Fractured femur

Hi Vicky I was reading someone's post and you had commented on it and I have femur fracture surgery April 4th 2018 and when I was in the hospital they put the nail in me I stayed in there a week I came out and they they told me when I left there no weight bearing and I'm walking with a walker and it was really hard day today they put me out of the hospital with no pain medication and I don't know what to do now all the doctors that prescribe pain medication what's my question to you is you said something about is the bone separated with the nail in it or is it flushed together and I was just wondering why you would say that I really don't know about mine yet maybe this week I'll find out do they have is there a difference I would really really really appreciate your advice thank you so much I'm in terrible pain and it's so hard and I hope you're doing okay

Actually I'm not walking with a walker I'm using the Walker to get around eye I can barely put maybe 25% pressure on it I don't even know if I should be doing that no one's telling me nothing I feel like so stupid any advice you could give me would really be gratefully appreciate

Wish all goes well,

iellen

Iellen

This is just a follow-up to my previous messages.  I am now back to normal, whatever normal is for me!  Seven months after the break I saw the consultant who said that my leg was healed, I wasn't using sticks by that time so felt I was doing well.  My only problem was that I was having cruching feelings in my hip by the top screws and the inside of my knee by the bottom screw.   What eventually got me to go back to the consultant was that I could see and feel the tendon on the inside of my knee flicking over the end of the screw.  I had been told that the screws at the top were sticking out a bit but nothing was mentioned about my knee.  Anyway, it was arranged for me to have the rod and screws taken out, that would have been just over a year from the break.  When I eventually had the operation they found that they couldn't take the nail out because the bone had grown over it so they left it in and just took out the top and bottom screws.   The months of discomfort all went as soon as the screws were out and I've never had any pain, grinding or flicking since!   Ever since my fall and the breaking of my femur I have seen people on TV etc. who have broken the lower part of their leg and they've had metalwork sticking out or have had to have a cast on for months without weight bearing so, believe it or not, I felt quite lucky that I had broken my femur and not the bottom of my leg.  Having said that, I recently read about a woman in her forties who broke her femur and died the next day from complications.  If I had known how dangerous it is to break your femur (possibility the severing of  a major artery etc) I would have been far more frightened than I was when I dragged myself back up the garden and into the house to be able to call for help.  I hope everyone who breaks a leg had the good results that I have had.

Wish all keeps going well.

iellen

Hi, sorry to hear that you broke your femur and that you're still having problems.  I know that it was quite a long time that I had a limp and know that I was walking without a stick after about five months and certainly when I saw the consultant after seven months when he told me that the break had healed.  If you're having trouble with the screw near your knee then I'm sure that you will have relief if you have that one removed as well.  I was never told to have physiotherapy so I would bend and stretch my leg several times a day and tried to walk as normally as possible but I had a limp for quite a while after but I'm sure that moving it as much as possible helped.  I wonder if you would be better not using the stick and walking without relying on it for support.  You are much younger than me as you are 20 but I was 68 when I broke my leg so I will never want to run and play football but you obviously want to get back to doing it as soon as possible and while I wouldn't suggest you did any running straight away you may strengthen your leg by not using the stick as I was told that putting full weight on it helps it heal quicker. Can you go back to the doctor and ask about having the screw removed so at least you get some relief.  I'm afraid I can't give you a time when you will be able to run and play football but I would have thought that you will be back to doing that about a year after you broke your leg.  Hope this helps. 

Tnq u for replying me and i am sorry for replying too late nw its almost 7 months on 6 nov i had an xray from two diff angle from one side the break is bak to one piece thr r visible new bones almost attached but on the other angle its same like it ws before not much improvmnt thr is still gap between the bone i was wondering how longer would tht take to join other thn tht the bending n straightning problm is gone only pain right nw im experiencing is the pain near the hips whr the rod is inserted kinda feels like its rubbing or causing friction like sensation inside thr which is causing pain but bearablen cz of this lil prob i cnt sit in a meditation posture 😁Thts it n im walking without any sticks yaaaayyy 😗😬😊

Wish you the very best.

iellen