Day: March 18, 2008
so there is a possibility my radial nerve is involden in my injury.
according to my latest batch of xrays, my break point is such that the nerve is either:
- inside the break
- a few mm above the start of the break
- out of place as a result of tissue trauma cased by torque of the break
given the potential side effects of radial nerve dysfunction, the doc is suggesting surgery. he said i could also just let it heal naturally, but they would need to re-set the bone for that to be ok. that leaves me with a 33% chance of nerve damage according to my options above if i have them re-set blind. they did a partial reset today, so i have a new cast, and i am a lil more comfortabe, but a lot more worried.
surgery is gonna be large. shoulder to elbow incision – plate + screws, along with all the other lovely risks associated w/ surgery _and_ there is still a chance of nerve damage if something/someone fucks up.
if i waiit and try natural healing, that will make the surgery harder if they have to do it, esp. since the nreve will prolly get covered in new bone.
part of me wants to say ff this, refill my oxycodine scrip, and deal with it when i get back from cali…
click the xray for more…