Arm injury update #4...I'm having surgery

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softgabby

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OK, I just got done at the orthopedist's and here's the news from the appointment. I got there at a quarter till 8 this morning. I got called back to her office and they took my cast off my arm. They said that they needed more x-rays, more MRI photos and they wanted a CT scan of my elbow. I was carted to imaging and they ran their tests. We go right back up to her office we waited about 15-20 minutes and the orthopedist comes into the office and she breaks down my injury and injuries that were missed. She tells me I need surgery and I should have had surgery a week ago. I'm going to be getting plates and screws installed in my arm and she's going to scope my elbow and clean out my damaged ligaments and cartilage in my elbow. She doesn't think there is anything wrong with the elbow structurally...which is good news. When asked about surgery, my orthopedist said that if everything's okay with me and my my mom, I can be operated on Friday and we can do the pre-op labs today. She will call up a lab tech to draw blood so they can do their thing. We set up my pre-op interview for Wednesday. I was told that I'll be in the hospital overnight Friday and should be discharged sometime Saturday afternoon. Mom and I are currently in the car heading back home. My arm in a splint and is in a sling. I'm ready to get operated on and get my arm to healing. I should be in a cast about 8 weeks post op and will be getting physical therapy. Also, the doctor recommended me hire a coach. We talked softball and she was telling us how she just had to operate on her daughters knee where she blew out her ACL. I feel very at ease with this doctor...so I'm looking forward to having my surgery, Friday.
 
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Confidence in your doctor is a good thing. Best wishes for an easy surgery and a speedy return to the ball field.
 

softgabby

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Confidence in your doctor is a good thing. Best wishes for an easy surgery and a speedy return to the ball field.

Thank you for the best wishes, Eric. I'm so ready to have this done and get on the road to recovery. I just met this doctor today and I'm so at ease with what's about to happen. Granted, I'm still nervous to be operated on...but I have the utmost confidence in this doctor.
 

softgabby

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Best to you! Healing prayers headed your way.

Thank you for the best wishes and the healing prayers, Mom_Coach. I'm ready to be on the road to recovery and finally getting this done. I'm already feeling ready to be back out on the softball field and terrorizing coaches and offending baserunners with my arm.
 

Ken Krause

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Good luck with the surgery. Hope you have a speedy recovery and can get back out on the field where you belong sooner rather than later!
 

softgabby

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Mar 10, 2016
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Good luck with the surgery. Hope you have a speedy recovery and can get back out on the field where you belong sooner rather than later!

Thank you so much for the good luck wishes, Ken. According to my surgeon, between the surgery and rehab, I'm looking at somewhere between 12 and 16 weeks to fully recover and do all my physical therapy. I'm looking to be able to start working with a coach once I start getting decent range of motion which should be around 8 weeks post op. I'm ready to be done with this so I can terrorize runners with my arm again.
 

softgabby

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Best of luck on a successful surgery and speedy recovery.

Thank you for the best wishes, sweet Lou. Right now according to my surgeon I should be back fully in between 12 and 16 weeks depending upon how I heal and how my rehab goes. I should be able to come back on the field of competition between September 2nd and September 30th.
 

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