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I’ve been dealing with a TFCC tear and ECU tendon strain with instability in the wrist since I graduated five years ago. Both problems only made themselves known after I graduated and moved in to full time practice. Based on symptoms, I’ve been told that the problem has been there since my mid-teens but only really manifested after lifestyle changes i.e. dentistry caused it to.
It’s made practicing dentistry these past five years not at all fun and I have had to refer all my crown preps and extractions these past three years as both procedures seem to trigger flare ups. I generally refer all my molar endos as well. As a result, I feel like I’m practicing only 40% of what I could be practicing. Everyone I have spoken to has told me that the surgery itself has a 4-6 month recovery time and doesn’t guarantee improvement.
After nine years post secondary education and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of tuition I feel incredibly lost right now. I did a lot of basic sciences research in undergrad and part of me feels maybe I should just go back to school and transition into research or academics but again it’s a huge decision to think of taking on more loans. Another part of me wonders if I should try going back to school to specialize in a field where I’m not using my wrist quite so much but again I feel lost as I’m not even sure where to start.
Has anyone been in a similar situation and come through it successfully?
It’s made practicing dentistry these past five years not at all fun and I have had to refer all my crown preps and extractions these past three years as both procedures seem to trigger flare ups. I generally refer all my molar endos as well. As a result, I feel like I’m practicing only 40% of what I could be practicing. Everyone I have spoken to has told me that the surgery itself has a 4-6 month recovery time and doesn’t guarantee improvement.
After nine years post secondary education and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of tuition I feel incredibly lost right now. I did a lot of basic sciences research in undergrad and part of me feels maybe I should just go back to school and transition into research or academics but again it’s a huge decision to think of taking on more loans. Another part of me wonders if I should try going back to school to specialize in a field where I’m not using my wrist quite so much but again I feel lost as I’m not even sure where to start.
Has anyone been in a similar situation and come through it successfully?
