I recently posted a question about swelling and after some responses i have a new question. After I totaled my car when I hit a tree and broke my left foot, right tibula (compound), fibula, and femur, I went through surgery and have had NO physical therapy at all (doctor never mentioned it) and no guidance from a physician it has been 5 weeks tomorrow. I was back at work 3 weeks after the wreck and had stiches and staples removed at the 4 week mark. I am driving and working but having swelling and pain. I have an ace bandage on the leg and knee brace on the right leg were surgery was performed. Am i just being completely stupid (won’t hurt my feelings if someone feels that way) and risking further injury or poor recovery? Also I am smoking cigarettes again, will that further worsen my case? Thanks for any answers out there, my doctors and surgeons had none.
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even in my head. I have a feeling of slight fluid retention in my left leg and right arm only. I also have a fluid feeling and sometimes pain in my heart area. A massage therapist told me that two of my dics were our of place, I have had chest x-trays and went to physical therapy, I have really bad post nasal drip and allergies too along with heart palpatations and low engery levels. Could this all be from the injury, if so how long does it take to recover from a serious imapct injury, I know I have chest problems of some sort because of it and it is causing problems in my left side and heart area or maybey I now have heart problems becauuse of it but I had an EKG that was ok and normal chest x-rays.
Dear Sir/Ma’am:
I’ve been engaged to and living with my fiance since October of 2003. We have co-mingled all of our finances since that time as well with various bank accounts with and without both of our names on them.
My fiance and I are having relationship problems (perhaps we’ve just fallen out of love or lost interest?) and will most likely separate within the next 180 days. She has two children (8 & 6 years old) and I’ve been with them since the day I met her (literally) and so they consider me their father even though I’m not.
My fiance was involved in a bus accident and I got her a lawyer who expects her to receive about $100k before his fee, medical bills, etc. So, according to estimate she may end up around $30-60k net.
For the years we have dealt with her pain, physical therapy appointments, surgeries, etc. I have been taking care of her (she was bed ridden for a long time) and her children I have invested much into the situation.
My question is: Am I entitled to any percentage of the settlement for my MAJOR part in getting her the lawyer in the first place (she didn’t want to but I convinced her and found one and wrote the initial letters for her) and taking care of her and her children through all of it? Even if I leave before the settlement comes to her? If she co-mingles the funds into one of my accounts or left specifically in one with her own name and not mine?
Thank you very much for your time and consideration of my questions.
Knee Injury And Pain Advice?
Jan 27
I injured my knee back in april running…small meniscus tear. I had a ton of pain at first. They started me on physical therapy and I’ve really built up the muscles in my knee. I went to the surgeon 4 weeks ago and he told me to start running again and that I didn’t need to come back if my pain returned. I started running and since I’ve built up the muscles my pain has dramatically decreased. I mainly get a lot of stiffness and occasional pain when I move certain directions. Should I go back to the doctor or no since my pain has decreased??
Ankle Injury.?
Jan 27
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bout 3 months ago i was runnin,i steped in 2 a hole&twisted my ankle.i went 2 the doc&got xrays they saw nothing,
i was on crutches&in a air cast 4 a week&it was still hurtin i told my mom&she took me2a foot doc he took xrays&saw nothing i was put into a soft cast&i was still on crutches 4 the next week.i got a MRI done& nothing showed up,when i went bac 2 the doc he took me off crutches&put me in a blue shoe&said 2 do physical rehab for 2 weeks 3 or 4 times a week&then i went back it was still hurting&week so i was put into a brace for 6 weeks. when i went bac it was STILL hurting just as bad so he kept me in the brace and i am going to do physical rehab again..
today i was with family&we went to Chuck E’ Cheese,
i was nealin down playin a game&when i went to get up i twisted my ankle&felt it pop 3 times(it hurt really bad)
then i was nealing down again to put my tickets into a mechiene&when i was getting ^ it poped AGAIN(it hurt worse)
what could of happened&what should i do
I injured my back about 3 years ago and was put through a 3 week spines course which consisted of a lot of physical exercise. This has made my injury worse. should I not be scanned then treated then put through physio / rehab.
Thankyou for your time.
Hello. I had a hip contusion (aka hip pointer) from lacrosse a few months ago, i could hardly walk for a week, and walked on crutches for another week. The ER did x-rays and said there was no bone damage just an internal bruise and possibly a pinched nerve because of the severity of the pain. When i got better i could walk just fine. But now a month or two after the injury, the pain is coming back on and off, and if i try to strech i feel severe pain. I never went to physical therapy, so i’m wondering if that is why the pain is coming back, Please help! Thank you!
I have chronic neck pain from several car accidents. The doctors can’t find anything official wrong, and pain meds don’t help. The pain got a little better after physical therapy. And it’s now been about 2 years, but the pain is still there. This week it’s gotten worse. Especially during sleep. I bought an expensive tempurpedic pillow, but I hate it. It was too hard the first month, ok the second, and now this third month is horrible. It does not support my neck because the memory foam squishes down too much. Also I’ve seen the chiropractor a good one, many times, it’s very temporary relief.
So questions:
1. If you have a similar situation, do you have any suggestions for pain management?
2. Can you please tell me a better pillow? That will continue to hold support. (my mattress is fine)
Please help, it’s started to give me such bad pain that I’m also developing painful migraines. And meds aren’t helping that either.
Acl Injury Rehab?
Jan 13
I had surgery for an ACL injury (cadaver + some meniscus repair) in late March. I was on crutches for a month to give my meniscus enough time to heal. Since then, I have been going to Kaiser’s physical therapy once a week, but it’s dropped off to about once every three weeks.
Has anyone been through ACL physical therapy? Can you tell me what exercises you did, how much time you spent on them per day, and how often you went in to see the therapist? Everyone keeps on telling me, “Don’t worry! Just do your rehab exercises and you’ll be fine!” but my physical therapy seems to be a really conservative treatment, consisting of really simple exercises, such as biking, lunges, and 1/3 knee bends. It’s making me a bit worried because I want to return to martial arts, which is a really high impact and fast sport, and I don’t feel like my leg is strengthening that much at all.
I have suffered with pain and anxiety from a car accident .My injury was from a front end impact accident when a person ran a red light and caused the accident.My car was totaled and I am still without a car.No xrays were taken of my hips which is a recent discovery.they took xrays of my entire back and neck ,lft knee, and foot which I have suffered for months with pain when I walked. Physical therapy only worsened my pain.when I am inactive it gets better. walking aggrivates my pain and the more I walk the worse it gets. Tell me why no xrays were taken of my hip area, when my leg had such impact in this accident?