Just nervous of telling the captain, I will lose my job, just thinking of toughing it out and see the consequences later in life. Even if it 3 months from now??????
Wow...they didn't recommend stabilizing it? That's....well... Doctors? Fuck, even taping into place could've helped her there. I almost can't believe that exactly because of the ends calcifying over and never rejoining.
Yeah,cruddy situation. Youll be screwed long term if you wait,but potentially screwed short term if you tell the capt. Is he that much of a hardass?
It will start to heal immediately. Whether it heals lined up nicely or overlapping with huge lumps and a screwed up shoulder depends on the break. For my young daughter we let her break heal on it's own. For my multiple fracture I had it plated. If you want to get back to work ASAP get it plated and plan on leaving the screws in. Also consider you may have damaged you AC joint which is a different issue and generally not as debilitating but limits range of movement such as reaching directly overhead.
had the left collarbone broken 3 times 1. just a hairline crack - healed itself (highside) 2. broken right in the middle. (guard rail and some) 3. broken laterally, outside by the joint procedures: 1. went to doc, x-rayed, not even a sling, was ok after a month 2. x-rayed, doctor said sling is fine, worst that can happen is if i needed a tailored suit, i'd have to tell the tailor to cut the left shoulder a bit forward. told me all about risks with surgeries. i wish i had done it. now the ends lay atop of each other and i have a major bump there. shoulder misplacement goes all over back and spine, tensions etc. it sucks. if it was a US doctor i'd sue him. 3. that was after #2 had healed, which made the middle part much stronger. was a MTB DH crash from a 10 ft drop . kept riding an hour afterwards (adrenaline). went home and took a shower, then drove to the hospital for x-rays. they taped the shoulder and told me to take it easy for a while. no regerts. bottom line. go see a doc. and lay off the rum, the alcohol slows down healing dramatically.
I told her hard headed ass to go to my ortho but she wouldnt. Yeah it sucks for her,and I feel bad she didnt get it fixed.
Yeah, like your theory, a shot of rum for the pain an finish cooking breakfast for the crew. Kind of interesting walking around and you can feel a bone going up and down, LOL
Yeah, like your theory, a shot of rum for the pain an finish cooking breakfast for the crew. Kind of interesting walking around and you can feel a bone going up and down, LOL
Our youngest broke hers when she was really little,and we just kept it slinged due to her age and she heeled FAST. A stepsister fell when she was 12 and they kept her in a sling as well.She has the little bump from it but its all good. Thats the thing about clavicles.......its never cut and dry or one size cures all. Personally as an adult I'd go to an ortho asap to get the real answer and shoot for a plate........because plates are fun going through metal detectors everyday
Yeah, like your theory, a shot of rum for the pain an finish cooking breakfast for the crew. Kind of interesting walking around and you can feel a bone going up and down, LOLI'm 41 so if my shoulders a little fucked up I don't care. If I do surgery on my own stupideness I will lose my job. Can't cook for 10 guests and 5 crew with a sling. But think I can with a gimpy arm for now??????
I hesitate to offer any advice because I know this to be a waste of time but… Mine went undiagnosed because bigger issues gave the medical staff tunnel vision. They didn't even get a clue from the excruciating pain I was in every time I was rolled on my left side. It was noticed eight years later by a doctor doing x-rays for unrelated reasons. 18 years on, still hurts. You decide…
Kind of a cut throat, business, I've provisioned on crutches and worked directly from getting leg vein surgery. But also take 4-6 months off a year. Catch 22
It does, constantly avoiding it, work smarter not harder, In Mexico for the next 5 months and the Brazilian girl came to visit. I don't like Adulthood
Not a yacht guy,as I grew up around the GD things,so I dont know how it works working on them in situations like this. No employee injury type protection I guess?