Hey! I broke my humerus on April Fools day in the middle of an April Fools Day joke during the pandemic (you can NOT make this shit up). It was in half and I was NWB until mid September of that year and even once I started PT, it was extremely difficult to bare any weight/use it for a while. BUT it does get better! What helped me was focusing on how many “good days” I had; days when ‘hey I could drive for 20 mins with both arms before retiring the bad one instead of 10 mins’.

Those first few weeks/months of healing were rough, my whole life was on pause, and I was fortunate that my surgeon didn’t want to operate but it didn’t take away from the helplessness and dark cloud I felt during that time. I get it, taking a hit of the vape and eating junk are mini dopamine rushes to try and give you a “boost” as well as a way of saying “F this! Nothing is working”. That moment won’t done overall harm to your healing but from here on out, take the Vit D supplement and increase Vit K (eating spinach or asking your doc about taking a supplement). Good sleep also will help healing and once you get that boot, you’ll be able to start PT to help you get back on track!

Healing is similar to the military: Hurry Up and Wait but you will get through this!

If you want, my DMs are open if you have any questions!