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I was watching some sports highlights earlier and it got me thinking about how much we obsess over winning streaks. We always hype up the teams that are absolutely crushing it, acting like they're invincible, but then the moment they stumble, the entire media cycle flips and treats it like a massive tragedy.
It feels like we've lost the appreciation for the actual grind. I remember following a local club a few years back that went on a decent run, and everyone was acting like they'd won the championship, only for them to lose the very next game and have everyone forget they even existed. It makes the whole concept of "momentum" feel a bit manufactured for the sake of a good story.
Do you think we overvalue these early-season winning streaks, or is that momentum actually a real psychological factor for the players?
Great to see Liverpool kicking things off with a 4-2 win, and seeing Chiesa get on the scoresheet was huge. It's a shame about Gomez getting hurt though, especially with the season just starting. Do you think the squad has enough depth to cover him if he's out for a while?
My arm was seriously swollen—like, from my shoulder all the way down to my hand—but the swelling finally went down. I’m guessing the surgery was a pretty big deal since they had me under the knife for almost three hours.
So, I went in for a follow-up yesterday, and the doctor noticed that when I try to move my thumb in certain directions, I can feel this little twitch/twinge right along the nerve path. He says that's actually a good sign that the nerve is starting to wake up.
Anyway, nothing else to do now but grab some patience, load up on B vitamins, and just wait. Thanks for the reply and for sharing your story.
Thanks, feeling a bit better now. I guess... is there even a real timeline for getting this fixed, or are nerves just totally unpredictable?
So, I took a nasty fall and ended up with a spiral fracture in my left humerus. Before the surgery, everything felt fine—my hand was totally normal and I could move my fingers without any issues. I hit up the ER at Mayo Clinic, and the docs decided I needed hardware—plates and screws, basically. Well, fast forward past the surgery, and now my upper arm and the tip of my thumb are completely numb. On top of that, I can't even extend my fingers upward anymore, and I can't even lift my hand—it just hangs there like a wet noodle. I can still make a fist and spread my fingers out okay, but they just won't go up.
About four days after the procedure, this sharp, stinging pain started hitting the top of my arm. It’s insanely sensitive to the touch, and honestly, it’s still going strong (I'm 11 days post-op now), though my finger movement hasn't changed.
The surgeon who did the job swears he didn't go anywhere near the nerve—says they take extra precautions with that stuff. Then a second doctor tells me the incision was huge, so maybe they had to stretch the nerve a bit. A third one suggests it might be compressed somewhere. Everyone keeps saying it "usually" fixes itself, but that it takes a long, long time.
Now I'm just stuck wondering who to actually believe. Did someone screw up and now they're trying to cover their tracks? Is this just one of those things that happens in X% of surgeries? And most importantly—is this permanent or what?
If anyone here has dealt with something similar, has some experience, or even just an idea of what's going on, please let me know. I'm starting to get pretty worked up about this.