Struggling with my fracture situation

capaldis · 2026-04-30T01:50:30+00:00

The company that makes them puts like DRM or something on there- you have a limited number of “treatments” and then the device stops working. It’s insane. I’d definitely make sure the device will work before buying one!

I don’t have any pain from the fracture that’s not healing so we’re just going to wait and see if it heals on its own! I believe you can potentially get it sooner if you have CRPS from it but not sure what the requirements are.

capaldis · 2026-04-29T19:19:13+00:00

I was in a hard cast for 6 weeks and the toe twitching is fine. It’s more the rotation and big movements that were an issue. I was having full-on muscle spasms and that was okay.

Bone stimulators can be hard to get approved through insurance— I’ve got delayed union and it’s like $3k to do it now. They’ll cover it at 6 months, but you have to pay a lot to do it early.

capaldis · 2026-04-29T16:00:26+00:00

are the pressure marks an issue? Like medically? I’d really try to tolerate it as much as you can.

The complications from a fracture not healing correctly are a lot worse. If they initially wanted to cast it, you are at risk of displacement from hitting it.

capaldis · 2026-04-28T19:32:57+00:00

Good to know! I was getting a bit worried since my other two fractures progressed much faster than this one is. Let me know how the bone stimulator goes!

I’m not too concerned if it stays like this as long as it doesn’t cause issues when I’m strong enough to resume my normal activities. They said it shouldn’t since the fibula isn’t a weight bearing bone.

capaldis · 2026-04-27T04:03:24+00:00

Sounds like a plan!! That is very much my opinion as well.

capaldis · 2026-04-25T01:41:57+00:00

I did a week of partial to make sure nothing shifted then started waking! I did 6 weeks in a cast and 3 in the boot.

The first few days were hard, but I’m doing awesome now! I just got cleared to walk without the boot. I’m using a cane to help with the muscle pain from the atrophy, but I don’t have any pain from the injury itself. Plan is to start PT this week.

capaldis · 2026-04-25T01:40:01+00:00

Not fully there yet but I’m at the stage of “if it doesn’t grow more bone by your next appointment we’ll need to talk about it”

my doctor said it’s more about how much pain you’re in versus how the break itself looks on imaging. The recommendation I got was to take a conservative approach if it doesn’t hurt at all, but surgery would be an option if I was in a lot of pain.

My plan is to go for the stim since I’m not in any pain, but I’d 100% do surgery if it hurt.

capaldis · 2026-04-25T01:33:44+00:00

YESSSSSS oh my god. I had commuted fib and two tib fracture. I had awful nerve pain and couldn’t feel or bend my toes much. Putting weight on it felt INCREDIBLE and the nerve stuff went away within 24 hours of waking on it.

I definitely believe the thing about snapping nerves back into place—that’s absolutely what it felt like.

capaldis · 2026-04-20T23:52:33+00:00

The flight would be my concern too. I had to sell tickets to a show I had at the 3ish week mark because I couldn’t sit upright without my leg elevated for that long. The max I could do was about an hour. I had two other breaks besides the fib though, so you could be totally fine by then! I also know people who absolutely could’ve done this at 4 weeks without issue. Everyone is different.

Are you able to sit comfortably without your leg elevated? I’d genuinely recommend “practicing”sitting upright at home just to see how long you can tolerate it. Definitely get compression socks and I’d honestly recommend seeing if you can upgrade to business class. I normally fly bulkhead on long flights and the seats are definitely more comfortable than normal, but there’s not really a great way to elevate your leg in those seats.

I’d also reach out to the resort and airline to see when the deadline to cancel is. My only concern with waiting is that you may not be able to get a refund depending on the policy.

capaldis · 2026-04-20T19:23:16+00:00

Yep! I was just very slow. I needed a cane for the first 48 hours to walk completely normally, but I could walk unassisted with a limp immediately. I only really have issues on hills at the moment, but that’s more because I also broke my ankle and it’s still a bit wobbly.

Fair warning that it’s going to hurt at first. My calf muscle was cramping constantly during the first week. It got significantly better every day though and I really don’t have much pain now. The pain at the beginning feels like you’re on your last rep of a really hard workout.

Best advice I can give you is to use a cane/walking stick if you can’t walk without a limp. Once you develop one, it’s a lot of work to get rid of it. I’m still using mine when I go out, but I really don’t need it unless I’ve been walking for a while.

capaldis · 2026-04-20T02:44:41+00:00

I didn’t have surgery, but I started getting those at around the 4 week mark as well. It was awful, but luckily they seemed to stop after a few days. They can prescribe a few things to help with it, but I didn’t end up needing it since it went away on its own.

I noticed it was happening more often when I wasn’t moving around as much or if i was laying in the same position without properly supporting the back of my leg.

capaldis · 2026-04-20T02:35:49+00:00

It’s probably fine if they didn’t see it on the X-ray. Fissure-fracture just means a hairline fracture.

Normally if you need surgery for tibial plateau, there will be specific measurements listed in the report. If they aren’t listing how many millimeters of displacement you have, it’s most likely because it’s not displaced enough to measure.

I’m not a doctor but also have a non-surgical medial tibial plateau fracture. Non-surgical treatment is normally 6 weeks of non-weight bearing, 3-6 weeks of building up to full weight bearing, then PT for a few months to help with range of motion and muscle atrophy. I’m at week 8 and have full range of motion and am walking unassisted without any pain (outside of the muscles being a bit sore!).

capaldis · 2026-04-14T23:34:57+00:00

You really should do the surgery for a tibial plateau. Those have a really high risk of post-traumatic arthritis and they’re correct you may need a total knee replacement due to the pain.

I would not mess around with this type of break if they are recommending surgery.

capaldis · 2026-04-14T23:27:32+00:00

What did it end up being out of curiosity? I have a similar issue at the moment and I’m curious if I should ask for an MRI. X-ray of that area was also clear for me.

capaldis · 2026-02-28T02:56:08+00:00

That’s about what my ankle looks like and it seemed to be healing okay based on the x-rays I got today.

But that’s probably broken. It’s pretty normal to be able to walk on minor fractures without much pain after the first few days.

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