Accidents / Injuries :: Delayed Union
Oct 31, 2015
hi new member here I have a fracture on my fifth metacarpal shaft , and is in a delayed union position , has anybody else had this for a fracture ?
any help would be appreciated
Oct 31, 2015
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Surgery For Delayed Union 5th Metatarsal?
Seen consultant today, an actual genuine foot and ankle one as opposed to the spinal one I was apparently seeing (go figure..but it's the UK and you see who you see..) Anyway, I fractured my metatarsal, midshaft, spiral, minimal displacement on 17 Dec 2014. Done all I should, rested (no boot offered), on crutches etc, off work for 6 weeks. STILL not showing any callus although bone is closer together than it was. Consultant today says he thinks I ought to have pins and plate in. Q scared at this..as not over painful now, although can't walk for miles, painful, and couldn't run (I was a big walker and used to run a bit too) Officially a delayed union...should I have op or will it cause more problems. If I have it it's back to square one..and worse as foot was never very painful when I did it, and I imagine will be painful having pins and plates in.
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I recently hurt my foot which turned out i have torn my Achilles. I have been suffering with the same problem for a while and its painful when i walk and it is very hard and painful for my climbing up & down stairs & walking longer distance.
Last week as i stretched to get something from a shelf i felt and hear a pop at the back of my ankle and have been in severe pain ever since. I have felt it "pop" or "snap" a few times over the years but i have never heard it and this time the pain is worse than ever.
I visited my local A&E who confirmed it was a torn Achilles. They strapped my foot/leg up with a bandage and gave me crutches and told me not to put any weight on it. I was given an emergency appointment for the next morning to visit the trauma clinic. After waiting nearly 3 hours after my appointment time i finally saw a doctor who cut the bandage off and done a few tests on my calf and ankle, i was pulling my foot away as it was extremely painful. He confirmed my Achilles had not completely ruptured but it was torn, Then went on to say it was a sprain?? that i had to keep using the crutches and not put any weight on my foot for a few weeks and to rest it. This is very difficult as i work on the first floor & we don't have a lift.
I do not understand how in the same sentence he told me my Achilles was torn but it is just a sprain.
I am now struggling and in pain constantly i was not given any pain killers, Nothing.
Should i be trying to go back or do something else as it does not seem to be getting any better and it has me completely worn out.
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It feels like I'm sliding on this ice.
My right foot also has been injured from a kick that I did 8 months ago.. I'm sure I pulled a ligament, however I didn't tear it completely because I managed to train with the injury and pull through.
It's just when I have to train intensely I know that if I take my workout to the next level something is gonna pop.
I've been doing self-acupuncture for the last 4 months.. it helped a tiny bit but not enough
I also got a thai massage when I went to thailand, which can be considered a sports massage over here which helped me more then anything else.
Besides that earlier in my life I went to see a bunch of physiotherapists and injury relief supposed PROS... and all they really did is combine stretching with massaging and with a bit of resistance training.
I mean.... is that all these people got?
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I know that healing is a big industry, and it kinda pisses me off how everybody tries to make money off you, regardless if you need it or not
1) Acupuncture
2) Massage
3) Physiotherapy (What exactly do they do there which I can't do myself???)
Please don't tell me to go see the doctor... I tried that, it doesn't seem like they can offer anything better then an x-ray & painkillers.
And I'm not taking pain killers, that only suppresses the problem
On top of that I need to keep training to maintain my strength and skills.. I dont want to take a break
What other options are there for me?
Are there any alternatives out there
Steroids to speed recovery? if so what kind? I know lots of MMA guys including Anderson Silva used it. Perhaps other types of injections to strengthen ligaments? Surgery?
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OKAY HERES THE ISSUE:
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the last test i had was a duo at 15 weeks.
I am tired of letting this anxiety/testing take over my life.
Hopefully someone can address these concerns for me.
1) I have heard about delayed seroconversion. I understand there might be a small chance of this happening beyond 3 months. However, with the DUO test, if there was a delay in seroconversion, would the antigen part of the test pick it up?
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