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winz World Chat Champion
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Posted: 21:56 - 27 Nov 2018 Post subject: Rebuilding muscle after surgery |
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Hi All,
Been a little while since I last posted. Had a couple of life changing things happen these past couple of months. So thought i'd update and consult you wonderful lot about something..
Pretty sure a few of you 'orrible lot have have a few accidents in your time so here is a good place to ask.
This is the long part for all that might be interested. Last week I had an "episode" (read nightmare) and jumped over my girlfriend in the middle of the night and landed on a glass tumbler. Said glass went through my arm, hit an artery and I started pissing with blood. Being on holiday in the arse-end nowhere of Cornwall, it took the ambulance over an hour to get to me. Approx 2l of blood lost and a very bloody Airbnb later I arrived in Truro, got put under and stitched up. I was told by the paramedic that I wouldn't have survived if my girlfriend hadn't helped stemmed the blood-flow for the last 40mins as I couldn't hold the wound after the first 30mins due to nearly passing out.
So, my question is; with my very limited movement I have right now (my hand is fine and a dexterous as usual) how long does it take for this kind of injury to heal? I'm sure it's a case of how long is a piece of string, but is there anything I can be doing in the meantime before I have my stitches taken out?
Please excuse my grammar, still ploughing though the painkillers and I'm not 100% with it.
Oh and I'm going to be a Dad.
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Cut my arm pretty bad, went through muscle, got limited movement and looking for any advise to help get myself back to normal. ____________________ Current Bikes: BMW K1200S
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Posted: 23:30 - 27 Nov 2018 Post subject: |
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Having suffered a very bad injury to bone and flesh on my hand a long time ago , I can tell you it will be a long recovery.
DO NOT push it or it will all pop open and you will have to start again, I know.
You must let it heal first.
If your recovery is anything like mine.
You will have muscle wastage at first, along with weakness and reduced mobility.
Once it has healed , then you need to make a concerted effort to use it, and that will hurt.
My recovery took 2years before I was discharged from out patients.
My point being = don’t push it.
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What they said (except MCN unnecessarily mentioning wanking. Was it your right arm BTW?) and...........
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Aaand this is why we all love BCF, a guy seeks advice following an horrific injury and it immediately turns to a mass debate about wanking.
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Posted: 11:44 - 28 Nov 2018 Post subject: Re: Rebuilding muscle after surgery |
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winz wrote: | Hi All,
Been a little while since I last posted. Had a couple of life changing things happen these past couple of months. So thought i'd update and consult you wonderful lot about something..
Pretty sure a few of you 'orrible lot have have a few accidents in your time so here is a good place to ask.
This is the long part for all that might be interested. Last week I had an "episode" (read nightmare) and jumped over my girlfriend in the middle of the night and landed on a glass tumbler. Said glass went through my arm, hit an artery and I started pissing with blood. Being on holiday in the arse-end nowhere of Cornwall, it took the ambulance over an hour to get to me. Approx 2l of blood lost and a very bloody Airbnb later I arrived in Truro, got put under and stitched up. I was told by the paramedic that I wouldn't have survived if my girlfriend hadn't helped stemmed the blood-flow for the last 40mins as I couldn't hold the wound after the first 30mins due to nearly passing out.
So, my question is; with my very limited movement I have right now (my hand is fine and a dexterous as usual) how long does it take for this kind of injury to heal? I'm sure it's a case of how long is a piece of string, but is there anything I can be doing in the meantime before I have my stitches taken out?
Please excuse my grammar, still ploughing though the painkillers and I'm not 100% with it.
Oh and I'm going to be a Dad.
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Cut my arm pretty bad, went through muscle, got limited movement and looking for any advise to help get myself back to normal. |
My martial arts teacher recently had a rotator cuff repair. He had tendons cut (which the docs said they wouldn't do, and didn't need to do, but normally do as routine to save on pain. They made a promise that they later said they couldn't keep... ). This was back in May I think? It was about the time I quit my job anyway, and now in December you wouldn't know he'd had anything done at all. He does push hard at everything, and he did start doing light weights and stuff earlier than the doctors advised, but with a following wind and some decent physio you could be up and running comparatively quickly.
I broke my foot and my wrist back in 2011, and my foot still isn't quite right, but I think it's because I took it a little bit too easily after the first three months or so. What I've been doing since is stretching and putting more pressure on it, and I'm getting a fair bit of movement back. So I guess the take away from this is as follows:
You do need to take it easy
But you do need to put a BIT of pressure on yourself over time but listen to your body
Even if it feels like you're not getting better, keep going because you will still make progress.
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Thanks all, coming your way.
Luckily I'm right handed when it comes to self relief. Need to start more of that so I don't get into any more trouble! But most other jobs I am left handed, so it's been a bit of a bummer trying to do things with my right hand.
Unfortunately being self employed I'm still trying to work, I can still use a computer and my arm is supported and still, without pain.
I've got an appointment with a nurse for the stitches, so I'll try and get an appointment with a doc to see what I can do about recovery.
Since hearing the news, the Blackbird is going to a new home and car purchase is imminent, but she's let me keep the Fireblade. Glad it's winter so I'm not missing out on much riding action... ____________________ Current Bikes: BMW K1200S
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and if you fancy a little treat, this is what my flappy gash looks like now..
https://i.imgur.com/SoAbepM.jpg ____________________ Current Bikes: BMW K1200S
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So, now go and research up to date first aid for catastrophic bleeding and learn how to use a torniquet. Same goes for your gf. You could have died needlessly. (it's not difficult, If there is catastrophic bleeding on an extremity that you can't stop by direct pressure and you don't have any cellox granules, use a tourniquet. Leave it on until help arrives.).
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 149 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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