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Post by wez on Jun 27, 2008 8:37:51 GMT 1
Hi Gill,
The hospital of Töölö is a different place to Orto-Laakarit which is a private clinic. Töölö is basically the Finnish equivalent of the NHS so i'm not even sure that a non Finnish resident would be able to use them.
Also my condition is different given that i had a complete break of the Olecranon as opposed to a stress fracture which is a thin hair line crack. The surgeon who did mine as far as i am aware had no previous experience with throwers or anything like it and just did the standard bone repair required. The same is true for Jon Lundman who also went to A&E in the UK and had his pinned together by a general orthopedic surgeon. I think we just got lucky.
If you are still interested i can findout the surgeons name but i don't know how useful that will be. I would really recommend that you contact Antti-Poikka as he will have dealt specifically with javelin throwers.
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Post by gill on Jun 27, 2008 11:39:15 GMT 1
Point taken, Wez, and thank goodness you and Jon were lucky. It is good to know that there are still excellent general surgeons around in the UK, and we would expect good treatment in Finland anyway! The problem Felix has is that a large part of his elbow joint has become avascular over the years. There has been some talk of bone-grafts to sort it out, so we really are having to seek an elbow-specialist, which will no doubt take us into the private clinics and probably outside the UK. There is a lot to consider especially if our current med. insurance won't continue with cover.... Will be contacting Dr. Antti-Poikka as soon as and will share info as we go along. Best wishes. Gillian.
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Post by wez on Jun 27, 2008 14:29:35 GMT 1
Well i hope you find the answers and please do keep us updated.
By the way this avascular problem if i understand rightly is a lack of bloodflow to the area perhaps genetic or caused by long term degradation. If it is that, i'm sure i've heard about some kind of invasive techniques that disrupt the area by tapping or drilling and i think as you mentioned grafts also can be used. Isn't there also a type of non-invasive therapy too which is just blasting the area with strong sonic waves to cause macro damage and enhance vascular recovery.
Well i think the specialists at Orto-Laakarit will have the answers especially in relation to spear throwing because the joint and tendons also suffer and may be in poor condition.
Best of luck in your search and i'm glad to have been of some use, it would be nice to get one of our up and coming faithfulls back on track.
All the best,
Wez
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Post by gill on Jun 27, 2008 16:08:29 GMT 1
We couldn't wish for better support for Felix than fellow spear-throwers and we are more than grateful for your time in giving us a full picture of your experiences. This part of the Javelin Club website on Injuries is perhaps one of the most important forums on the site, as it is through the understanding of small niggles as well as more serious injury that coaching will be enhanced for each individual thrower. Pooling resources is the only way to go for all the javelin squads as, keeping individual competition strictly to the matches, it will help us all learn how to improve the art of the event and bring UK throwers back into the world arena. We certainly will keep you all updated on Felix's progress. For now, all good wishes. Gillian.
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Post by wez on Sept 8, 2008 16:33:00 GMT 1
Just thought i'd tie up this thread with my conclusions. I did manage to return to throwing this season although a little late with my first comp in August. Still, i've squeezed in 3 comps now in quite a short period and improved by 2-3 meters in each leaving me with a seasons best of 58.70m. Unfortunately the weather in Finland has turned now and i'm not going to risk throwing in the cold, its a shame because i feel good and it would only be a case of ironing out a few simple technical issues to get me back to decent throwing. The main goal all along has been to return to competetive throwing and remain injury free, which i have done and considering its not even been 12 months yet since i had the surgery i'm very pleased with the results. So for anyone out there suffering from 'serious' injuries, don't lose heart if you have the will to do it you can get back to where you deserve to be, just so long as you focus your efforts and learn from your mistakes! I'm officially motivated to put in a decent (yet sensible) winter now and you can expect to see me back in action next season and doing my very best to finally creep up to that Golden 70m mark. I've learned alot in the last 12 months and there is no doubt that i am a stronger person for the experience.
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Post by sam on Sept 8, 2008 17:48:20 GMT 1
absolutely mental recovery time wez! I'm so impressed with your recovery that nothing can stop me now.. I'm sure i would have quit throwing had that kind of injury have happened to me.. Really well done to you and your team!
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Post by wez on Sept 22, 2008 15:47:23 GMT 1
59.20m ok it was a very warm day and i just couldn't stay away, but thats the last one honest...
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Post by Patience on Sept 22, 2008 19:35:22 GMT 1
I'm glad you are back throwing. Your arm seems to have recovered brilliantly. Good luck with the winter training. ;D
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Post by sam on Sept 23, 2008 0:30:39 GMT 1
you are a bloody freak of nature born from the same place as jim evs. Can't wait to see what you manage to get on the score cards next season now!
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Post by wez on Sept 23, 2008 11:34:45 GMT 1
Cheers for the kind words, i will be back with added vigor next year you can count on that!
I wonder how Felix is getting on?
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Post by sam on Sept 23, 2008 12:49:57 GMT 1
i've asked him on facebook... will have to wait and see
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Post by sam on Mar 13, 2009 16:09:42 GMT 1
still haven't heard how felix is doing.. hope he's good for this season so he can build on his 70.99m throw from last year...
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