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Fractured pelvis after a fall

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paula26490
paula26490

my mum fell before Xmas and fractured her pubic bone, she has been walking with a frame sinc, but is still in a lot of pain when she moves. How long does it take to heal and get better?

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  • AlexandriaGizmo
    AlexandriaGizmo paula26490

    Posted

    Hi Paula is your mum wight bearing fully yet. the pelvis can take quite a while to heal, how long was she told by Dr.

    Also are you UK

  • AlexandriaGizmo
    AlexandriaGizmo paula26490

    Posted

    Hi Paula is your mum wight bearing fully yet. the pelvis can take quite a while to heal in fact depending on how bad it was, i also did it last june, how long was she told by Dr.where abouts is most of pain.

    Also are you UK

    • paula26490
      paula26490 AlexandriaGizmo

      Posted

      Hi Alexandria yes my mum is weight bearing, walking with a Zimmer frame. The doctor told her about 8 weeks, but doesn't seem much better. She said the pain is in her other side to the one she fell on, across her back and at the front. Yes I am in U.K.

  • MarcHenry22
    MarcHenry22 paula26490

    Posted

    What did you do for you mother already? I mean did you went to doctor and took medicine?
    • paula26490
      paula26490 MarcHenry22

      Posted

      She was admitted to hospital where she was for over a week, then after about a week being at home she had to go back in cos of the pain. She was in for another week but they didn't do anything and since she's come home she doesn't seem much better.

  • hope4cure
    hope4cure paula26490

    Posted

    is she on any pain meds to help getbthru the pain cycle,  they do help control the pain as well as Tylenol to get thru the hardest part. It's a slow process for som and if she is in serious pain then she may need to consider pain meds and PT.,THE MUSCLES AND THE TENDONSM THAT ARE INPLACE TO HOLD THE the bone are weak and need to be built up slowly with specialized physical treatment teaching slowly how to build muscles without pain. Ask for PT when appropriate for her healing. 

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