Hi all hoping someone can shed some light on my current symptoms as they are driving me mad! On the 4th June I slipped and broke my radius? Bone....which required k wire surgery and to be manipulated back into place...I now have a cast!
I expected the pain to be fairly bad when I was given morphine to take home and indeed it was bad for the first few days ....
Since then I have become really stressed at the fact that my fingers are fat and swollen and too painful to use! My index finger will not bend and I keep trying exercises but am worrying more incase this isn't normal!
The actual wrist itself often feels stingy and tight in my cast even though there is a visible gap so the cast isn't restricting blood flow or anything.
Any replies of personal experience would be greatly appreciated!
This wasn't my experience but don't let that worry you. My wrist fracture was also a radius fracture but didn't require surgery at all and i came off very lightly in comparison. However I did read many accounts from others who had had surgery and they had the same problems which you describe. The cases which I read about were nearly 2 years ago (i broke mine in July 2015) but you can probably still find them to read here on the forum.
Thank you for your reply! I'm pleased that you didn't have these symptoms but am also reassured a little that it may be part of the surgery if others have said similar....
I broke my left wrist last July 30th...broke both the radius and ulna(sp?). I didn't need surgery -- spent just 6 weeks in a cast, but while I had the cast on my fingers were pretty swollen and my index finger wouldn't bend at all -- so much so that I emailed my doctor and he had me come in to test it to make sure I hadn't torn a major tendon. He said I didn't and it should heal after the cast is off and there is more movement. My index finger and second and third finger still don't bend 100%, but it is a lot better than it was. I am disappointed that I still can't put all my weight on my wrist yet -- maybe some day. I do know that the more movement you can do after the cast is off, the better... even if it's painful, keep moving your wrist and fingers. I did read that if your fingers are really swollen, it could be that your cast is too tight and that isn't good, so double check about that. Good luck to you -- it will get better with time and PT!!
Quebrei meu pulso muito gravemente no mês passado de novembro. Eu tive uma placa e pinos colocados...eles ainda estão lá!
A sensação de formigamento que você menciona eu também tive, junto com uma dor insuportável. Fui colocada em Gabapentina porque desenvolvi SCR...síndrome da dor crônica.
10 dias após minha operação fui colocada em fisioterapia intensa, mas a dor era demais, embora eventualmente tenha melhorado.
Eu não conseguia suportar a dor no meu polegar nem no meu dedo mindinho, então o movimento neles foi muito lento.
Eu ainda não consigo dobrar meu pulso para frente ou para trás e parece que terei que remover a placa...data desconhecida...na lista de espera do NHS!!
Por favor, certifique-se de fazer todos os exercícios que eles te derem. Se sua dor aumentar, então tome analgésicos para te ajudar a passar.
Mantenha seu braço em movimento, especialmente no cotovelo, porque desenvolvi ombro congelado e recentemente me submeti a uma hidrodilatação para liberá-lo.
Tenho 61 anos, então acho que as coisas se recuperam mais devagar na minha idade.
Continue dobrando seu pulso o máximo possível, por menor que seja, para recuperar o movimento.
Boa sorte na sua recuperação...mantenha-nos atualizados e sinta-se à vontade para me perguntar qualquer coisa envolvendo seu pulso...problema compartilhado, como dizem...
Hello lovely thank you for your reassuring response....I hope in time yours too gets as close to "normal" as possible!
I think I am a bit naive with it all haha as I never expected my fingers to be affected but I suppose they are so close to the injury I guess it makes sense that they would be affected.....
Working through the pain is something I need to do-boy would it just be so much easier not to though !!! Thank you xxx
Hi Elaine oh poor you, you really are going through it aren't you!!!! Frozen shoulder on top of everything else not what you need!
I also surprised at how long the whole recovery process is! Again naively thinking that once the cast comes off then the arm will magically be better yet so many people are struggling with pain and movement months on!
Thank you for taking the time to respond! I am back at the hospital on Tuesday regarding my painful and untouchable fingers so will keep you posted!
Isso soa totalmente normal para mim, um colega que sofreu de fratura do rádio distal. Tive placa e parafusos (removidos há 17 dias devido a complicações), mas a dor e a imobilidade que você descreve são normais. Apenas fique de olho na dor, inchaço, etc. e, se piorar, volte ao ambiente de gesso, caso esteja desenvolvendo SCRP (eu tive e não voltei porque achei que era normal). Aliás, morfina?! Eu não tive isso, só paracetamol e ibuprofeno. Não o suficiente para ajudar na dor, posso te dizer!!
Boa sorte na sua recuperação. Essas coisas levam tempo e esforço na fisioterapia para voltar a alguma normalidade. Às vezes você não volta à mobilidade pré-fratura, mas com trabalho duro pode chegar a algo próximo. Infelizmente, para mim, com o SCRP e outras complicações, ainda estou longe, mas então eu não sou o padrão!
Go back and ask for another X-ray and another doctor , my daughter had pins in same fracture etc 16mnth ago and still doesn't have full movement and is on nerve tablets for life , she's 12 please go back for another opion x
Hi Vicky thanks for your reply! Crps wow poor you! I have read quite a lot about that and although the sites are telling me it's very rare, I'm still really wondering as I have quite a lot of the symptoms!...must be really awful is it? I hope that you recovered as soon as possible
I've noticed that my arm can go from being slightly painful to feel quickly swollen heavy and dead with a heartbeat of its own....to think last week I was off all forms of pain relief I appear to have taken a big step backwards....