Orthopedic-Personal Narrative

As a young adolescent I use to play softball games all the time with my friends just for fun during the summer. During one particular summer day with my friends my first injury occurred while sliding into 2nd base. At first I did not think nothing of the injury to my ankle but when I tried to proceed to get up the throbbing began badly. The first step was to call my parents and proceed to get it checked out by my local doctor. My doctor told me I was lucky to only have sprain my ankle and not broke it. Also, he proceeds to tell me that it will take about 5-14 days for me to recover from my sprain. The way I moved forward to treat my injury would determine how long it took to heal by keeping my ankle elevated and staying off

I had been cringing about day for so long. I was completely terrified to go into that room. As the door opened I was exposed to a cold draft and I could feel the dense air. The day I was told this needed to be done was horrifying, and now it’s actually happening. They rolled me over to a new bed and I looked around seeing doctors everywhere. There was a table that they rolled next to me and on it was things that I can’t even explain. They put a green mask on me with tubes going through both sides of it. They told me I’d get drowsy and all of the sudden I closed my eyes and it was happening. I was getting knee surgery.

It was around 8:15 A.M. and I was on my way to Midwest Orthopedic in Pekin for my foot to get X-Rays because I had a boot on and the wanted me to have a check up. I was in the car with my mom and we just finished getting Starbucks and were driving on the way there. Once we got there we had to fill in some paperwork and wait for the nurse to come and get me.

Orthopedic Surgeons usually work in three types of practices. One type of practice that an Orthopedic Surgeon works in, is that they work as solo practitioners. When orthopedic Surgeons are solo practitioners, they often run their own office and treat their own patients, however they often work with, and around other Orthopedic Surgeons within an Orthopedic office. Another type of practice an Orthopedic surgeon will work in, is within an Orthopedic group. An orthopedic group is a group of orthopedic surgeons that work together in treating patients, either with a hospital, or private practice office. The last practice an Orthopedic Surgeon can work in is an multi-specialty group. A multi specialty group, is a group of medical professionals with different degrees that work together in treating a patient. This type of practice can take place within multiple different

I had my fourth knee surgery this past winter and my goal is to let go of my fear. I have one more sports season left before graduation. If I complete the full season, it will be the first time since my sophomore year that I have done so. I know that I will not be able to achieve the goal of playing a full season without letting go of my fear, and after four consecutive seasons on the sidelines I have come to fear more then just injury. I have come to fear not having the talent to play at the high school varsity level. I fear that the coaches will only see my as a injury waiting to happen and not as an athlete. I fear a season spent worrying about what could happen oppose to whats happening in the moment. I fear another season on the sidelines.

It was a Thursday night at around 12 P.M. when I finally fell asleep I was nervous because the next day I was getting my wisdom teeth cut out. My dad woke me up a 5 A.M. to get me some chicken broth because I couldn't eat or drink anything after 6 A.M. I went to school tired and hungry but I lived through it. After school I went home for about 40 minutes waiting for my mom the get home to take me to get my wisdom teeth cut out. When we got to the place we had to wait about 20 minutes and then they called my name. They brought me into a room and sat me down talked to my mom and I for a couple minutes and then they put an I.V into my arm and put me to sleep. When I woke up there was a woman there that told me to sit in the chair she had in front

Thank you for all your time and help the other day during my appointment. I received the letter from neck x-ray, stating that I have minimal degenerative changes at C5-C6 (arthritis). I have an appointment with Ortho and I am waiting of physical therapy. I would also appreciate if I can have a referral to a chiropractor. I would like treatment for this to be as holistic as

Even though it didn’t seem as if I had slept very long, I woke up, and saw it was two in the afternoon. I thought that was weird. Why didn’t Mom wake me up? Even if it’s accidentally, Mom seemed to always wake me up on the weekends—my alarm clock did that job for me on weekdays. My mom vacuums, yells at my dad, and plays her eighties’ pop cassettes most mornings—loudly. Then I realized something: Mom told me last night that she and Dad were driving a few hours

It all started with a wrestling accident. As the bell rang, signifying the end of the match, my opponent ripped his arm from my now relaxed grip, freeing himself from my hold. I stood and extended my hand to help him up, but he hesitated to take it, his focus transfixed on my hand. I adjusted my gaze to what he was fixated on - my now grossly malpositioned ring finger. With my adrenaline quickly wearing off, my brain was now able to fully process the full extent of my injury, allowing the pain to reach my consciousness. I needed to visit the emergency room.

I was so out of it I turn to the ambulance personnel and said, “Y’all smell like cotton candy.” A dark and bumpy ride to the new hospital resulted in even more waiting, when we arrived my room wasn’t ready yet. Several different Doctors and nurses swarmed me like click work all asking the exact same questions in different forms until it was time for me to get prepped for surgery- surprisingly I was not nervous at all. The last thing I remember before anesthesia flew me away to dream land was music being turned on and talking about how I did my nails. When I woke up the first thing I asked for was water it felt like I swallowed the entire Dead Sea. I remember feeling so upset because the nurse who was with me during recovery kept on saying I had too wait. My grandmother had bought me a large smoothie from Smoothie King which instantly brighten the inconvenient situation. Even though it all happened so fast it is an experience that I will never in my entire life

When I got back to the surgery room I was talking to the doctors as they were putting my epidural in my back. Then after they got that in all I remember is seeing all these doctors looking down on me waiting for me to fall asleep. What they were doing during surgery was they are going to move all my intestines around and take my appendix out. The are going to more my large intestines to one side and my small intestines to the other and the reason why they are going to take my appendix out was because if I were to have my appendix burst they would never know because my appendix would have been in the wrong spot. When the surgery was over I stayed 8 more days so that they could watch me and make sure everything was going ok. 2 days after surgery they had taken my epidural out and oh my I was in so much pain because I could actually feel things. Like they weren't numb anymore. Anyway after those 8 days were up and I had gotten to go home. When I got home, I wasn't allowed to go to school for a month because I couldn't walk much. So my mom took off work as much as she could so that she

Orthopedic Surgeons treat, examine, and diagnose diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system of the body. This system consists of bones, tendons, ligaments, joints, nerves, muscles, and how they work and move. They also have the ability to implant curative devices to treat diseases or injuries. Orthopedic surgeons use a variety of tests, such as x-rays, blood tests, and cat scans to diagnose and treat patients. The process of becoming an orthopedic surgeon takes approximately 14 years. That includes four years of schooling at a college or university, earning a bachelor’s degree in either Pre-Medicine or biology, and four years of studying at a medical school. Some of the medical schools in Georgia that offer the study of orthopedic

Since there aren’t many practicing DO’s in my area, I didn’t have much knowledge about osteopathic medical practice until a friend who was familiar with osteopathic medicine, discussed it with me. After a lot of independent research, I was very interested in the practice of osteopathic medicine. Luckily, I was put in contact with a practicing DO in a rural area near my home. My first experience with a DO was unique from all of my other shadowing opportunities because the level of personalized care each patient received from her was different than any I had ever experienced personally, or while shadowing. It felt so personal, and less business like than any other doctor visits I’ve ever had or witness. She took the time to get to know what was

An area of medicine I have grown particular interested for is orthopedic surgery. From back injuries, two Tommy John surgeries, two broken feet, and a prosthetic leg, my family has much experience on the patient side of this specialty. Rehabilitating athletes, such as my loved ones, is an appeal, but, ultimately, I aspire to contribute to the rehabilitation of individuals in underserved populations. Having grown passionate about international issues and disparities through my Guatemala and Nicaragua experiences, I hope to continue developing my knowledge and preparation for aiding those in regions of Latin America with limited access to medical care. My neuroimaging research has revealed to me just how much is left to be discovered concerning spinal trauma and diseases, topics that drive my interest for this specialty and continuing research throughout my medical career.

In June of 2008, I was a happy five year old running around the park at my summer care Good Shepherd. It was a normal day we did all of our morning activities, ate lunch, then went outside to play. I was running around, and suddenly I tripped and fell. I landed in a really wrong way. The teachers ran over, and took me to the office, and I waited for my mom to pick me up in tears. It was going to be a long day.