I think there's a way for us to do private messaging. I've had a couple of hectic days but will try to clarify within the next couple of days. I'm in Oregon so maybe when you return to home ground we're not so far away from each other. Hang in there. Hope you've received the gloves by now and that they're giving you some relief. And the sooner you can get going with PT/OT the faster you will start to see results. If I don't get back to you by Saturday give me a nudge.
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Originally Posted by Sunfollower
Hello again, finally made it to 'north of Tucson/south of Phoenix. Will be here until mid April then back to home in North Central Washongton; Okanogan valley.
What a journey this broken radius has been. Mentioned I had surgery on August 8th, had the plate and screws "Installed!" And had carpal tunnel release also as the surgeon said it was good to do that along with the surgery since often the tendons contract ??? I sense that's where my problem lies. The was pain before the surgery, obvious from the broken radius...and moderately severe. Although there wasn't numbness until after the surgery. For the first two weeks I thought "must be normal" but when it continued I vegan questioning. At my last visit with the surgeon; September 30th, he agreed there must be a problem. He stated he could have cut or nicked a nerve or ?He gave me a prescription for nerve testing and I'll make an appointment for that tomorrow. I also have not started PT as he wanted me to wait ??? But said to start when I arrived here so I'll schedule that tomorrow as well.
I am so frustrated! The numbness with an unexplainable pain is causing me to be irritable, depressed, frustrated, angry......... I've ordered the compression gloves to be awaiting my arrival but they beat me here so was returned! I reordered and hoping for a delivery early this coming week. Reading your reply has given me hope and some direction and I'm hoping for as positive an outcome as you described. I hesitate to be very active with my hand (thankfully not my dominate hand) because it flares up the pain and numbness. At over 2 months post surgery, I'm still using narcotics!
I am so open to suggestions so fire away ! My husband and I are here, Florence Az, working at an RV resort for the winter season and I'm concerned that my hand will hamper my performance. My job is taking care of their plants which shouldn't required too much manual labor and I can prune and plant with my dominate hand. We'll see!
Thank you for your helpful responses...nice to know I have someone who can relate😳. I'd be happy to give you my direct email if there is a secure way to do that. So far I don't see a place to do that.
Thanks and sending positive thoughts your way!
Shirl
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