SkyDivingDeacon
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I'm hoping to get some responses from the all-knowing pit on this one as a lingering injury is starting to drive me crazy.
On January 16th, 2012 I took a nasty fall playing basketball, landed on an outstretched left arm and consequently broke my radial head, blew up the cartilage in my elbow and cracked my Ulna in two different places.
Now, almost 18 months later, I've undergone two arthrogram MRI's, god knows how many rounds of x-rays, bone stimulation treatment, PT and microfracture surgery to only still be in terrible pain and unable to do a simple push up or swing a golf club without my elbow swelling up after the fact.
One of the doctors that I've spoken with mentioned that we could look into something called bio-cartilage after completing another microfracture surgery, but another doctor said that I probably shouldn't consider it. Both Orthopedists are very well respected and I'm at a crossroads as to what I should do.
I am supposed to go to Yosemite and hike half-dome this Fall and am just sick of dealing with this injury at such a young age when everything else is seemingly in great shape and would like to get it fixed before then and back close to 100%, so I've got about 3.5 months to make a move and get back on track.
Has anyone ever dealt with something like this before or are there some doctors that can elaborate on some of the options I may have?
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Go Deacs!
On January 16th, 2012 I took a nasty fall playing basketball, landed on an outstretched left arm and consequently broke my radial head, blew up the cartilage in my elbow and cracked my Ulna in two different places.
Now, almost 18 months later, I've undergone two arthrogram MRI's, god knows how many rounds of x-rays, bone stimulation treatment, PT and microfracture surgery to only still be in terrible pain and unable to do a simple push up or swing a golf club without my elbow swelling up after the fact.
One of the doctors that I've spoken with mentioned that we could look into something called bio-cartilage after completing another microfracture surgery, but another doctor said that I probably shouldn't consider it. Both Orthopedists are very well respected and I'm at a crossroads as to what I should do.
I am supposed to go to Yosemite and hike half-dome this Fall and am just sick of dealing with this injury at such a young age when everything else is seemingly in great shape and would like to get it fixed before then and back close to 100%, so I've got about 3.5 months to make a move and get back on track.
Has anyone ever dealt with something like this before or are there some doctors that can elaborate on some of the options I may have?
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Go Deacs!