Well, I am not sure what to expect with my current situation and I thought I'd find out if anyone else has gone through what I am experiencing now -
I was in the middle of the first of my three internships in my third year when I had an autoimmune reaction to a virus which destroyed a little bit of my brachial plexus (brachial neuritis, aka, Parsonage Turner Syndrome, if anyone is interested). I am scheduled for nerve conduction studies on the 22nd, but as of now it's clear that I've lost the use of my deltoids and probably my infraspinatus. Basically, I don't have a fully functional on my non-dominant side, but I can definitely do SOME things with it.
So, my current clinical is outpatient, and is heavily based in a manual therapy approach. The clinic took me on knowing the disorder, and said they'd give me a trial but couldn't commit to maintaining me due to the potential risk as well as my potential inability to fully function. I was told tonight that I am adequately prepared from an intellectual standpoint, but that my physical impairment just limits me too much to do enough to pass the rotation to my full ability and therefore I need to take a leave or find a clinic more based in exercise than manual therapy.
Anyone been in my shoes before? I have an acute setting for my final rotation so I am pretty much pessimistic regarding that one as well, because I think I will be viewed as a liability in term of patient safety. I ultimately want to work with neurological patients or in a rehab setting (I loved my SNF rotation, which was a shock for this gym rat). I'm dreading the concept of a medical leave, especially because my arm may not heal for months to a year.
I was in the middle of the first of my three internships in my third year when I had an autoimmune reaction to a virus which destroyed a little bit of my brachial plexus (brachial neuritis, aka, Parsonage Turner Syndrome, if anyone is interested). I am scheduled for nerve conduction studies on the 22nd, but as of now it's clear that I've lost the use of my deltoids and probably my infraspinatus. Basically, I don't have a fully functional on my non-dominant side, but I can definitely do SOME things with it.
So, my current clinical is outpatient, and is heavily based in a manual therapy approach. The clinic took me on knowing the disorder, and said they'd give me a trial but couldn't commit to maintaining me due to the potential risk as well as my potential inability to fully function. I was told tonight that I am adequately prepared from an intellectual standpoint, but that my physical impairment just limits me too much to do enough to pass the rotation to my full ability and therefore I need to take a leave or find a clinic more based in exercise than manual therapy.
Anyone been in my shoes before? I have an acute setting for my final rotation so I am pretty much pessimistic regarding that one as well, because I think I will be viewed as a liability in term of patient safety. I ultimately want to work with neurological patients or in a rehab setting (I loved my SNF rotation, which was a shock for this gym rat). I'm dreading the concept of a medical leave, especially because my arm may not heal for months to a year.
