How did this work out for you Nick? Can you give some follow now That it has been a few years. I am starting to research good hand surgeons in the Ukraine. You may be able to help.
Hello,
I was reading your story.
In am a sculptress and just severed my thumb tendon,,I was carrying a vase of flowers to my neighbor who had spine surgery and tripped on a lawn ornament. I fell right on the vase, with glass cutting into both arms everywhere. But that was not the worse.
The glass cut right trough to to bone where the joint bends.
The hospital emergency had no one to stitch back up the tendon do I can not bend it in half.This is traumatic for me.
How much can I expect to spend to hopefully get it fixed in Austin, Texas where I live ...or is there somewhere else I can go?
Real nice. Here Nicholas is trying to get the best advice he can find and you can't help yourself from being a *********!! Don't read it if it's too long or tedious for you. I have to wonder why you're on this site to begin with.. I also have suffered two severed tendons on my left thumb and found Nicholas' questions to be right on track with my own and found usarmymedic1's concern and thoughtful instructions to be of great help to me as well. Your lack of empathy leads me to assume that you've never had a similar accident or made any mistakes. It's my experience that the universe will see to it that you learn missing lessons on empathy, compassion, and the cost of being a class 1 a@#hole all in good time. And when you see the tremendous amount of self centered narcissistic s^%$heads such as you when you need guidance, it will be then that you reflect on Nicholas and the callous way you treated him. Good luck!
Real nice. Here Nicholas is trying to get the best advice he can find and you can't help yourself from being a *********!! Don't read it if it's too long or tedious for you. I have to wonder why you're on this site to begin with.. I also have suffered two severed tendons on my left thumb and found Nicholas' questions to be right on track with my own and found usarmymedic1's concern and thoughtful instructions to be of great help to me as well. Your lack of empathy leads me to assume that you've never had a similar accident or made any mistakes. It's my experience that the universe will see to it that you learn missing lessons on empathy, compassion, and the cost of being a class 1 a@#hole all in good time. And when you see the tremendous amount of self centered narcissistic s^%$heads such as you when you need guidance, it will be then that you reflect on Nicholas and the callous way you treated him. Good luck!
Next time don't punch through glass and you'll save all of us the torture of having to read this.
it has been 5 wks since i had a tendon from my ring finger pulled up from my wrist area up to my pinkie.i can't move it on my own yet is that normal. i have had three of my fingers amputated down to no knuckle and part of my pinkie to second knuckle of my left hand which is my dominate hand.
The doctor didn't really prescribe any exercises. He just said to massage it and soak it hot water. Should I try and bend more than is comfortable. Force it? What exercises do you mean? I am not sure which tendon he took but you think 90% is the best I will recover? I guess that's good but I know with work and patience anything is possible. I really appreciate your words of wisdom. I haven't been massaging it 6-10 times for 5 min daily though. I need to massage more. But the stiffness at 7 weeks postop is totally normal, yea? Are you in the USA and if so where in the USA are you? When I return maybe I could come see you however I have no insurance. I was thinking of getting insurance when I return to see a rehab specialist like yourself but since this injury occurred before the insurance start would it be considered a pre-existing condition and therefore insurance would not pay for the rehab?
I am a hand therapist I am an Occupational therapist I just do the Rehab for injuries just like yours and yes you are right were you should be at 7 weeks. massage it for 5 min 6-10 times daily also doing your exercises sohuld be the same 5 times daily. if he had to do a tendon transfer you'll be at about 90 percent but do you know what tendon he took? with the motion one comes easier than the other and yes that is the main tendon that radial devates your wrist. so you are doing good just be patient and it will come together and you are doing fine wish my patients were as determand as you are. you are going to be the one that they try and slow down so not to hurt your self do your exercises and the massage and you will be fine
How often should I massage? The more the better? 10 minutes and then stop? As long as I can until my other hand gets tired? And is it normal that at about 7 weeks postop my wrist can hardly bend? And the massaging is the MOST important aspect in the rehabilatation process, right? Actually, I can bend my wrist up a lot more than down. After researching I read that the extensor carpi radialus is the main tendon used to abduct the hand. The main power transfer tendon. Am I correct?
If I understood the doctor correctly he had to take another tendon and attach it since the ends of this one had moved too far apart to reattach. He also said that I should be about 98% the same after lots of rehab. Would you say the same? I have never had such an injury and I must be more patient. It gets frustrating, you know? I just want to know that my wrist is where it should be in the recovery process and not too worry.
Also, are you a doctor and if so where do have a practice? I will be in Dallas soon and maybe I could see you.
your fingernail should turn almost white that means your applying enough preasure to move the skin and the scar tissue what is happening is the scar tissue forms it graps ahold of anything around it tendons shkin muscle that is why you might see a pinching of the scar when you extend your wrist doing the scar massage will help break up the scar tissue so that the tendons glide proberly. also if you use vitamen E on the scar it will help decrease the aperance of the scar. yes you are doing it so that you can judge the pain from the massage doing the massage also helps with any hypersensasion caused by he surgery
Thank you very much for your prompt reply. I really appreciate as I know how valuable your time is. It really makes me feel good to have a second opinion agree with what was said to me already. Thank you for reading my post but can you elaborate a little more on what you mean by, "Doing the scar massgae will really help with vreaking up the scar tissue when you do it the figer/s that you are using there finger nail should blanch due to the preasure being applyed. if you have anymore question you can PM me"
What exactly do you mean by "when you do it the finger/s that you are using there finger nail should BLANCH? due to the pressure being applied.??"
And also I am doing self-massage with my other hand. Correct?
Thanks,
Nick
ok you have a nextesor tendon laceration and your six weeks post op today the surgeon is right on the money with his treatment and therapy you won't be lifting heavy stuff until week 12 post op there is a direct protocal that we as Hand therapist have to follow during therapy. Tendons take along time to heal since they do not have there own supply of blood. it sounds like the doctor knows what he is saying. the tendon you ruptured sounds like extensor carpi radialus. Doing the scar massgae will really help with vreaking up the scar tissue when you do it the figer/s that you are using there finger nail should blanch due to the preasure being applyed. if you have anymore question you can PM me
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