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Back in February, I was in an accident and ended up with a l..
🕑 Added 2023-11-19 23:54:28 +0000 UTC Back in February, I was in an accident and ended up with a level 5 AC separation of my right shoulder, in which the ligaments that connect my collarbone and shoulder blade ripped apart completely and the collarbone went though my trap muscle.At the end of that month I got surgery to fix it- the orthopedic surgeon put everything back where its supposed to go, stitched my trap muscle back together, repaired the ligament, and used some kind of internal tape to tie my clavicle and shoulder blade back together to act as an internal permanent cast while the ligaments healed.
I went through 3 months of physical therapy, and should have been pain free and back to full normal function by August. But pain remained- and in trying to get back to normal kept feeling like something was wrong. In October I went back to the surgeon and got more imaging (Xrays, an MRI, and a CT scan) and we found that while my muscle and ‘tissue’ was fine, my collarbone was getting stress fractures caused by the tension of the internal tape.
Turns out, I have ‘oddly shaped and very thin clavicles’. They are completely straight and taper at the tip to be way thinner than they ‘should be’. (see photo attached for reference)
So now, I will be undergoing 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 surgery on December 11th to have a metal plate put onto my collarbone to prevent further fracturing and possible breakage. During this procedure we have two options;
Option 1: 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲: Ideally, he will go in, undo the tape he did the first time, and screw a long plate onto the entirety of my collarbone. He will also drill a hole through my collarbone, add new tape if necessary, and route the ligament and possible tape up through the hole and around the metal plate so the tension is distributed evenly along the metal and not on one spot of the collarbone.
Option 2: 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁: If, during surgery, he finds that the bone is not strong enough to withstand a hole being drilled through or if the fracture points are in unideal locations, he will instead use an L bracket, in which he will remove the tape currently aiding my ligament and screw the L bracket onto my collarbone and position the ‘L’ of it under the small scapula to tension the collarbone down where it’s supposed to be, thus removing all pressure caused by the tape and allowing the bone and ligament to heal.
However, if we go with the L bracket, it will need to be taken out in 6-12 months after the bone and ligament have healed fully as this type of bracket is not meant to be left in very long considering how it is pressed against the small scapula (apparently complications can arise if they’re left in longterm.)
Considering all that surgery time we’re really hoping that the permanent bracket is the option we’ll be going with, but we wont’ know until I’m on the operating table.
The recovery timeline is set for 4 months- after that I’ll be ‘allowed’ to do things again and be able to lift my arm enough to use normally. I should also be generally pain free within 4-5 months, (though full strength wont return for around a year) but it’s going to be pretty similar to my last surgery as far as recovery time and process goes according to my surgeon.
I used all of my savings to pay for the first surgery and bills in that recovery time period. And thankfully in doing that I’ve hit my deductible and this second surgery is free at this point since I’m getting it done before the new year, but I’m left with nothing.
All this being said- I need help. I’ve waited as long as i could to do this and tried to book things aas much as possible but I’m at a point where I can’t pay my bills- and I won’t be able to for the next few months while I’m recovering again. One of my friends has made me a fundraiser to help with my bill costs for the first 4 months, after which point I plan I’ll be able to start working again and plan to get a desk job ideally at a local vet office or something. But until then, I am really worried about my bills.
I was able to remove all unnecessary costs and mathed out my monthly bills to around $1,000/mo, and should only need financial assistance for 4 months.
(For those curious) My bills include:
Health Insurance
Car insurance
Business insurance
Business expenses (website fees)
Phone Bill
Pet insurance
Pet care (food, medicines, etc)
General Food costs (much less while recovering since im barely able to eat more than rice and broccoli for at least 2 months due to the nausea and heartburn that the pain meds/hydrocodone ill be on will cause)
The link to this fundraiser is in my Linktree (which is in my profile here). The photos attached are of the L Bracket collarbone plate option for better understanding, the original Xray of my injury, and a selfie from the hospital after my first surgery.
Thank you to everyone who has helped in various ways thus far and to those who help from here on out. To my friends, clients, and even strangers- I love you all and am so humbled by the care and love I’ve been shown. I’ll make sure to keep you all updated in my recovery process, and will be having in person and streaming (discord) movie nights/days so I don’t get too lonely and can still see you all. <3
