The Continuing Saga of The Arm

Eleven weeks down the track and I am still being tortured by the Australian version of the Spanish Inquisition - actually in fairness to her she has got some more movement back for me so in spite of the pain I cannot complain; in fact if I had to have physio again or knew someone who needed it I would tell them to see her.

Saw the infamous Drs for a review of treatment and options.

First Doc - mmmm can you do this? aahhh Can you do this? emm. Yes, I see. Okay wait here.

Leaves room and returns with older (wiser??) doc in tow. Second Doc introduces self, shakes hands smiles nicely.

Second Doc - mmmm can you do this? aahhh Can you do this? emm. Turns to first doc and says "Yes, I see what you mean."

I mean to say these guys go to Uni, do internship, residency and all they can say is "mmm, ahh and emm?"

At this point I felt like the proverbial 5th wheel , felt like yelling "HELLO - I'm sitting here, talk to me and tell me whats going on?"

Second Doc - Okay, Mrs P may I call you Suzanne?? Sweet smile on his face (think I was supposed to feel relaxed and not threatened) Yes? Ok normal people (oops does he mean I am not normal?) have a range like this (flings his arms in circles etc) you, on the other hand, can only do this - (restricted circle this time). Basically you have no supination on the left arm, you cannot turn your palm upward - (gee I knew that and I didn't even go to medical school).

We have four options for you - leave it; remove head of radius and replace with metal; remove head of radius and head of elbow and replace with metal or scrap bone during arthroscope. What would you like to do?

Finally I get to speak!! - What guarantee can you give me that I will not be worse off than I am now?

Second Doc - None (said with the sweetest smile on his face)

Me - Well forget it, you can just leave it! I went on to explain the physio results etc. Second Doc smiles and says - "if it was my arm I would say exactly the same thing".

Anyway, after going into the details of the break and how all the fragments may have set, the outcome is I am to continue with the phsyio until January then have an xray and make a final decision then. Superior doc did say that the xray may show some roughness that would improve movement if it was removed via an arthroscope but we will have to wait and see.

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On a brighter note (if you have read my other blog) I have had a 'second date' and a third one is happening tomorrow. So, yes, I have a big smile and enjoying LIFE ....... lol