What kinds of medical maladies can limit you as a physician? A problem arose, not sure if I notify?

[crossfit4lyfe]

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This may be a dumb question- I have been accepted but have not filled any paperwork out yet, or even got my welcome packet. I had tendonitis from sports in high school and had surgery in 2005. Recently it's been hurting again, and just found out yesterday that I need another surgery on my wrist, and most likely I will struggle with wrist pain/tendonitis for the rest of my life. Is this something medical schools will be concerned about, is this something I need to notify the school about before matriculation?
Thanks

 

[Awesome Sauceome]

Nope it shouldnt be a problem, lots of docs have problems, especially surgeons. But it may affect your decision on what field you eventually end up in. Just try and stay on top of treatment so that way it wont bring you down as much.

 

[Moose A Moose]

Not at all. I get flair ups now and then as well. You're not alone.

 

[baxt1412]

Yeah this would hardly be a consideration. Plus, I'm not sure a school can rescind an acceptance based on a medical problem unless you would literally not be able to learn the topics anymore think permanent brain damage, etc.

should be fine, no need to notify the schools right now... but when you start you'll want to so that it's on file and they can assist you if need be.

 

[crossfit4lyfe]

Thanks guys 🙂

 

[Awesome Sauceome]

Yea now that I am thinking more, I think the only issue that I have heard of is someone that was I think deaf who went to a school out in Oregon or Washington state. I cant remember if it was an MD or DO, but I remember it was a big fight, with the student suing the school and stuff.

 

[baxt1412]

Yea now that I am thinking more, I think the only issue that I have heard of is someone that was I think deaf who went to a school out in Oregon or Washington state. I cant remember if it was an MD or DO, but I remember it was a big fight, with the student suing the school and stuff.

yep heard about that too. I think they weren't really sure if they were going to be able to accommodate him/her so they deferred to next year, and then denied or something if my memory is serving me correctly.

 

[costales]

yep heard about that too. I think they weren't really sure if they were going to be able to accommodate him/her so they deferred to next year, and then denied or something if my memory is serving me correctly.

Their lawyer was an idiot who gave very bad advice:
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/07/28/judge-orders-medical-college-accommodate-deaf-student

 

[Goro]

When I was a tech, I knew this nephrologist at MSKCC who had a withered right arm.

How withered? Tiny, like a T. rex arm.

This may be a dumb question- I have been accepted but have not filled any paperwork out yet, or even got my welcome packet. I had tendonitis from sports in high school and had surgery in 2005. Recently it's been hurting again, and just found out yesterday that I need another surgery on my wrist, and most likely I will struggle with wrist pain/tendonitis for the rest of my life. Is this something medical schools will be concerned about, is this something I need to notify the school about before matriculation?
Thanks

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Plenty of them. Physicians are people too.
There are plenty of issues that are relevant and impair your ability to do certain specialties.

I imagine in your case you probably should avoid surgery for example.

I know another guy who has a neurological disorder and was accepted literally on the basis that they understand that they will have go into a non-surgery field.

 

[baxt1412]

but pain free at the risk of losing some function/potential specialties > life of pain or making it worse by not getting surgery.... at least IMO

 

[crossfit4lyfe]

I have already had surgery on it, it did not limit my mobility/function. The idea is that the surgery will remove scar tissue around the tenson and improve mobility/function. But likely, the pain will come back since it has already done so post-surgery once.

 

[Moose A Moose]

I have already had surgery on it, it did not limit my mobility/function. The idea is that the surgery will remove scar tissue around the tenson and improve mobility/function. But likely, the pain will come back since it has already done so post-surgery once.

What RSI is causing your bouts with tendonosis? Is it something work related, or gym routine? I took off from the gym close to a year to get mine under control.

 

[crossfit4lyfe]

It started in high school playing volleyball everyday, when it first happened it ended my volleyball career. I started playing volleyball again 2 years ago and would occasionally have pain. It got worse when I started lifting a year ago, but would usually only flare up when I was working out. The past couple weeks the pain has been constant (not just when working out) and shoots up my arm into my back. Usually when I started having pain I would take a rest week, or modify my workouts to limit the mobility of my wrist.

The first time I had to quit playing volleyball and working out, but I have lost 35 lbs this year and am not keen on quitting the gym altogether. Working out is one of my favorite things to do, and it's my main hobby lol. So I plan to modify my exercises when it's hurting, and try the cortisone injections and strengthen the muscles around my wrist the next couple months, and if I'm still having pain this bad I will probably get the surgery before med school.

You have tendonitis as well Moose A Moose?

 

[Moose A Moose]

Yeah. I've learned to keep it under control though through spacing out upper body workouts, icing post workout and taking some ibuprofen right before going to the gym. When it first came about several years ago I had to stop going to the gym altogether and got myself into some PT with ultrasound treatments. Now I'm good unless I go really hard. I personally opted out of steroid injections because I've read a lot of people saying it was a quick fix that gave them a false sense of security and the pain ended up returning.

 

[crossfit4lyfe]

Yeah I did the injections pre-surgery the first time and they didn't make a difference at all. There's just not much left to try at this point for me.

 

[baxt1412]

check with a chiro... wrist bones can get out of alignment, or they may be able to do some graston/ART. graston got me from not being able to even bodyweight squat back to my old max in a matter of weeks after having to take 7 months off last year.

or maybe even a DO! i don't know enough about OMM/have never received it so idk if there are any wrist manipulations.

if all else fails, you could always try acupuncture, etc. some ppl swear by it, but again i haven't tried it.

 

[crossfit4lyfe]

It's funny I actually have an appt. with a DO next week for this! lol, and for my back problems. I go to a chiro for my back actually, not sure if there's much they can do for my wrist. It's scar tissue build up that's the problem.