Tessa Virtue has surgery, will miss Skate Canada
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At least they snagged the OGM before the injury acted up again! Still, disappointing.
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More information and a update: it appears that she was in so much pain last season during the Olympics, the 3 minute walk to the cafeteria from her assigned room had to be carefully planned by a Team Canada doctor so she could make it. Tessa is apparantly pain-free right now, but she has no intention of rushing back as she just came off crutches.
Tessa and Scott were interviewed during the SD transmission on CBC and they said she is pain free now, but they will see how she feels when she goes back to training.
They want to have a long career and is not worth not rushing back. Something like that
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Yes, so do I. Then you could tell who could support a tourniquet and who couldn't. Not to mention about who needs to be careful in athletic training. I wonder whether it has to do with the elasticity of the person's muscle fascia, and whether that could be measured in some non-invasive way (that would be the trick).???
Mine got so bad that....the "breaking" point was the day I couldn't even walk slowly from my house to the end of the block without my legs going numb/unable to move from blood being trapped, while an elderly man jogged past me. When I stopped I could feel the blood travel up the leg.
I did develope this after a large weight gain due to a Depo Provera birth control shot. Wonder if that caused it?
I did develope this after a large weight gain due to a Depo Provera birth control shot. Wonder if that caused it?
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My husband's developed after a blockage occurred in his leg (plaque? a blood clot?) following abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. He required 2 fasciotomies, not to mention 13 days in intensive care, and 63 days total in hospital. 10 years later, pain is still an issue.
I also understand that gunshot victims and motorcycle accident victims often develop the problem.
A friend of mine got it when she started a walking campaign to get healthy. It damaged her peroneal nerve; took over a year to completely recover. No one was able to explain to her why she suddenly had a problem.
The issue seems to start with trauma or the leg swelling, for whatever reason.
It is not only legs that can have compartment syndrome.
I also understand that gunshot victims and motorcycle accident victims often develop the problem.
A friend of mine got it when she started a walking campaign to get healthy. It damaged her peroneal nerve; took over a year to completely recover. No one was able to explain to her why she suddenly had a problem.
The issue seems to start with trauma or the leg swelling, for whatever reason.
It is not only legs that can have compartment syndrome.
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My best advice would be to see a really top notch vascular surgeon.
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