Posted on Oct 18, 2019
What are the implications of having or not having corrective surgery for nonunions with bilateral stress fractures and closed fractures?
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Backstory: I am an NG E5 sitting in an E6 slot going to 91B ALC in January at McCoy. I developed bilateral stress fractures over spring and summer and broke my right foot in September. Civilian foot and ankle surgeon wants to do surgery to repair nonunion in each foot 2-4 weeks apart with possible recovery at 5-6 months from first operation. Civilian sports medicine doctor wants to start paperwork to switch me to permanent walking profile and delay or skip surgeries altogether, if nonunions correct themselves over time with no further running.
Now the question: Anybody been in this position? If you had surgery, how was your recovery? Do you walk or bike the test now? Will screws and pins affect my PULHES serial?
Now the question: Anybody been in this position? If you had surgery, how was your recovery? Do you walk or bike the test now? Will screws and pins affect my PULHES serial?
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Literally no one on Rallypoint is qualified to answer this. Talk to your medical provider and Commander. They are the only one's with a vote.
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I understand that, SFC. I’m only trying to prepare myself for the potential long term outcomes as far as PULHES and profile effects. I’ve never even been on a temporary profile before, so I have no clue what to expect.
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Avoid surgery if you can, always get a second or third opinion. Don’t mention you previous doctors opinions till you’ve had time to think over your options.
If you can, get clear of the injury before you attempt a school, postpone the school if you can. There are no quick fixes; bones take 6-8 weeks to heal completely. Modern methods do restore mobility, using pins, screws, and internal fixation devices. But the 6-8 weeks for full bone healing still stands.
If you can, get clear of the injury before you attempt a school, postpone the school if you can. There are no quick fixes; bones take 6-8 weeks to heal completely. Modern methods do restore mobility, using pins, screws, and internal fixation devices. But the 6-8 weeks for full bone healing still stands.
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If it's service related or became worse due to service. ... you need to shift into the military lane of Health Care. These types of injuries can end a career. You maybe rejected at school entrance and mandated a MEB. A new Army directive 2019 aims at giving Non deployable SM's the boot. Especially if you cannot wear safety footwear If required or work with combat related hardware. You need to seek legal disability advice now. Find out if your injury is Army retainable and what your VA Schedule of disability percentage is. If you're a veteran, you need to start going to the VA hospital and get medical documentation on these injuries. Tread very lightly and trust no one on the military side... My friend an Sgt in the AR is going through a MEB board now for an fractured left ankle. PS: make sure you get a soft shoe profile as well.
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