Home Menu

Site Navigation



The Stumble Inn The place for social chat for our M.S. community. The Stumble Inn

NeuroTalk Support Groups > > > >

Got a new cast!

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 03-19-2010, 11:47 PM #1
Koala77's Avatar
Koala77 Koala77 is offline
Legendary
  
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Australia
Posts: 12,030
15 yr Member
Koala77 Koala77 is offline
Legendary
Koala77's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Australia
Posts: 12,030
15 yr Member
Default Got a new cast!
Update!

I had a check up appointment with the Orthopedic Specialist on Thursday, had another XRay and I now have a new plaster cast!

I told the Ortho Doc about the terrible pain I've been having at the base of my thumb (having had lots of fractures I was sure I'd broken the base of my thumb as well) and although she couldn't see a fracture on XRay, she hasn't ruled one out. With that in mind, my thumb's been included in the wrappings this time.

I'm really hoping that this new firmer cast will prevent the broken bits of bone grating together enough to finally get this pain under control. Here's hoping anyway!! It certainly has been a painful fracture..... much more than what I expected!

My next appointment is in another a month's time to get a check up XRay, and if all is well... have the plaster cast removed.

I've included a photo that hubby took earlier in the week because I thought you might like to see the mess I made of myself.
__________________
Attached Thumbnails
Got a new cast!-broken-arm-001-jpg  
__________________
Eastern Australian Daylight Savings Time
and
my temperature


.
Koala77 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
SallyC (03-20-2010)
Old 03-20-2010, 07:41 AM #2
Dejibo's Avatar
Dejibo Dejibo is offline
Elder
  
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 7,332
15 yr Member
Dejibo Dejibo is offline
Elder
Dejibo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 7,332
15 yr Member
Default
OMG! that leg looks soooo SORE!

hugs for you!
__________________
RRMS 3/26/07
.

Betaseron 5/18/07
.

Elevated LFTs Beta DC 7/07
Copaxone 8/7/07
.



.
Dejibo is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Koala77 (03-20-2010)
Old 03-20-2010, 09:09 AM #3
AfterMyNap's Avatar
AfterMyNap AfterMyNap is offline
Wise Elder
  
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Right here. Duh.
Posts: 9,213
15 yr Member
AfterMyNap AfterMyNap is offline
Wise Elder
AfterMyNap's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Right here. Duh.
Posts: 9,213
15 yr Member
Default
Dang, girl! No more showing off for you, missy! The next time you get it in your head to pretend you're a circus performer, just nix it!!!
__________________
—Cindy

For every day I choose to play,
I set aside a day to pay.
—AMN

"Sometimes plastic wrap just won't cling, no matter how much money you put in the meter."

—From the Book of True Wizdom
AfterMyNap is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Koala77 (03-20-2010)
Old 03-20-2010, 09:36 AM #4
Riverwild's Avatar
Riverwild Riverwild is offline
Magnate
  
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Heah!
Posts: 2,921
15 yr Member
Riverwild Riverwild is offline
Magnate
Riverwild's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Heah!
Posts: 2,921
15 yr Member
Default
OW!
That pic just made me cringe!
Good to hear that the ortho listened to you. Here's hoping the new cast is more comfotable and that you heal quickly!
__________________
I know the sound the river makes, by dawn, by night, by day. But can it stay me through tomorrows that find me far away?


.
I have this mental picture in my mind of you all, shaking bones and bells and charms, muttering prayers and voodoo curses, dancing around in a circle of salt, with leetle glasses and tiny bottles of cheer in the middle...myyyyyy friends!

diagnosed 09/03/2004
scheduled to start Tysabri 03/05
Tysabri withdrawn from market 02/28/05
Copaxone 05/05-12/06
Tysabri returned to market 06/05/06
Found a new neuro 04/07
Tysabri 05/25/07-present
Medical Marijuana legally 12/03/09
.

Negative for JC virus antibodies!
.

I'm doing alright and making good grades,
The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades!
.
Riverwild is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Koala77 (03-20-2010)
Old 03-20-2010, 10:45 AM #5
SandyC's Avatar
SandyC SandyC is offline
Wise Elder
  
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow
Posts: 9,227
15 yr Member
SandyC SandyC is offline
Wise Elder
SandyC's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow
Posts: 9,227
15 yr Member
Default
Wow, that's a nasty bruise you have there. Reminds me of Jim's compound fracture. Huge to you and I pray the new cast heals you more quickly and without less pain.

I'm glad you and DM don't live close to each other. Imagine the trouble the two of you could get into together! LOL
__________________
. . A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she's in hot water. Eleanor Roosevelt
SandyC is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Koala77 (03-20-2010)
Old 03-20-2010, 01:18 PM #6
SallyC's Avatar
SallyC SallyC is offline
In Remembrance
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: SW Ohio
Posts: 17,844
15 yr Member
SallyC SallyC is offline
In Remembrance
SallyC's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: SW Ohio
Posts: 17,844
15 yr Member
Default
You have such a pretty arm too..Ouchy..

DEJ. ..it's an arm not a leg..
__________________
~Love, Sally
.





"The best way out is always through". Robert Frost



~If The World Didn't Suck, We Would All Fall Off~
SallyC is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Koala77 (03-20-2010), Twinkletoes (03-20-2010)
Old 03-20-2010, 02:15 PM #7
Dejibo's Avatar
Dejibo Dejibo is offline
Elder
  
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 7,332
15 yr Member
Dejibo Dejibo is offline
Elder
Dejibo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 7,332
15 yr Member
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by SallyC View Post
DEJ. ..it's an arm not a leg..

oopsie! I had to go back and double look.
__________________
RRMS 3/26/07
.

Betaseron 5/18/07
.

Elevated LFTs Beta DC 7/07
Copaxone 8/7/07
.



.
Dejibo is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Koala77 (03-20-2010)
Old 03-20-2010, 02:55 PM #8
Twinkletoes's Avatar
Twinkletoes Twinkletoes is offline
Grand Magnate
  
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Beautiful central Utah
Posts: 4,611
15 yr Member
Twinkletoes Twinkletoes is offline
Grand Magnate
Twinkletoes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Beautiful central Utah
Posts: 4,611
15 yr Member
Default
Awwww, our poor lil Koala has such a nasty purple booboo!

BE CAREFUL!!! We don't like to see you get so banged up!!!
__________________
Rochelle
.



.


I've lost my mind ... and I don't miss it!

LIFE HAS NO REMOTE -- GET UP AND CHANGE IT YOURSELF!
Twinkletoes is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Koala77 (03-20-2010)
Old 03-20-2010, 07:39 PM #9
karousel's Avatar
karousel karousel is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Webster, NY
Posts: 1,956
15 yr Member
karousel karousel is offline
Senior Member
karousel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Webster, NY
Posts: 1,956
15 yr Member
Default
Ouch - that looks so painful. I hope the new cast works better for you!
karousel is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Koala77 (03-20-2010)
Old 03-20-2010, 07:45 PM #10
Debbie D's Avatar
Debbie D Debbie D is offline
Elder
  
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Naperville IL
Posts: 5,169
15 yr Member
Debbie D Debbie D is offline
Elder
Debbie D's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Naperville IL
Posts: 5,169
15 yr Member
Default
I thought it was a leg, too That looks nasty...

Hope you heal real quick dear...
__________________
Instant Karma's gonna get you-gonna knock you right in the head...John Lennon
Debbie D is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Koala77 (03-20-2010)
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Had the new cast done today and Boy are my leg, hips, back and arms TIRED! Pamster Bipolar Disorder 49 10-29-2009 07:57 PM
A Cop Without A Cast copper Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome 3 11-02-2008 05:36 AM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:50 PM.


Powered by vBulletin • Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

vBulletin Optimisation provided by vB Optimise (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
 

NeuroTalk Forums

Helping support those with neurological and related conditions.

 

All posts copyright their original authors.

The material on this site is for informational purposes only,
and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment
provided by a qualified health care provider.

Always consult your doctor before trying anything you read here.

Home