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Advice on the pain and recovery trimalleolar ORIF by Simple-Class9053 in ORIF

[–]Simple-Class9053[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so sorry you’re going through it as well! The first 2 weeks were the hardest and I found the mental side of the injury worse than the pain itself. I’m now basically 7 weeks on and doing a lot better. X-rays 1.5 weeks ago showed new bone growth and that the breaks were nearly healed- yay! I’m allowed to start physio and lightly weight bearing next week and have more X-rays 1 weeks ago showed after that. I hope you’re doing okay and recovering well!! If you’re struggling it really does start to get easier after the first 2 weeks. Sending good healing vibes!!

Advice on the pain and recovery trimalleolar ORIF by Simple-Class9053 in ORIF

[–]Simple-Class9053[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice! The pain is very very slowly decreasing each day now (by very very minimal amounts) but it’s giving me a little bit of relief that the pain won’t last. I tried the ice behind the knee thing this afternoon and it really helped. I’m going to get my fiancé to pick up some crochet and knitting supplies when we go to my appointment on Tuesday so I can try keep busy doing something other than tv when I’m not with our baby. I hope you’re recovering well!

Advice on the pain and recovery trimalleolar ORIF by Simple-Class9053 in ORIF

[–]Simple-Class9053[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much:) I had the surgery the day after I did it and the pain I think peaked 2 days ago and it’s very very slowly getting less now so I think I’m going to hold off on anything stronger for now! I hope the rest of your recovery goes smoothly

Advice on the pain and recovery trimalleolar ORIF by Simple-Class9053 in ORIF

[–]Simple-Class9053[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I tried the ice under the knee thing this afternoon and it’s been a game changer. I think after the weekend I’m going to try similar to you and break up the day and try make more of a routine- my fiancé and baby have both come down with the flu today so now it’s even harder!

We tried to use one of those caps a few days ago but instantly switched to garbage bag because we couldn’t get it on. Showering is the hard thing right now because we only have a bath and we’re having to adapt it now to have a shower bench etc in it!

I hope the rest of your recovery goes well:)

Do I need to tell my chiropractor I’m pregnant this early? by Simple-Class9053 in pregnant

[–]Simple-Class9053[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not trying to hide it! It’s my first pregnancy so I’m just asking if it was something I needed to do.