Comments on: Update on My Wrist http://www.rebeccagoings.com/2010/01/update-on-my-wrist/ EBook Author and Proud of It! Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:59:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Rebecca Goings http://www.rebeccagoings.com/2010/01/update-on-my-wrist/comment-page-1/#comment-1583 Rebecca Goings Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:17:29 +0000 http://www.rebeccagoings.com/?p=971#comment-1583 NATE, Thank you so much for your story. I suspect in people like us, a previous break in the joint predisposes us to other conditions, be it this TFCC tear, tendinitis, or arthritis. It seems every forum I go to is some golfing/tennis/weightlifting site. I couldn't remember any specific event that made my wrist hurt, aside from pushing myself up off my couch a few times and feeling an odd twang in there. This must suck doubly for you having it in your dominant hand! At least I'm lucky it's in my left. I'm glad to hear your surgery wasn't too hard on you. I have a suspicion this cast won't help me much. Maybe its because I can't flex my wrist like before, but it seems like its worse now than it was before. I can't hold anything in my injured hand for longer than maybe a minute, not a book, not my phone. And I can't even rotate my wrist. Even spreading my fingers hurts sometimes. And wiggling my fingers, like when you drum them on a table is a little funky. Sometimes my bones pop when I do that. I'm not a doctor, but I'm hoping this doesn't mean I'll need the surgery. Not that I'm afraid, but that I'm so ready for this to go away! If I'm hearing you and the other websites right, after surgery, you need to be in another full-arm cast for 3-4 weeks. I'm going batty and it's just week one of my conservative treatment! If I need to eventually do this again life's gonna suck. I type. A LOT. And the thought of putting my stories on hold doesn't jive well with me. Maybe I'll just have to get used to doing this one-handed. Trying to keep a positive attitude through it all, but it's hard at times. I'm usually a very patient person, but not for this. ~~Becka NATE,

Thank you so much for your story. I suspect in people like us, a previous break in the joint predisposes us to other conditions, be it this TFCC tear, tendinitis, or arthritis. It seems every forum I go to is some golfing/tennis/weightlifting site.

I couldn’t remember any specific event that made my wrist hurt, aside from pushing myself up off my couch a few times and feeling an odd twang in there.

This must suck doubly for you having it in your dominant hand! At least I’m lucky it’s in my left. I’m glad to hear your surgery wasn’t too hard on you. I have a suspicion this cast won’t help me much. Maybe its because I can’t flex my wrist like before, but it seems like its worse now than it was before. I can’t hold anything in my injured hand for longer than maybe a minute, not a book, not my phone. And I can’t even rotate my wrist.

Even spreading my fingers hurts sometimes. And wiggling my fingers, like when you drum them on a table is a little funky. Sometimes my bones pop when I do that.

I’m not a doctor, but I’m hoping this doesn’t mean I’ll need the surgery. Not that I’m afraid, but that I’m so ready for this to go away! If I’m hearing you and the other websites right, after surgery, you need to be in another full-arm cast for 3-4 weeks.

I’m going batty and it’s just week one of my conservative treatment! If I need to eventually do this again life’s gonna suck. I type. A LOT. And the thought of putting my stories on hold doesn’t jive well with me. Maybe I’ll just have to get used to doing this one-handed.

Trying to keep a positive attitude through it all, but it’s hard at times. I’m usually a very patient person, but not for this.

~~Becka

]]> By: Nate http://www.rebeccagoings.com/2010/01/update-on-my-wrist/comment-page-1/#comment-1582 Nate Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:47:52 +0000 http://www.rebeccagoings.com/?p=971#comment-1582 Becka, I just found your blog and read with amazement your struggle with a TFCC tear that seemed to appear out of nowhere. Like you, I broke my wrist 10 yrs ago. This past year...past 6 months....my right wrist started hurting, a lot. I am in the military, so at first i thought i might have overdid it in the Gym or something (one too many pushups). I thought i could shake it off, but the pain kept getting worse...eventually it got to the pt where i couldn't push open a door without pain. Sometimes...by the end of the end of the day....i would get to where i could grip a pencil--with my writing hand! But...no big traumatic fall or injury to explain the TFCC tear. weird. TFCC tear was seen on MRI and hand doc tried splinting it (instead of casting) vice surgery to see if that worked. After about 3 weeks of splinting....the wrist did not feel any better at all. So we decided on Surgery. I had the wrist arthroscopy last Friday. It went very well from what i can tell...but i was so sedated...what do i know. At least i was comfortable--no pain or anxiety, the drugs were wonderful. They kept me awake for the surgery...just sedated. The surgery was in the morning...i was ableto leave by late afternoon with my wife driving. Rt arm in an above elbow splint...dr tells me splint replced by above elbow cast this week for 3 wks...then 3 more wks in short arm cast then LOTS of PT Lots of pain Sat an Sun...today was better. Heavily drugged on Percocet. In my case, felt like i had no choice but surgery. I'm 33 yrs old. What was i supposed to do? Live with wrist pain the rest of my life? Not be able to do ANYTHING with my dominant hand anymore? After a few days of splinting and the arm didn't improve--I knew. I hope you have better luck. The surgery wasn't as bad as i feared---now lets see about the recovery.... Good luck. I'll let you know how it goes. Nate Becka,
I just found your blog and read with amazement your struggle with a TFCC tear that seemed to appear out of nowhere. Like you, I broke my wrist 10 yrs ago. This past year…past 6 months….my right wrist started hurting, a lot. I am in the military, so at first i thought i might have overdid it in the Gym or something (one too many pushups). I thought i could shake it off, but the pain kept getting worse…eventually it got to the pt where i couldn’t push open a door without pain. Sometimes…by the end of the end of the day….i would get to where i could grip a pencil–with my writing hand!

But…no big traumatic fall or injury to explain the TFCC tear. weird. TFCC tear was seen on MRI and hand doc tried splinting it (instead of casting) vice surgery to see if that worked. After about 3 weeks of splinting….the wrist did not feel any better at all. So we decided on Surgery.

I had the wrist arthroscopy last Friday. It went very well from what i can tell…but i was so sedated…what do i know. At least i was comfortable–no pain or anxiety, the drugs were wonderful. They kept me awake for the surgery…just sedated. The surgery was in the morning…i was ableto leave by late afternoon with my wife driving. Rt arm in an above elbow splint…dr tells me splint replced by above elbow cast this week for 3 wks…then 3 more wks in short arm cast then LOTS of PT

Lots of pain Sat an Sun…today was better. Heavily drugged on Percocet. In my case, felt like i had no choice but surgery. I’m 33 yrs old. What was i supposed to do? Live with wrist pain the rest of my life? Not be able to do ANYTHING with my dominant hand anymore? After a few days of splinting and the arm didn’t improve–I knew.

I hope you have better luck. The surgery wasn’t as bad as i feared—now lets see about the recovery….

Good luck. I’ll let you know how it goes.

Nate

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