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The Medical Thread: We're experts on everything else; why not?

It's called MT has depression, bipolar II, generalized anxiety, and ADHD, and her quality of sleep positively correlates to how well she manages. If she eats healthy-ish (allowing space for her favorite foods), drinks plenty of water (water, not water filtered through coffee grounds first), gets 30-60 minutes of purposeful physical activity 5-6 days a week, and takes all meds as scheduled, along with practicing gratitude... she sleeps lights out.
 
Surgery on my right foot July 2, 2019. Never really healed, the joint never fused, and still experiencing pain. I've done what I can to mitigate the pain, like wear a brace for when I'm walking, wear supportive shoes as much as possible, limit the heels/cute shoes for times I need a picture, switch from high intensity/impact activity to yoga, Pilates, and Barre, and still...

It just makes me sad.
 
Do any of the medical people on this board have any insight on toenail re-growth? Back in January, I had a “toe crushing event” of the big toe on my left foot. Every time I research online, the only things I find give me a timeline, up to 18 months, but nothing that sort of gives a description or point-in-time series of pics showing what to expect with a healthy or expected process. And I think my lack of success in the search is that I don’t know the right terms to search as much as anything else.
 
St. Clown said:
Do any of the medical people on this board have any insight on toenail re-growth? Back in January, I had a “toe crushing event” of the big toe on my left foot. Every time I research online, the only things I find give me a timeline, up to 18 months, but nothing that sort of gives a description or point-in-time series of pics showing what to expect with a healthy or expected process. And I think my lack of success in the search is that I don’t know the right terms to search as much as anything else.
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As a a former endurance athlete, I've lost them before. I cannot provide an accurate what to expect timeline, because some have grown back much faster than others.
 
St. Clown said:
Do any of the medical people on this board have any insight on toenail re-growth? Back in January, I had a “toe crushing event” of the big toe on my left foot. Every time I research online, the only things I find give me a timeline, up to 18 months, but nothing that sort of gives a description or point-in-time series of pics showing what to expect with a healthy or expected process. And I think my lack of success in the search is that I don’t know the right terms to search as much as anything else.
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I started taking collagen protein in my morning coffee. I recover faster after working (knees and feet feel way better) and my nails grow faster than ever. That's one option.

Another would be to visit your doctor and kill that nail bed. You don't have to have a big toe nail.
 
The Sicatoka said:
I started taking collagen protein in my morning coffee. I recover faster after working (knees and feet feel way better) and my nails grow faster than ever. That's one option.

Another would be to visit your doctor and kill that nail bed. You don't have to have a big toe nail.
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With the rate at which my wife and toddler have stepped on that specific toe in the past month, I need that specific toenail. It’s amazing, but they never seem to step on any of the other toes.
 
The Sicatoka said:
Another would be to visit your doctor and kill that nail bed. You don't have to have a big toe nail.
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I know someone that runs multiple 100 mile races per year. She ended up having a couple nails permanently removed because she just couldn't get them to heal while putting in the miles she did.
 
Had a follow up with the orthopedic surgeon today. No changes, which is good, but at the same time, no changes, which makes me feel awful. I wanted badly to believe my foot would heal and I could do what I loved. And yet, it didn't. No time for sad lament, though...
 
I think it depends on if the nailbed itself is permanently injured. In most cases the nail will grow back but it can be deformed. Usually some start to regrowth happens within a month. Dr D is the Derm guy. He should know.
looked on a medical site- this is what I got "The nail grows at a rate of approximately 1.8-4.5 mm/month or 0.1 mm/day ; thus, the average nail can regrow completely in 6-9 months." Another reference said full regrowth can take 12 months.
 
Not Fun thing I learned: routine exposure to other people's trauma can make you sick and can permanently alter your worldview for the worse.

No wonder self-care and finding a place that offers good agency care is preached so often in my MSW classes.
 
MissThundercat said:
Not Fun thing I learned: routine exposure to other people's trauma can make you sick and can permanently alter your worldview for the worse.

No wonder self-care and finding a place that offers good agency care is preached so often in my MSW classes.
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I work through a lot of this with my wife. She struggled to watch some of the shows I like (GoT, Westworld, etc.) because there are sometimes scenes that have sexual violence in them that are too similar to what she hears from patients at work. Definitely an issue and we've started to work around them.

But she definitely carries a heavy burden and I imagine a lot of people in the mental health world are similar.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
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I work through a lot of this with my wife. She struggled to watch some of the shows I like (GoT, Westworld, etc.) because there are sometimes scenes that have sexual violence in them that are too similar to what she hears from patients at work. Definitely an issue and we've started to work around them.

But she definitely carries a heavy burden and I imagine a lot of people in the mental health world are similar.
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And it took me a few months to understand this, but if I'm not in a good place myself, then I'm not going to be able to handle clients. It is quite a transition going from "who cares how you're feeling? Come in or get fired" in retail/service/mfg to "hey, you're in a rough patch and you can take time before you come back" in mental health and service professionalism.
 
MissThundercat said:
And it took me a few months to understand this, but if I'm not in a good place myself, then I'm not going to be able to handle clients. It is quite a transition going from "who cares how you're feeling? Come in or get fired" in retail/service/mfg to "hey, you're in a rough patch and you can take time before you come back" in mental health and service professionalism.
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Two people on my team suffer from mental health issues (one of them was an inpatient for several months about 18 months ago), and it's extremely important to me that they know that I - as their manager - have their back and want them feeling as good as they possibly can. If they need time, they take time, no questions asked. I know not everyone who manages manages people that are professional and responsible, but the fact is I work with adults and I'd like to treat them accordingly. If you tell me you can't work because (who gives a fuck why), then you can't work.
 
ScoobyDoo said:
My best friend. And I say that honestly, has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. I am NOT a happy camper right now.
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That's tough to take, and it's easy to let your spirits down, so don't. Stay positive.

Remind your friend of Jon Lester, diagnosed at age 22 with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and pitching for the Nats 16 seasons (and 3 World Series rings) later.
 
Hope things are heading in the right direction Scooby!

Spent 28 yrs dealing with all sorts of dysfunction in my patients- and some of the staff who were struggling. After awhile it becomes predictable enough that it is loses its shock factor and it took a lot to get to me. Not that I didn't care but I had seen it enough to be prepared and I had a responsibility to help the person as best as I was able. I also started praying/going to church because I needed to give it off to someone/something.

That said, I still abhor Hallmark movies, sitcoms or most popular fiction that revels in the dysfunction. If it is accurate I already had my fill of that at work. If it isn't then I can't let go of wanting to tell them they are stupid. After 5 yrs out I still want escapism. I do not want reality.
 
I'm finding that being back on my mood meds and being titrated back up is helping immensely. Now I need to get back into therapy.
 
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