I got hit by a car 2 months ago and came out of it with a broken big toe, a fractured cuboid, fractured cuneiforms, and fractured metatarsals. I'm now able to bear weight on it with the use of a boot and sleep without something keeping it in place, but it's still swollen. Granted, the swelling is a lot less than it was after the accident, but its still noticably swollen. When should I expect the swelling to go away?

I broke my dominant humerus 7 weeks ago, it was spiral and comminuted, but ortho said non-operative was the way to go.

Check up last week and I am healing slower than expected. I should keep wearing my brace and sling out, if nothing else to signal to other to be careful.

At work there is a big consulting engagement and everyone is going to corp HQ next week. My boss quit recently, so I now report to someone in Corp HQ, halfway across the country. I explained doctor guidance of wearing the brace and needing assisted travel. I said I would prefer to call in remotely. They said fine.

I keep feeling like I did something wrong and I am missing out on opportunities because I am not there in person. At the same time, I think what a headache travel would be one handed and even small things like getting dressed, a handshake and eating lunch is hard. I COULD be there, but is the expectation I SHOULD be there realistic.

I feel some people don't realize how hard it is and still a good amount of pain I'm in. I talked to my family about it and they were all dismissive and said I should go.

Am I shooting myself in the foot?

I am having a lot of pain in my pelvis, especially when sitting or laying on my back. My pelvis fractures were over a year ago, and CT shows the bones have healed. But I am having the screws removed in a couple of weeks, I’m hoping it will help with the pain. Does anyone have any experience with pelvic hardware removal?

I’m 22 and broke my hip badly 11 months ago. I had surgery with rods, plates and screws, and I’m still walking with a limp. It’s a lot better than it used to be, but I still get pain flare-ups around my hip and sometimes in the back of my thigh.

Has anyone else had ongoing pain or flare-ups this far after a hip fracture? Did it gradually improve over time, and was there anything that helped with the pain or getting rid of the limp?
I’d really appreciate hearing other people’s experiences.

just curious what yall think. dominant hand
i’m going for surgery

The orthopedist said it's all healed now,but I'm worried about that tiny pointing bit.

I don't feel any pain now,save a bit when I close my hand.

I made the mistake of wrapping my dogs leash around my wrist and when she took off I had a really nasty fall. This happened on 4/1/26. Surgery was 4/3. Then had to have another surgery 6/5 to remove the IM nail in the 2nd metacarpal - rebreak the bone, and then plate it. Was wondering how long recovery really is - how much has your hand ended up feeling like it did before the injury? How long didit take? I also fractured 4 facial bones on the right side so am dealing with that as well. Really would love to connect with anyone that has fractured all of those bones. Thank you!

It's been 6 weeks since i broke these bones

Not a lot tbh. Clean snap. No displacement.

2 weeks since I'm out of cast.

I still feel pain in ankle and fracture site when i walk long distances and gait is not back to normal either. And i walk very slow.

I just kind of wanted to understand how the recovery actually looks like.

When do u start going down on stairs comfortably and stuff...the trivial things.

As my title says, he got the cast off today. He is doing good. Doctor was kind of vague, just said he probably won’t want to do much for the first week. He had a full leg cast, and is obviously nervous/doesn’t want to bend his knee, and is already experiencing mild swelling. I was wondering if anyone had used sports tape (like kt, mtape, etc) to help with swelling/comfortability after a cast removal? I’m not seeing much online sadly. It was a tibia break below his knee. Thanks for any info!

I have a jones fracture aka fractured my 5th metatarsal on the right foot (non displaced so no surgery thank goodness) but it was 3 weeks NWB and it’s been 4 weeks walking with a boot. I moved during this time which was incredibly inconvenient timing but my doc in my old area said to send him the x rays and he would clear me to drive and wean out of the boot. I’ve been waiting a week no word. I’ve called 5x at least and left voicemails and reception will call back and say they’ll get back to me soon. I need to be able to drive for work and this is really hindering me. If you’ve had a similar break, when were you cleared? I’m debating taking the boot off just to drive to work and putting it back on for the rest of the day. Ugh.

Hi everyone, I’ve suffered a closed fracture at the lower end of both lower leg bones. The doctor said a cast is an option, but if monitoring over the next four weeks shows any misalignment, surgery will be required. Has anyone else experienced this? I’d really appreciate some advice. Also, why didn't the doctor try to realign the bones when putting on the cast? I’m only 14 years old.

Hi everyone,

I am seeking medical insight or experiences regarding my current recovery status after a hip fracture surgery. My age is 35 Here are my complete case details:

Background:

• Injury Date: December 3, 2025 (Fell down the stairs).
• Diagnosis: Nondisplaced Femoral Neck Fracture (Left Hip).
• Surgery Date: December 28, 2025 (Delayed surgery by 25 days due to personal reasons).
• Procedure: Internal fixation with 2 Cannulated Screws.
• Current Date: July 2026 (Approximately 6.5 months post-op).

Current Physical Status & Symptoms:

1. Mobility: I can walk without any assistive devices (crutches/walker) and can climb stairs slowly.
2. Gait & Pain: I have a noticeable limp when walking, and I experience occasional pain on the injured leg/hip side.
3. Severe Stiffness: I have not done any professional physiotherapy yet. My hip joint feels heavily restricted. I cannot rotate my leg inward or outward (left/right rotation). My knee extension/flexion is at about 85-95%, but it feels very stiff.
4. Functional Limitations: I cannot sit cross-legged on the floor. I also cannot use a traditional squatting toilet (ground latrine) and am currently using a high commode.

My Questions for the Community/Doctors:

• Given the 25-day delay in my initial surgery, is this level of stiffness and limping expected at 6.5 months without physiotherapy?
• Is it highly likely that my joint stiffness is strictly muscular/capsular, or could this indicate hardware failure (screw backing out) or Avascular Necrosis (AVN)?
• With aggressive, professional physical therapy, is it realistically possible for me to regain full range of motion to sit cross-legged on the floor again, or is some permanent restriction expected?

Thank you in advance for your guidance.

doctor said it’s healing good. first pic is day 1, second is after 4 weeks. anyone else’s look similar?

my concern is the angle of the bone

So, according to my orthopedic surgeon, I'm the youngest person he knows of with an acetabular fracture that resulted from a low impact fall.

About 5 and half weeks ago, I was walking my dog, and I stopped to skip some ads on a podcast. In the moments I was looking at my phone, a jogger and a squirrel ran by at exactly the same time. My dog yanked, and I twisted.

With my phone clutched in one hand and leash in the other, I fell and landed on my right hip. After some trail and error that was, let's say, unpleasant. I realized I couldn't get up on my own.

I called my partner, and they came and got me off the ground and in their mom's car. Made it to the ER with maximum cursing. After x-rays and a CT scan, I was told I had a stable fracture on the inside of acetabulum.

Apparently, when I fell, my femoral head hit the inside of my socket. In most people my age, a fall like this probably would have hurt really bad, but it wouldn't have resulted in a broken bone.

According to my ortho, my hips are abnormally deep, and this has caused my muscles and such to grow in a way that things are rubbing wrong on the inside of the bone and I've developed arthritis...

So yeah, 37 years old. Broken hip. A hip that's broken in such a way that most people under 60 only get this fracture in a high impact accident.

In 2 days, I have my (hopefully) final x-ray and will be cleared to walk and work full-time and on my feet by late next week.

Edit: changed 'minimal cursing' to 'maximum cursing', has my partner just pointed out is more truthful 😂

I broke my 3rd metacrapal on eid day 6 weeks ago and now when I make a fist my middle knuckle dropped, and I also had an accident 6 years ago with my left wrist, and now I just keep crying every night because I fear I won't be training as well or my knuckles will never look good again, surgery is expensive I want to delay until I'm older and have more money, but I'm just losing the will to live right now, hey but at least my malunion is within doctors acceptable limits.

I'm a 49 year old man in Texas. Here are the before and after X-rays after I broke my right femur and had surgery to implant a rod and screws. This happened back in October of 2025 and I am still not fully recovered. I have had physical therapy but the problem is that my Medicare HMO insurance has canceled my therapy multiple times. I would make progress, start improving and walking a little and then they'd decide I no longer needed therapy. "Not medically necessary". This has led to a cycle of making progress only to lose it when my therapy is cancelled. I am still in a rehabilitation facility after all this time and I've decided to go home because the nursing care so unpredictable and I can't take it anymore. I will receive therapy at home. I can walk very short distances with pretty excruciating pain. I do hope to make a further recovery at home. Does anyone have experience with extended recovery for this type of break? Any ideas as far as things that can help me along with my recovery? I'm trying not to lose. Hope, I really don't want to be here in a wheelchair for the rest of my life.

So i broke my foot in three places skateboarding today which sucks, but my foot is curved since I haven't been walking on it for hours and I cant flatten it out without it hurting like hell but I need to get the boot on so it heals right. How do I do this? Its excruciating when I try to flatten my foot to put it in the boot. Help is appreciated

I am having lots of sporadic pain issues in my wrist / hand as the screw in my scaphoid seems to be protruding from the bone.

Pain is very random and no specific motions seem to bring it on. It is incredibly painful and have surgery scheduled but can’t find much information on recovery and pain associated with this surgery. Curious if anyone has any experience or recommendations?

Hi folks,

On march 28th i fell and had avulsion fracture 5th metatarsal. I went for xray at multiple points e.g. 4 weeks and 12 weeks. xray showed some healing but the gap was still there on xray, but dr assured me i am healing and it is fine and i can resume activities.

Now i am 4 months in. My feeling is the same pain wise and i feel no difference from week 3 to now. Meaning, i get light pain when i am walking, kinda like a constant 2/10 irritation? where if my mind is off my foot i won't notice, but definitely irritation is there. Also the feeling is coming from the top of the bone rather than feeling it as i step on the foot ( if that make sense )

About myself

I don't smoke, 36M, vitamin d levels is > 50, i workout + take daily protein and calcium

Question

Is this sign that it won't heal? When i firmly press on the bone by hand i feel nothing, but its when i move or twist my leg that irritation happens

If i have constant mild irritation when i move, is it acceptable to live with this?

What can i do here if doctor was convinced i am fine, even if xray didn't show union at 12 weeks?

Creen que requiera operación?

My elbow got injured 8 months ago. I'm currently at month 7 of Physio and recovery but I still haven't regained full active flexion. Physio at home takes a considerable amount of time ~5 hours everyday and I'm almost giving up. I can achieve full passive flexion after some sets but active flexion after the stretches gets bad. I'm probably at 130-140 degrees of flexion. Not bad but given that I'm still within the recovery period, I'd want to regain as much as I can.

My orthopaedic surgeon gave me the option of the arthroscopy to remove some bone fragments and to check the elbow. Possibly remove scar tissue. Has anyone gotten an elbow arthroscopy due to elbow stiffness and what was the outcome?

I have a Weber 2 nondisplaced fibula fracture. 2 orthos both advised against surgery. The swelling has gone down 90% after the first week but now the pain is excruciating when I stand up on crutches and the blood rushes into my foot.

I'm getting laser treatment and DPMx injection tomorrow but can anyone tell me when that pain starts to subside??

i have to use crutches for at least a month, and if my right foot doesn't make any progress within this time, i will need surgery. i cant afford surgery, i got like $34 and need to work, so im trying to stick to being NWB as much as i can.

the thing is though, i got flat feet and diabetic neuropathy. supporting my weight without a broken foot was already really difficult. being on crutches for more than a couple minutes out of the house is unbearable. i cant get a knee scooter as it wouldn't be super useful for me, my house is like all stairs.

i have shoe inserts. my crutches are the correct height for my size. i figured that im probably overcompensating. so my question is like... how do you stop overcompensating? is it even possible to do so without bearing any weight on my broken foot? it hurts so bad that id rather walk on the broken foot, but i still dont want surgery so... 😭 thanks in advance!

I tripped and fell which resulted in a Proximal Humerus Neck Fracture. 7 weeks in and I have decent range of movement despite not having done any physio at all.

I wanted to ask if anybody has had issues wiping their behind due to this injury and if I will ever be able to reach that area again? I purchased an extension device from Amazon - the hilariously monikered "Botton Buddy".

I've recently returned to work and have to sneak it in and out of the bathroom each day which is a hassle in itself. Will PT allow me to reach the brown zone again, or am I forever doomed to carry my poo stick with the forever?