In late January I fell on the ice and broke my left wrist ( Distal Radius fracture). The first surgeon that I saw told me the best I could hope for was an outcome of a B or a B+. How lucky for me that I was referred by a friend to Dr. Polatsch and am happy to report that after 6 months my wrist is back to where it was, and maybe even stronger.
But, it was not an easy journey. Dr. Polatsch did his brilliant job, but I had trouble doing mine,
I was completely detached from my left arm and hand, I couldn’t look at it, and certainly couldn’t use it at all. I found myself increasingly dependent on my right hand which was my dominant hand.
Every time I saw Dr. Polatsch he warned me that If I did not use my left wrist , I would never gain back complete use and flexibility. This was a tough thing to do….the physical therapy helped a lot and the fear of not gaining full mobility started to scare me. But, most importantly..Dr. Polatsch was such a cheerleader and motivator it all started to come together.
I became determined not to let him down, I became a good student…doing my exercises daily and it has paid off completely.
I have just been released from Dr. Polatsch and very thankful that he was my surgeon, and happy to report that I have a grade of A+. who would settle for less!
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