Urgent question in regards to compartment syndrome !!

specter · Jul 6, 2026

So one of my friends just got out of the OR for the 4th in the last 48 hours, he was airlifted home from a vaction, they thought he had a fiber/muslce tear in his calf but it was compartment syndrome, now home and at a real workin hospital they have operated to fix what was fucked up in Turkey where he was and sofar had to remove 40-50% of his calf muscle and the next 24-48 hours will determine if they have to take his leg of just below the knee.

Does anyone here have any knowledge of this ? success rate to save the muscle ? ideas on what to do after if he gets to keep his leg ?

We are already talkin pepetides to speed up and help the healing, tb-500, bpc-157 and GH, maybe GHK-Cu ?
Then his trt+ and maybe some anavar ?

Any knowledge is truly welcome here ! just learned about this hours ago after he came out of surgery and called me.

Jefe · Jul 6, 2026

I woke up the hospital with a doctor in my face saying “ you have compartment syndrome, next time you wake up your hand will most likely be amputated. If you keep it, you’ll never be able to use it.”

They put a vacuum pump on my arm for 3 weeks to drain fluid. Bandages/seal change every day. It was like getting a daily skin graft with no anesthesia. Hell.

I couldn’t do anything about it. Just go with the doctors.

I have my hand. Nerve damage but 95% usage. Cold weather makes it feel like it’s on fire. I can tell when I’m holding things but don’t really “feel” it.

gib68sg · Jul 6, 2026

Ugh I’m sorry to hear that for both of you. Compartment syndrome is absolutely no joke. I don’t have anything to add to the convo, but I hope for the best for your friend.

TrippplePPP · Jul 7, 2026

My understanding is your limbs have muscle groups encapsulated and divided by membrane like a fascia. If you have trauma to the area you can have swelling or a bleed that fills the compartment so full the pressure increases to the point it becomes destructive. This can happen quickly. They will literally fillet the muscle open and allow liquid to release. If this doesn't happen in a timely manner in trauma situations then tissue will die resulting in situations like your friends.

I wish the best for your friend. Keep us updated.

Fa Seeshus · Jul 7, 2026

specter said:
So one of my friends just got out of the OR for the 4th in the last 48 hours, he was airlifted home from a vaction, they thought he had a fiber/muslce tear in his calf but it was compartment syndrome, now home and at a real workin hospital they have operated to fix what was fucked up in Turkey where he was and sofar had to remove 40-50% of his calf muscle and the next 24-48 hours will determine if they have to take his leg of just below the knee.

Does anyone here have any knowledge of this ? success rate to save the muscle ? ideas on what to do after if he gets to keep his leg ?

We are already talkin pepetides to speed up and help the healing, tb-500, bpc-157 and GH, maybe GHK-Cu ?
Then his trt+ and maybe some anavar ?

Any knowledge is truly welcome here ! just learned about this hours ago after he came out of surgery and called me.

There is going to be a massive amount of scar tissue from the surgery and recovery process. This will constrict blood flow and limit range of motion. Rehab will have to aggressively remodel that tissue.

There is a balance between using the peps to keep inflammation down and using them to promote fast healing. Depending on what surgeries are planned, taking growth stimulating peps too early could possibly cause issues too.

I know with my tendon re-attachment it would have been counterproductive to take the peps before the definitive surgery, as it would have caused improper repair that would have to be broken up.

specter · Jul 7, 2026

thx guys, we wont be starting any peptides or anything until he is done with surgery, he apperently had a muscletear in Turkey and the doctors there thought it was just a strain/fiber that poped so they didnt do shit, then in a matter of dayes his leg started to look really weird and the pain was just insane so they tried scanning his leg and then they panicked and put him on a hospital plane to go home, when he came home the muscle was already dying and they went in to save as much as they could.

He is currently lying with a gigantic opven wound in his calf, drain etc inserted.