Othy down
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Re: Othy down
Postby MichaelB » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:08 am
All power to you - the bike is waiting patiently !!!
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Re: Othy down
Postby Chuck » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:17 pm
It's good to hear you are making progress, however slow it may seem. Keep at it
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Re: Othy down
Postby jules21 » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:53 pm
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Re: Othy down
Postby othy » Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:15 am
Went for a drive yesterday and visited the velodrome for training and had a chat. That plus hydrothrapy yesterday made for a sore morning at the physio so that may have skewed the results a bit.
Not much else to report, just sticking at it.
Hooked the bike up to the mag trainer but haven't done a session yet. Sat on it briefly and it was too uncomfortable. Might try again on the weekend.
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Re: Othy down
Postby MichaelB » Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:11 am
Keep it up !!!
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Re: Othy down
Postby trailgumby » Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:17 am
Will it ever be normal? Perhaps not, but I'll be damned if I'm going to 'settle' for a second-best existence like my Dad did after his spinal injuries.
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Re: Othy down
Postby othy » Sun Jul 03, 2011 6:08 pm
I had my first x-ray checkup at the end of May, and it was found that my left shoulder is most likely suffering from necrosis. Somewhat speculative as the x-rays can't completely confirm it until the structure of the bone starts to deteriorate and by that point its too late for further treatment. I was given a referral to an Endocrinologist to see about a therapy that they use for osteoporosis patients that may prevent the necrosis from progressing.
I booked him in for mid this month as he was on leave, but was willing to see me his first day back. In the mean time I had blood tests for a bunch of things and a Bone Density scan in preparation for the appointment to speed everything along.
Had the appointment and discussed the medication, its side effects and treatment and was booked in last Wednesday to receive it. Was required to take some large doses of Vitamin D on a weekly basis to help with the treatment. The drug used is a bisphosphonate called Zoledronic acid. It requires 1 infusion now and another in 6 weeks time, followed by xrays after that to see if anything has changed.
On Wednesday last week I had my first treatment. Apparently they're all done on this day so it was me and a group of ladies, all of which old enough to be my grandmother, waiting for our turn. The drug is given over a 15 minute infusion through a drip. It was all pretty straight forward and no immediate effects.
I went to work afterwards and was fine for the rest of the day. The side effects kicked in that evening and it wasn't particularly pleasant. It felt like a flu but no coughing/runny nose. Just ached all over and had a headache. Felt really tired, lethargic, and weak. Stayed like that for two days, which I barely left the bed. My shoulders got very sore, but this could be from lying in bed for prolonged lengths. I brightened up a bit on the weekend and I think I'm now better, but suffering a little from fatigue. Shoulders aren't sore anymore (seem to return to normal levels) and I'm moving around more.
Hopefully the drug is doing some good. Its somewhat experimental but weighing up the risks and the possibly positive outcome I think its worthwhile trying. It was pretty expensive too considering its a off script usage from medicare, and therefore all out of pocket.
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Re: Othy down
Postby jules21 » Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:01 pm
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Re: Othy down
Postby MichaelB » Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:56 am
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Re: Othy down
Postby foo on patrol » Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:10 pm
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Re: Othy down
Postby rifraf » Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:01 pm
how are you doing.
Your well overdue for another update.
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Re: Othy down
Postby trailgumby » Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:47 pm
Please keep us up to date.
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Re: Othy down
Postby othy » Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:54 pm
I had several treatments with the (experiemental..) zoledronic acid for the necrosis, and it seems this has worked. My humeral heads have not collapsed, and it looks like I'm past the danger time frame for this occurring. Had a bone scan with spect to determine if the heads had re-vascularised, and they have (except for a small section, but apparently this should come good). Will have another bone scan in 6 months time to confirm everything is still good.
Saw the orthopaedic surgeon too, he has no concerns now and says any further treatment will be up to me. I should be doing as much physio as possible, and in 4-5 months time I can evaluate where my movement is at. I still haven't plateaued yet in strength and range. It may then be possible to get more movement by doing some key-hole surgery to remove scarring in the joint. This involves an overnight stay but apart from that is fairly low risk and won't cause me to have to start again as far as learning to use my arms goes.
I probably have 75% percent of my left arm range back, and 65% of my right. I plan to get to the Velodrome tomorrow night for my first ride back since the accident in January. I've gone from being a super fit 70kg, to a fat 83kg in that time.
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Re: Othy down
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Re: Othy down
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Re: Othy down
Postby foo on patrol » Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:18 pm
Now have patience and don't over do things.
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Re: Othy down
Postby KonaCommuter » Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:38 pm
Don’t know Othy but I’m glad he healed quick.
Kudo’s to the Truck Driver for stopping to help
EDIT
A million apologies - I thought this thread was one page
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