatory conditions to deliver excellent and innovative care that improves people’s quality of life. The largest European academic department in its field, NDORMS is part of the Medical Sciences Division of the University of Oxford, and is a rapidly growing community of more than 400 orthopaedic surgeons, rheumatologists and scientists all working in the field of musculoskeletal disorders.

The research work of the department takes place in several locations across the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, namely the Botnar Research Centre, and the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology. The co-location with NHS services puts the department in an excellent position with basic researchers working alongside clinicians. This substantially improves research capacity, improving access for researchers to patients, and facilitating the interaction between clinicians and scientists that is essential for successful medical research. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk

Contact information:

X-BOLT Brian Thornes, CEO brian.thornes@x-bolt.com

Katja Stout, Scius Communications katja@sciuscommunications.com

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Ankle injury outs Dog for season

WESTERN Bulldog Luke Dahhaus will miss the remainder of the season with a serious ankle injury.

THE season is over for Bulldog Luke Dahlhaus. The 25-year-old was brought down in a tackle in the second term of Sunday's 54-point loss to West Coast at Optus Stadium, immediately grabbing his left ankle and leaving the ground assisted by trainers. "The mechanism of the injury has damaged the high ankle area or the syndesmosis part of his ankle," said Bell. "This is notoriously slow to heal and we expect at this stage for his recovery to take six-to-eight weeks, which is going to rule him out for the remainder of the season." As reported on Sports Central, midfielder Mitch Honeychurch has been cleared of serious structural damage to his neck and cheekbone following his collision with Eagles skipper Shannon Hurn, but he will undergo further testing this week before being given the green light to play. "Precautionary X-rays at the time showed that there was no serious structural damage to his neck. We're still working through a process with Mitch to work out the extent of his injury," Bell said. "He was a little bit dazed at the time of the injury but he's come in well today, but we'll need to work through a process across the remainder of the week to work out his availability." While the Dogs will be without Dahlhaus and Honeychurch for the clash against Port Adelaide, superstar Marcus Bontempellli will be right to play in the Mars Stadium encounter. The 22-year-old has missed the past two matches because of appendicitis. "Marcus has completed a full week of training following the removal of his appendix," said Bell. "The surgeon has ticked off and he's feeling 100 per cent, so he'll come back into full training this week and we expect him to be available." Read the full article

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Syndesmosis Injury Diagnosis Help

Diagnosed With Syndesmosis Injury?

Everything You Need To Know About These Syndesmotic Ankle Sprains

Syndesmosis injury can be described as tibiofibular joint. It is a medical condition or injury that occurs in the presence of a distal attachment of the tibia and fibula. During the occurrence of these injuries, around 18% of the ankle sprains. The earlier you recognize these injuries, the better for you to prevent long-term morbidity.

Diagnosis And Treatment Of Syndesmosis Injury

Early diagnosis and treatment of syndesmosis injury is very vital. This kind of injury is common with full-time rugby or football players.  There are given rehabilitation protocols aimed at helping the injured patient to return to his pre-injury activities fast and safely. These protocols are meant to control swelling as well as recovery from surgery. Strict adherence to the rehabilitation protocols also helps in restoration of motion and strength.  The goal is to go back to the desired normal activities.

Why You Need A Personal Law Injury

Syndesmotic ankle sprains are commonly associated with athletic participation like football and down skiing. Syndesmosis injuries accounts for up to 11% of all injuries.  It has been reported to affect up to 99% American football players. By seeking intervention of a highly experienced injury attorney, you will benefit from reduced amount of time away from your profession.

In the incidence of a fatal syndesmosis injury, it might be hard for you to be physically present during all court proceedings.  This is due to the examination, special testing and special treatment required to curb the injury.  Therefore, you should consider hiring a personal injury lawyer to provide you with competent legal presentation for your case.

Laws keep changing.  Your local injury lawyer will help you understand your rights and find justice and adequate compensation for your losses.

In Case Of An Injury, It Is Recommended That You Contact An Injury Lawyer

If you are a full-time professional rugby league or football player, it means that you are doing sports as your main career. After being diagnosed with syndesmosis injury, it is important to note when the occurrence first happened.  If it was while you were playing sports, you have the right to be compensated.  Especially, for the amount of time you are out of work for treatment.

The average amount of time lost for players identified with syndesmosis injury may be between 64-180 days.  This depends on the kind of medication and surgery given. Because injuries may also lead to long-term morbidity, the need for an injury lawyer to help in compensation and treatment solutions is integral. It is very expensive to have complex syndesmotic ankle sprains treated. It calls for more medical attention, which might require you to visit specialists.  Unfortunately, specialist charges are relatively high.

An injury lawyer will help you by supplying everything you need to settle personal injury claims or personal injury pleadings for liability for sports injuries.

Your sports injury lawyer provides you with the best legal presentation.  They provide a selection of defenses, paired with specific pleadings that suits your condition.

To increase the chances of winning in a sports injury case, you need an injury lawyer to help.  They help provide guidance on basic considerations before drafting your plea. Discuss any concerns with your injury lawyer.  Ask your injury lawyer about the relevant legislative provisions.  Ask them about legacy and current laws to help with ease of reference.

What To Look For In A Personal Injury Lawyer

A well educated lawyer in the area of personal injury law should be considered. A syndesmosis injury patient needs to know what the law provides concerning the injury and his expertise and professional background. The information given by the sports injury lawyer sheds light along the paths of an injury patient and brings him a sense of relief.

Need Help With Syndesmosis Injury?

Are you a full-time rugby league player or a football league player? Syndesmosis injury can occur any time. But keep in mind, that you have rights.  Don’t take any chances after an injury.  Go for a diagnosis immediately after the injury. Symptoms include when you start experiencing lateral ankle sprain, inability to bear weight, or loss of full plantar flexion.  You may also note inability to toe walk, chronic pain and prolonged recovery. Finding an injury lawyer is highly recommended at this point.

Injured? Call A Personal Injury Lawyer Near You

In conclusion, at The Lawyers Direct, our highly educated and experienced personal injury lawyers are ready to discuss your legal rights and help you understand the possible compensation for your case.

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Tim Taranto latest GWS Giants player to miss AFL games

Ladder-leading Greater Western Sydney have suffered yet another long-term injury, with emerging star Tim Taranto to undergo ankle surgery which will sideline him for up to 10 weeks.

Taranto, the No.2 pick in last year’s AFL draft, has played all but one of the Giants’ first 13 games and recently signed a contract extension to 2020. .

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Nick Riewoldt looked destined to kick another six points but the Suns’ Jack Leslie had other ideas.

Saints return to top eight

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St Kilda are back inside the top eight after a sluggish 32-point win over Gold Coast at Etihad Stadium.

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Richmond have continued their dominance of Carlton, sealing a sixth straight win over the Blues.

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There was no second-half turnaround for the Sharks this week as the Sea Eagles leapfrog them on the ladder.

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The Dockers gave it their all in the final 30 seconds against Geelong to set up a frantic finish decided in the final kick of the game.

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He is the fourth Giant this season to be out for at least two months with a serious ankle injury.

Stephen Coniglio, Ryan Griffen and Will Setterfield all suffered syndesmosis injuries, though Taranto’s problem is believed to be different.

Tim Taranto receives treatment on the sidelines for a shin injury. Photo: Getty Images

Despite topping the ladder, GWS have now had at least a dozen players sidelined for a minimum of four weeks this year. .

Taranto has averaged 15 disposals a game and impressed with his skill and composure in a star-studded side.

He won a Rising Star nomination in round eight after logging a career-best 21 disposals against Collingwood.

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He hurt his ankle in the third quarter of Saturday’s match against Brisbane and has subsequently undergone surgery.

“This is a bitter blow for Tim who’s been terrific in his debut season so far,” Giants’ head of athletic performance David Joyce said.

“The damage to Tim’s ankle was significant enough that surgery was required before commencing a thorough rehabilitation program.

“Tim’s shown great resilience so far in his short AFL career and we remain confident that we’ll see him return to the field later this season.”

Taranto will be sidelined for 8-10 weeks.

–AAP

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Bundesliga: S04 shock: Stambouli out for weeks

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Bundesliga: S04 shock: Stambouli out for weeks

FC Schalke 04 will miss Benjamin Stambouli for several weeks. This was confirmed by the club on Tuesday. Omar Mascarell, on the other hand, returned to team training after a torn muscle fibre.

All important news and rumours around FC Schalke 04 can be found here.

FC Schalke 04 has to do without the services of Benjamin Stambouli at the start of the season. The squires announced on Tuesday that the central defender has suffered a syndesmosis injury and will be absent for several weeks.

Stambouli had gotten stuck in the triple chain last season under the new Schalker coach Domenico Tedesco and came on altogether 28 employments in the national league.

After Bastian Oczipka (groin surgery), Stambouli’s injury is the second longer-term loss on the defensive that Tedesco will have to compensate for at the start of the season.

Newcomer Omar Mascarell returned to squires’ team training on Monday. The defensive midfielder had torn a small muscle fibre during the Schalker training camp in Mittersill and had to take a break of almost two weeks.

While he had missed the official match start of the Königsblauen in the DFB Cup, the 25-year-old could be in the starting line on the first day of play at VfL Wolfsburg (Saturday, 3.30 pm in the LIVETICKER).

After FC Schalke 04 overtook their black-yellow rivals from their neighbouring town for the first time last season, the Königsblauen are now standing in front of the BVB in another place as well. According to the statistics portal Statista, the S04 has around 155,000 members, 1000 more than the BVB.

FC Bayern continues to lead with 290,000 members. The last place in the ranking is occupied by RB Leipzig with just 750 club members.

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Bundesliga: FC Bayern: Forced break for Javi Martinez?

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Bundesliga: FC Bayern: Forced break for Javi Martinez?

Javi Martinez is threatened with a forced break due to injury. Kingsley Coman underlines the qualities of the new coach Niko Kovac.

Here you can find all the latest news and rumours about the German record champion.

Javi Martinez suffered a sprain in the knee joint during FC Bayern training. Due to the injury, the Spaniard had to terminate the team unit prematurely on Tuesday.

The Munich-based team did not give any official information about the absence period, but it seems uncertain whether the defensive player will play against Paris Saint-Germain in Klagenfurt on Saturday.

Kinsgley Coman praised Bavaria’s new coach Niko Kovac in an interview with SportBild: “He is a disciplined coach, he is very meticulous in his daily work. “We work very hard with him, which is important for the team.”

After his surviving syndesmosis ligament rupture, due to which Coman dropped out for a long time last season and also missed the World Cup, he hopes “to return to the level I had before my injury”.

FC Bayern is preparing for the coming season in the USA from 23 to 30 July. Juventus Turin on 25 July and Manchester City on 28 July are two prominent opponents of the test match at the ICC.

Like Robert Lewandowski, the German internationals will not take part in the trip, but will prepare for the new season from 25 July in Munich and will join the team only after the trip to the USA.

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Under the Knife Part 1

Two days after my accident, I made my first trip to see my assigned orthopedic surgeon.  I checked in and was given a survey about how my injury impacts my daily life.  One of the questions asked: “Please describe your pain or problem as best you can and how it affects your life.” This seemed like an absolutely ridiculous question to ask someone with broken bones who couldn’t walk.  Wasn’t it quite obvious how my problem affected my life?  After asking Mike how I could possibly even answer this question, I wrote: “My ankle hurts a lot.  I can’t stand on it and it hurts to move.  My leg is broken and hurts.”  In retrospect, I should’ve written something like this: “Your one size fits all medical approach is substandard and I wish you would treat me like a human being, instead of just another patient ID number.” Keep in mind I was much more positive about this process 14 months ago. 

After some serious eye rolling and a few quick pictures to capture the absurdity this questionnaire represented, I sat and waited for the doctor to come in.  Shortly after, the person who I had thoroughly stalked via google rolled in (he has seven degrees all from Ivy League schools). He shook my hand, asked what happened, told me “at least you aren’t dead,”  took my splint off, said it looked pretty good, and then dove into the details of the surgery I would have two days later.  

The actual name of the procedure was a long string of words with Latin roots, which meant absolutely nothing to me.  After the surgeon rambled off what he would undertake and a brief explanation of the recovery process, he asked if I had any questions. My response was “no.”  Now I am not a bashful or shy person.  Often times, I actually am prone to overthink or stress out about situations to a point where people will say: “Erin, that’s not even possible.”  

You would think my ability to walk and more importantly, my ability to hike would have motivated my overthinking self to ask a) What is a syndesmosis?  b) what does “reduction and internal fixation” even mean? c) are there risks associated with this surgery? d) Are there common or less common complications? or any host of other important questions I’ve now learned you should absolutely ask someone before they cut open any part of your body.  Instead, I was silent.  I was silent because I didn’t feel like I had a choice.  I was told in the ER I would have to have this surgery and it felt like a means to an end.  It wouldn’t change my situation to know what the many Latin roots strung together actually meant and it wouldn’t get me back on the mountain any sooner if I even knew what I actually injured.  Yup - that’s right, I didn’t know what I had actually injured until almost ten months after my injury occurred.  We’ll talk more about this piece later.

When I think about my apathy now, I realize my near-death experience, only two days before this, was traumatic and I wasn’t capable of fully processing what was going on.  My life had changed drastically in a matter of one step and my way of coping with this was to just say “okay.”  Paired with this, I had never been seriously hurt before.  Actually, I hadn’t seen a doctor in over a decade.  Thus, how to interact with a surgeon, what to ask, and how to advocate for myself were skills I didn’t have.  I would later be forced to quickly learn these skills and for now, I was just along for the ride. 

Two days later, my alarm went off at 4:30 am, which provided me with ample time to make it to the opperating room by 6:00 am.  I mentally checked off my list of presurgical instructions: 1000mg of Tylenol 3 times within the last 24 hours, comfortable clothing, no makeup, no contacts, shower twice with antibacterial soap, no jewelry, take out all piercings, and of course my $2,000 co-pay they would swiftly collect as part of my registration.  What would seem like a fairly simple checklist, in reality, was more like some sort of really fucked up obsticle course. 

What it really looked like was this:

1. Sit up in bed.  Make sure you don’t hit your leg on anything.

2. Crutch to the bathroom.  While standing on one leg, lift the toilet seat, hop into position and do a one-legged squat to sit down.

3. Wrap your splint in a trash bag and make sure the duct tape is wrapped securely enough so your cast doesn’t get wet.  Remember, the nurse said a hundred times this was quite important.

4. Ask Mike to help you into the shower.  Attempt to shower while sitting/balancing on one leg.  Ask Mike to help you get out of the tub.  

5. Crutch back to the bedroom and ask Mike to get your clothes.  Manage to put on clothes while on one leg. Be sure to swear a bunch.

6. Scoot down the stairs.  Crutch to the front door.  Ask (somewhat yell at) Mike to carry all your belongings, because carrying something isn’t in the cards right now.  Scoot down another flight of stairs.  Crutch to the car.  Give Mike your crutches and hop into the car.  Remember, you can’t put your leg on the ground, so it’s the back seat for you.

Remember this piece - being broken is exhausting and everything you just do almost automatically now will become two hundred times harder.  Carrying a glass is a real treat, isn’t it?

Once we got to the hospital, it was just like what you would think having surgery would be like.  A bunch of people talk at you, you get too many drugs, you get wheeled into the operating room, you don’t remember anything, and then you are in recovery.  It’s almost like those involved have done this a time or two before.  When I was in recovery, the surgeon said: “give her another pillow.” Now, thanks to the “too many drugs” I couldn’t feel a thing.  Thus, in true Erin style when I was told emphatically, “keep your leg above your heart” I didn’t listen.  

After successfully managing to go to the bathroom, I was allowed to leave.  Before we get to the leaving piece, I would like to thank my college binge drinking days for aiding me in the process of crutching to the bathroom, in socks, on a tile floor, while on said pile of drugs.  After a short wheelchair ride to the car, Mike promptly pulled to the front of the hospital, I hopped into the front seat.  Remember the whole “keep your leg above your heart” piece, well, about that.....

The first thirty minutes were fantastic.  I couldn’t feel a thing and I was thinking “silly doctor who said this would hurt, this doesn’t hurt at all!”  Then reality set in - my newly surgically repaired limb with it’s two shiny screws, sat in a car for thirty minutes resting on the floor, and was so very unhappy with me.  The next twelve hours were the most painful twelve hours I have ever experienced.  They were way worse than the nerve block the dashing orthopedic surgeon had given me in the ER.  I can’t even describe them.  All I know is it super hurt and I never want to feel those feelings again.  At one point Mike came in and said: “You seem to be moaning in pain, do you need me to call someone?”  I didn’t even realize I was making noise.

This brings me to probably one of the dozens of lessons I have learned: Do what the doctor says because they aren’t giving you directions for their own benefit.  They are telling you things like “keep your leg above your heart” because the alternative is pretty awful.  Channel your internal five-year-old and line up in alphabetical order for lunch - or in more basic terms, just do what you’re told. Keep in mind this doesn’t mean you have to blindly follow directions and you aren’t part of your own healing process.  We’ll talk more about this piece later though.

Only four days after my injury, I had had my very first surgery ever.   Now it was time to really dive into “the year of the couch.”