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broken femur
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i was shot with a 9mil on my femur bone and have had to have surgery and a bar with 2 bolts inserted
its still very swollen and teh stitching is nowhere near healed
how long should i expect for the stitching to close over, what kind of physio should i expect to do and how long for the fracture to fix itself?
im in a huge amount of pain and still hospitalised (with numerous other injuries)
i know the docs etc will tell me what to expect but they seem awfully abrupt and constantly rushing around (nhs i suppose just!)
i am able to move maybe 10 meters with a zimmerframe. i can only very slightly bend my knee. i have little to no hip movement, and any weight on the bad leg incurs serious pain
cheers :wave:
its still very swollen and teh stitching is nowhere near healed
how long should i expect for the stitching to close over, what kind of physio should i expect to do and how long for the fracture to fix itself?
im in a huge amount of pain and still hospitalised (with numerous other injuries)
i know the docs etc will tell me what to expect but they seem awfully abrupt and constantly rushing around (nhs i suppose just!)
i am able to move maybe 10 meters with a zimmerframe. i can only very slightly bend my knee. i have little to no hip movement, and any weight on the bad leg incurs serious pain
cheers :wave:
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I've no idea about healing times but that sounds rough, er, get well soon.
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Damn z-, what the hell have you been up to?
Get well soon.
Sound's like you've been through a really rough time. Sorry to hear that this has happened to you. As has been said it's hard to give figures. Perhaps you could ask the nurses on your ward to go over the information the Dr tells you, particuarly if they are looking at discharging you soon - you need to know as much as you can.
Great news that you are getting the physio that you need and have the chance to go home.
Get well soon -
i want to get better asap.
what i should be eating etc? any decent links etc?
i had a small slip earlier, i unwittingly made a hand gesture with one hand and let go of the crutch and the other one slipped out of the way, i wobbled on the spot with all my body weight going onto my bad leg several times. it has now swollen out a bit and is extremely painful
what i was wondering is should i still carry on doin the simple exercises the physio told me to do, or should i give the leg a few days to rest? its makin the odd clicky n crunchy noise so sounds like ive hurt somethin
any info appreciated
cheers
if i was you, i wouldn't do the physio (may do damage rather than good if something has moved out of place) but i would phone the hospital/physio asap to ask for info, it may be you need to pop into see the doctors.
sounds like a horrid situation, hope you get well soon
i didnt realise the rod was so big.. it runs from my knee to my hip, nailed in deep at each end :shocking:
the fracture is around the middle of the femur, you can see all the bullet shrapnel ill be graced with for the rest of my life still there!
where the bullet hit the bone is near enough completely shattered, then the rod running through the bone connected at each end
surely the bone will reconnect itself or somethin somehow?
someone doctor-ish tell me i won't be stuck with a bit of my femur missing! :nervous:
your lucky mate, it may not seem it but alot of tigh hits are fatal mate, i wish you the best.
im sick of bein stuck in bed! :banghead:
It is a serious injury after all.
If you really want first hand information you could always consult the doctor who treated you. He will probably have the most reliable knowledge about your state for you.