Pedro Piñera
I wish the solution didn’t revolve around a private surgery, but many doctors I talked with in Germany refused to operate a torn ligament and told me to forget about the nerve. It’s been the most frustrating experience I ever had.
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Pedro Piñera (@[email protected])

I have surgery on Wednesday, and I have to admit I’m a bit nervous about it. The past months have been rough talking to many professionals that bounced me through the system without providing answers until I could find a private neurosurgeon that accepted to take on the surgery.

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Feb 16, 2025 at 9:09amWeb
Show threadNates  🏳️‍🌈Feb 16, 2025
@pedro I wish you all the best for your surgery!
Show threadPedro PiñeraFeb 16, 2025
@Nates1984 thank you Nates
Show threadJorge 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸Feb 16, 2025
@pedro 🤞🏻
Show threadPedro PiñeraFeb 16, 2025
@tecnijota thanks ☺️
Show threadWilmarMar 4, 2025
@pedro How’d it go? Which ligament? Going through same situation here in NL.
Show threadPedro PiñeraMar 4, 2025
@pietsous the doctor ended up focusing on the peroneal nerve. My LCL was torn and the state of the ACL is still to be checked. What’s your situation?
Show threadWilmarMar 4, 2025
@pedro Ah I see. I tore my UCL in my right hand a year ago already. Doctors opted for conservative rehabilitation - I knew it wouldn’t do anything. Eventually agreed to operate but waiting times are like 5 months here. In South Africa I would have had this sorted out months ago, and recovered.
Show threadPedro PiñeraMar 4, 2025

@pietsous Right? Germany was a bit like that. They suggested to follow the model of a German football player who played his entire life without ligaments. I was like... WTF. I got my surgery (and paid for it) here:
https://traumaunit.es/

As I said, in my case the damage in the nerve was more severe, so finding someone that would know and dare to tackle it was a bit difficult.

Traumaunit - Dr Casañas - Cirugía ortopédica y traumatología adultos - Teknon

Traumaunit es una unidad de traumatología y cirugía ortopédica, en el Centro médico Teknon, dirigida por el Dr. Joaquim Casañas.

Traumaunit - Dr Casañas - Cirugía ortopédica y traumatología adultos - Teknon