Originally Posted by
fithgear
Just found this site. I fractured my tibial plateau (had to look that up) on 9/17/11. Went to the ER that evening and I guess I knew it was not good when the Dr. told me "you broke the shit out of it". I didn't get to see my surgeon until the 9/20/11. He looked at the x-ray and scheduled surgery for 9/28/11 and sent me to get a CT scan. I did not see him again until surgery. I had no idea what was going to happen. I woke up and the doctor had already talked to me and explained what he did (so I am told). He also talked to my wife, but was pretty sketchy with details and had to get to another surgery. I do not go back to see him until 10/11/11. My leg is swollen from the knee down and the pain can be intense at times. I have a bandage on it and a brace that looks like it can bend at the knee. To be quite honest though, I am stuck in bed and don't know what to do. I have removed the brace and only put it on if I have to get up (most of the time). I have tried to get up and sit in a wheel chair for a short time just to get out of this bed, but I can't last long and the pain sticks around for quite some time. Doctor never even told my wife to change the bandages (which we did) or any kind of treatment. Just sent me home with a bandage, brace and a really cool ice pack that hooks to a cooler. OK, I guess I will quit venting now, but can anybody tell me if this all sounds normal. Am I suppose to be doing anything that I am not?
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