DIY Medical Research- Any Recommendations ?

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Hi, I snapped my arm 4 years ago i a riding accident, I had a plate and 10 pins put in. I then had a car crash 9 weeks later, hurt my arm, xrays looked fine (I said there is a difference but i was told to shut up). I had my final appointment with consultant, he discharged me.

 

I got on with life, got pregnant, married, moved house etc. When my daughter was 6 months old i went to Gp, it had got to the point where i had no control at all, switching a light switch on hurt, couldn't bath my daughter, and in labour there was more pain in my arm than elsewhere and she referred me to local hospital. Had an xray done and it looked like it hadn't fused so they referred me back to my consultant.

 

Anyway, it turned out that inside the bone had died, one side had fused, pins were backing out (7 of them were unscrewing) and everytime i moved my arm the break was opening and closing and trapping the radial nerve too. So they had to take bone from my hip to place in my arm and replce the plate and pins with new ones. No problems anymore.

 

I would also suggest looking at all your medical notes. I got mine for a compensation claim and my consultant had said (before he discharged me) that the car crash has caused damage but he hopes it will clear by itself!!!!!!

 

I know no forums etc for you, i had the same trouble trying to research it all.

 

Your pain could be scar tissue, nerve damage, dead bone(my consultant didn't notice this until the op) backing out screws or just not united.

 

Have you compared xrays closely?? Any slight move can cause pain!!

 

 

Good luck.

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I never found any/many. I can't quite remember!! i will have a look later for you and see if i can spot anyfor you.

 

Can I be cheeky and ask roughly how old you are? I know that the older you are the more old breaks can hurt. Mine still hurts if I do too much. Have you been offered physio? you could just be walking differenty to compensate for discomfort and now it's got this bad because of that??

 

I do go on, sorry!! i will have a nosey round the net!!