towerrat 0 #1 June 2, 2004 Sunday night I fell off of my kid's go-cart and completely crushed my wrist. The surgeon wants to install some external rigging ( read: erector set ) on my wrist and hand for a couple of months. I'm going to seek a second oppinion today, but am curious if anyone here has any experience with this type of injury and how did it turn out. The doctor said my wrist looks like " a bag of broken bones "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayhawkJumper 0 #2 June 2, 2004 I fell on roller blades when I was a kid and crushed my wrist right next to the growth plate, which is bad. My local doctor set the wrist, then I had it checked by an orthopedic surgeon who said my local doc did a good job and it healed up just fine. I didn't have an erector set on the arm, but I did have a cast all the way up my arm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
towerrat 0 #3 June 2, 2004 Quote. My local doctor set the wrist ----------------------------------------------------------- the doctor didn't give me the impression there was anything left to set.Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freefalle 0 #4 June 2, 2004 second opinion....crashing sucks, enjoy the hardware. Hope you heal well and quickly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites slug 1 #5 June 2, 2004 I got a second opinion for a broken ankle, first doc wanted to pin it. Second doc (VA) said looks good. First doc put temp full leg cast VA took x-ray thru temp cast and said come back for x rays every two weeks. So we had two opposite opinions. I asked the VA dr how do I decide wchich opinion to go with Dr's place in graduating class? His response was whoever you have confidence with. No insurance the VA was free I went with the ("Temp full leg cast and no pin). No Problems. I'm not a Dr but I think there are a lot more bones in the wrist than the ankle. Some Dr's are more conservative than other's. What's your plan if your second opinion is different than the first, go for a third opinion and then go with the majority? I don't know how big your town is or how much time you got. Can you ask around and find the best wrist guy there is? Don't forget your own copy of the x-rays and pic's we want to lookie R.I.P. PS Did you hurt the kids go cart, stay away from that stuff. It could have been a lot worse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 226 #6 June 2, 2004 Doode! Stick to something safer! Go Carts are dangerous!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
freefalle 0 #4 June 2, 2004 second opinion....crashing sucks, enjoy the hardware. Hope you heal well and quickly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #5 June 2, 2004 I got a second opinion for a broken ankle, first doc wanted to pin it. Second doc (VA) said looks good. First doc put temp full leg cast VA took x-ray thru temp cast and said come back for x rays every two weeks. So we had two opposite opinions. I asked the VA dr how do I decide wchich opinion to go with Dr's place in graduating class? His response was whoever you have confidence with. No insurance the VA was free I went with the ("Temp full leg cast and no pin). No Problems. I'm not a Dr but I think there are a lot more bones in the wrist than the ankle. Some Dr's are more conservative than other's. What's your plan if your second opinion is different than the first, go for a third opinion and then go with the majority? I don't know how big your town is or how much time you got. Can you ask around and find the best wrist guy there is? Don't forget your own copy of the x-rays and pic's we want to lookie R.I.P. PS Did you hurt the kids go cart, stay away from that stuff. It could have been a lot worse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #6 June 2, 2004 Doode! Stick to something safer! Go Carts are dangerous!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
