I found this forum back in 2011 after I suffered what my OS called the worst TPF he had ever seen. 2 plates and 22 screws also split the tibia lengthwise. I was NWB for 12 weeks so I am very...

Welcome Painful
Delaudid was my friend for a couple weeks after morphine did touch the pain. Get ready for a long recovery. It will drive you nuts. Find something you can do to kill the boredom and...

Soccergirl
I would avoid a personal trainer. Get a better PT if necessary? You can't rush this recovery too much. I am @ 7 months now. Working my long shiifts (12hrs) but it takes everything I have...

Sue
the swelling slowly goes away. Activity alone reduces it. My whole leg is still swollen some at the end of teh day but I finally give up the ice about a month ago. It goes down overnight and I...

Amy
How goes it? You may need to drink beer instead of water on your next camping trip? How is work? You are right about the pain pills. I tried therapy without them one time. From then on I took...

Hello Chas
Sounds like you are on your way to recovery. I got my ROM back pretty quickly by doing a lot of the same exercises you are doing. My PT gave me a sheet with all of these plus a few. They...

Welcome Sue
Sorry to meet this way but it is what it is. This is a great bunch of people who are going thru or have been thru what you are dealing with. Go to your regular doc and have him prescribe...

Hello Eastmnt
Man you have a wilder story than mine. No way I could stay awake thru any surgery but I have a needle phobia and hate anything to do with hospitals anyway. You really busted the whole...

Hello Amy
I went back to work Monday. Man talk about tired after 12hrs. I made thru the second day a little better but still exhausted. 2 more to go then 3 off. It sure feels good to be back in the...

Hello
I had a tough time with the non weight bearing. They never let me go partial though. 2 plates and 22 screws. 11 weeks of non weight bearing then started trying to walk. It gets better but...

Soccergirl
Remember this. You are young. Plenty of time to heal. It takes time and this injury takes more time than any other that I know of. Good to see you are so positive. Hang in there no one...

Moonstruck has the plan mallen
65. These doctors are smart but they don't have a clue on the healing process. If you don't go to PT just do the exercises they taught you while you were going. This...

I remember that day. Felt kind of silly being that excited about the simple things in lilfe. All you have to do now is keep moving. I walk as much as I can stand every day. Congratulations are in...

Hello Amy
Sounds like youi are getting back to your life? 3 to 4 miles a day is a lot. You are doing better than OK if you ask me. I went 7.5 yseterday. I was beat last night but it was on uneven...

Ryanrene
I slipped once in the closet on crutches @ week 5 but did no damage. I just knew we would have to have surgery and start the 12 weeks NWB over but it was ok. Didn't put all my weight on it...

Amy
How is it going now? Haven't seen you posts so I assume you went back to work and getting normalcy in you life?
I got a release from OS to return to work Mar 26th. Still limping some and walk...

Mamakin4 you found the right group of people to help you thru or at least understand you pain. If you post what your OS tells you someone will probably chime in with some advice. These guys and gals...

You go girl.

Moonstruck
I know the massages the PT does each therapy session makes a lot of difference in my recovery. I am sure a daily massage would do wonders.
I have not had ROM issues with my knee but the...

Gregrnel
thanks for the update. Stories like yours give me hope. I have a very similar injury and about 1 month behind you (10.07.11) and I am now on a cane with hopes of abandoning it in the next...

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Amy
I am sorry to hear you are having issues with your insurance company. Sounds like you were actually getting somewhere. Keep doing the exercises you did to get your ROM he helped...

Amy
How is the new/old PT working out? Have they helped you gain any ROM?
I saw my OS wed. He says I am doing exceptional. I finally asked him what my injury rated on the scale. It is a 5.5 with 6...

Welcome Cindi
You found a great place to learn more about your recovery. My accident was in early Oct and I am just now walking with a cane. Still going to therapy and lots of home exercise. I think...

Amy
Sounds like you have a plan now. Hopefully this new/old PT can make some things happen. If not seek more help? I had to terminate my in home therapist girl when I moved to outpatient. She really...

Amy
I would let the Surgeon tell you what you are capable of physically not the PT or OS. He can order MRI, CT or whatever he needs to determine what direction to go next. The PT guys are usually...

Ryanrene
I just now went to one crutch today. Tibea plateau fractured and tibia spit full length. Happened Oct 7,2011. Just now putting most of my weight on the leg. PT is important. Ask you doctor...

Moonstruck
I thought I had a bad accident. You have been thru too much. I just had the one bad leg to deal with after the bruises healed on my good leg. The boredom is the killer. The pain is...

Framerboy
Hang in there this is a long boring ordeal. I am at 13 weeks since my accident (2 plate and 22 screws) and I am just now putting half my weight on the bad leg with two crutches. Pay...

Amy
In my 50 years on this earth I have been thru a lot of tough times but this one is in the top three. Most of my friends have been in contact since my injury. Their advise if you want to...

amy
I wouldn't let a doctor make up your mind about your future as a RN. You know how they are anyway. Most won't give you the answers you need in fear of telling you something that will bite them...

Amy
I have been weight bearing going on a week tomorrow. The leg is getting stronger every day. Gave up the walker yesterday for crutches. One crutch today. Aches a lot but starting to get more...

Miketheskier
At first glance this forum probably does look to be depressing. The reason you found it is you have one of the most serious fractures that a healthy person could endure.
I fractured...

Shorty
I have had several bad ones like this over the years. Mechanic on trucks and equipment long enough you get your finger smashed eventually. Drilling for blood thru the nail works but it...

Hi Amy
Glad to hear I am not the only nearsighted person caught up in the rat race. I have spent a lot of time around ICU units in the past with family members but never been in the nice...

Hello Amy
So we both have damaged right legs. I have never broke a bone before. I don't bounce as good as I used to but I did live thru this wreck. No head injuries, No internal bleeding. Severe...

I was in a vehicle accident Oct 7th 2011 which left me with a fractured tibia that my OS said was the most unique he has seen in his career. Fractured just below the knee and also split the tibia the...