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ShuFFs
Apr-07-08, 03:59 PM
There is a fracture in my spine! The last vertabra has a crack! :punched:

Here comes a big sappy story about what the fuck happened:

I joined the gymnastics team for school a couple months back (im a HS junior), because they do pretty good conditioning and it's a chance to use the plyo. And because there was snow everywhere and it was disgusting until like, last weekend, so yeah, at first gymnastics was pretty fun.

Problem with the school gymnastics (at least here), is they don't care about you when you are sore or tired, they just push you harder because they want a better team. until you actually hurt yourself, at which point they finally get an inkling that maybe they should let up a little. But when that happens, you're fucked anyways.

I was a weak unconditioned fuck (and my tricks showed that), which was why I wanted to train. I was starting to get better (about to learn fulls), but then they don't let up on you when you actually need to, so then you die. I was already having increasing pain in my lower back for a couple weeks, but they decided for me that it was just soreness. Now I have a stress fracture just because i was worked too hard, and for a team that wants me out of the gym now as fast as possible, since I can't help them score at their fucking meets.

I've seen the doctor(s). The pathetic American health-care system kind of doctors that rips you off by sending you to get unnecessary screenings that cost a grand each, while telling you very little that is actually useful.
And actually helping your pains? naww.... (And insurance didn't cover it) Needless to say, they've accomplished nothing except confirm that I am indeed, screwed, (jeez, I kinda figured that for myself when I found I couldn't even sit down without stabbing pain in the lower back) while also helping screw us more in the monetary department as well. ANYWAYS

so the diagnosis... since this is from over exerting myself, and too much impact from the jumps and stuff that now messed up my spine, I have cut all activity. the bone will heal its fracture by itself right?
its really lame because the lower back is pretty much essential to everything you do, so i think it might heal slow just because i have to move around all the time anyways. anyhow, the doctors say 2 weeks sometimes, the next second they say 2 months. i've already been out for like, 4 weeks. fuck, i want to trick but it will be forever before i'm alive.

i'm wondering if any of you have had a back/spine issue like this, and how it fared for you? or you can laugh at my pathetic situation. that's cool too :juji:

compleks
Apr-07-08, 04:17 PM
Bad luck mate, that sucks.

It could be worth talking to a lawyer to see if you could have a case against the school or coaches. I guess it depends how clear you were about your injury before they pushed you on. I don't know anything about law though.

It's still probably worth while finding a decent physiotherapist or spine specialist to rehabilitate your injury.

In the mean time, just get plenty of rest. I hope every thing works out well for you.

ShuFFs
Apr-07-08, 04:29 PM
It could be worth talking to a lawyer to see if you could have a case against the school or coaches. I guess it depends how clear you were about your injury before they pushed you on. I don't know anything about law though.


hehe well, im not that kinda person that would do something like that... i mean it would be quite lame. but yeah, i think i should've just stayed away from gymnastics and just kept tricking

i'm definitely going to get a lot of rest. and i guess a physiotherapist could help.

another something that's screwed, the doctor 'suggested' (he wasn't sure) that i get a molded back brace to wear. well i said it might be an okay idea, if it did help me heal. the price range they estimated would be a couple hundred of bucks - which sounded pretty reasonable. but then it turns out it actually goes for a couple thousand, plus another 2k for another bone scan... to check for some things that don't really matter much, so that was stupid. to me, thousands of dollars in the drain like this is like being robbed. again, american healthcare makes goat feces look delectable. instead, we went to ACE and got some kind of backbrace for the same purpose for 20 bucks.

but my bones should be able to heal by just resting a lot, right? do backbraces only *help* heal by preventing extensions/too much movement in the back, rather than being absolutely essential? because the doctor was trying to scare me by saying "if you dont get our backbrace, you might always be in pain!" and shit like that. jeez. :dead:

anyhow, thanks for the concern, complex :smile:

compleks
Apr-07-08, 05:16 PM
I don't know much about injuries, and anything concerning the spine should be taken seriously.
I believe a good back brace will probably just help to immobilize the area, allowing it more chance to recover. I don't know how much difference a thousand dollar brace might make, compared to a cheaper one.

Your doctor sounds like a typical GP. Try and find a back specialist for any further check ups/rehabilitation etc...

compleks
Apr-07-08, 05:18 PM
Also, there's nothing wrong with seeking compensation if someone has been at fault. I don't know the full situation, but if you were really forced/pressured against your will then maybe you do have a case.

You're already out of pocket significantly, and there will be plenty more medical bills to come. By the sounds of it the American health care system isn't going to help you.