My doctor was pushing #Prolia but after some early research, talking to my dentist & taking an #osteoporosis master class (put together by an #orthopedic surgeon & #BoneHealth specialist) - am very hesitant about getting this injection medication.

🥥 Is YOUR first thought when you see #orthopedic wedge pillows advertised, "People are just using those for fucking"?
And then is your second thought, "I wish I was fucking on an orthopedic wedge pillow right now"? 🥥

#orthopedic #medical #nickel #kneereplacement #TKR #rant #inflammation #orthopedicsurgeon

This is a rant and a medical story, so please just skip this if you wish.

I'm in a bit of a sad and don't want to worry SO more than I already have, but I need to get this out somehow.

Background: Short version--Knee replacement almost 2 1/2 years ago. (Long version involves Bear Bryant and a #orthopedist showing up in a tux from a wedding.)

3 months after TKR, I wasn't making progress in #PT anymore. Besides the swelling and pain, I also developed a pretty bad, consistent case of 💩 💩 💩. Doc said come back in a year. No change, came back in a year, "Come back in a year. Inflammatory markers in blood tests don't mean anything."

So, I went back this year. Doc has left the hospital and there isn't anyone else who does joint replacements here. I told the PA about all the inflammatory issues I'm having and reminded him that I told everyone I have a nickel sensitivity. There's a very expensive blood test available which tests for sensitivity to all components of the replacement.

Turns out--I am very reactive to nickel, which is in my implant. The PA got on the phone with the original, now departed, surgeon, who recommended that I see another surgeon from the city who does office hours up here a couple of times a month.

Saw this new surgeon Friday. Turns out the plastic fake meniscus is faulty and that is the least of the worries. I will have to drive/fly down to the city for a 3-phase bone scan which may/may not show the cause of the swelling in my leg and knee. He's pretty suspicious of the nickel sensitivity, and repeated "Your implant has nickel in it" at least 3 times.

The new guy can do the insert replacement but not a revision. Also, I'm looking at starting a new teaching job (not renewing my current position) and being out for 3-6 months will mess up any new contract I might sign.

Then, there is the future #GI appointment I have at the end of May, also in the city. That appointment took nearly 10 months to get scheduled.

The rant part of this--I told him I had an allergy to nickel, I knew 3 months into this that something was wrong, and no one was listening! Maybe the problem is just the insert, but the original doc should have taken the complaints more seriously--allowed me to come back in 3 or 6 months for additional follow-up. This may seriously affect me professionally and financially

Question for #orthopedic mastodon...I had a #nerve test and they said it's #CubitalTunnelSyndrome. But I thought that affects just the ring and pinky fingers. I've got tingling in my index and middle finger. Is that possible?

#pinchednerve

Thing I thought while working on an #orthopedic surgery paper. #MedMastodon

RT @AlexGuMD
#FootandAnkle #OrthopedicSurgery Fellows or #orthopedic residents interested in foot and ankle: we are looking for two volunteers to help with our virtual @MSOSOrtho symposium - please DM me if you’re interested! @AOFAS #orthotwitter

One of these now in tibia.
#backcountryskiing #health #orthopedic

There is a petition circulating in the United States for #Orthopedic #Residents to be allowed to sit part of the ABOS exam virtually. More info here https://twitter.com/chrystinajames/status/1619710726184275969?s=20&t=JOxamT1OkMUeE9dYjhGgvQ

RT @AAOS1
Last chance to register! This upcoming webinar discusses how residents can select a fellowship in hands, shoulder/elbow, or sports and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Register here: https://bit.ly/3wswZ5O

#webinars #education #ortho #orthopedic #orthopaedic

Prosthetic joint infections. Not uncommon but a big challenge.

Nice overview here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra2203477?query=TOC&cid=NEJM%20eToc,%20January%2019,%202023%20DM1905150_NEJM_Non_Subscriber&bid=1365954374

#IDMastodon #MedMastodon #PJI #joint #infection #AMR #surgery #orthopedic

Saw my ortho today to discuss my knee MRI.

I have 3 options...custom splint, partial or full joint replacement. I went for the splint option 1st to help redistribute forces on the knee. Will prob just do the whole new knee in a few months. Here are the pics in case anyone here has any advice I'm open to it. I'm 58 and had the same leg femur broken as a child (11) vs car incident and prev meniscus repaired 2018 same knee
#orthopedic #surgery #KneeSurgery
#arthritis

More Orthopedic Physicians Sell Out to Private Equity Firms, Raising Alarms About Costs and Quality
https://khn.org/news/article/more-orthopedic-physicians-sell-out-to-private-equity-firms-raising-alarms-about-costs-and-quality/

#healthcare #privateequity #business #orthopedic #doctors #profits #money #wallstreet #hedgefunds #yikes

And I’m out! My doctor isn’t an expert on #sciatica (he’s a GP) but he’s given me some stronger ibuprofen and told me to check the dosage guidance of my home country because #Japan is ridiculously low.

So that should get me through today and tonight, and tomorrow I’ll go to an #orthopedic clinic which will be open. Admitting that I developed this pain during the new year holidays!

#SCLife

Merry Christmas friends and colleagues. I am new to #MedMastodom and wanted to introduce myself. I am a Research Physical Therapist with interest/expertise in #orthopedic and #SportsMed injury prevention and management, especially in the ankle-foot complex and those incurred by #military tactical-athletes. I would appreciate suggestions for accounts to follow. #MilitaryMedicine
#introduction

#orthopaedics #orthopedic #surgery is what I love. And I hope to make friends #NewToMastodon

Don't ask how, but during a conversation with my girlfriend (a #psychoanalyst) tonight I've found myself saying Freud should have done #orthopedic ...
Not sure how I came to such conclusion, but interesting image anyway...

For your #orthopedic
#orthomastodon bone picking pleasure.
https://umorf.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/wp/wp-content/3d/bonePicker.html?name=Buesching

Opioid-free orthopedic surgery

With my transition to opioid-free, I went from a mindset that this is a necessary evil for controlling pain for my patients after surgery so that they can achieve the outcome of having a repair or reconstruction to this is not necessary.

Michael Day is an orthopedic surgeon.

https://youtube.com/shorts/bdGV3Y4GcMc

Listen here: https://kevinmd.com/podcast

#aclreconstruction #opioid #orthopedic #aclrepair #orthopedicsurgery

Hello #sciencemastodon and #academicmastodon

Here my #indroduction :
My name is Jasmin Mertens and a #scientist at #scripps Research in La Jolla, California. I'm in #orthopedic research and will present my recent work at the next ORS2023 meeting in Dallas, which was nominated for the NIRA award 😃
Former #womeninstem #NWiS organizer at Scripps

Apart from being a #sciencenerd I'm a huge #orchid enthusiast, crazy for coffee and, as usual, cheesecake!

#orchids #cheesecake #orchidaceae

RT @TyranOzorOff@twitter.com

#tweetdujour
On essaie de nous faire croire que l'orthopédie c'est de la chirurgie, mais on me la fait pas à moi : une femme ou un homme qui utilise marteau, burin, clous et vis, c'est Bob le Bricoleur là.

#humour #HumourEvidemment #humourmedical #chirurgie #Orthopedic

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/TyranOzorOff/status/1593151101108645888