u/flinch57

Trying to figure out….

I had an ORIF for a severely comminuted distal radius fracture last Wednesday. I sustained the fracture in a hard fall while hiking a rocky trail. Now that some of the initial pain of the injury and the surgery have started to wear off I am discovering bruises and pain in various other parts of my body. These pictures are of the forearm and elbow on the same side as the radius fracture. I’m wondering if the bruising and swelling is secondary to the surgery, or, whether I might’ve also injured my elbow in the fall. Any thoughts?

u/flinch57 — 3 days ago

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5 days post ORIF for severely comminuted Colles fix

Silly me decided to rush the last quarter mile of a hike to try to beat my best time on that trail. Didn’t end well. I didn’t see a rock or root and went flying. My whole body was banged up, but the brunt was taken by my right wrist. The injury occurred on Sunday, May 9. Surgery was on Wednesday, May 13. I am doing OK managing pain with minimal meds, and have full movement of my fingers and thumb. Swelling is much better than it was in the first few days. My biggest issue is unrelenting fatigue. I am sleeping for a couple of hours at a time several times during the day, and then sleeping through the night. I’m pretty certain that the anesthesia has cleared. Is it normal to be this fatigued after the effect of anesthesia has worn off? I don’t know if it’s irrelevant, but I do have underlying rheumatoid arthritis. I am 69 years old if that also is relevant. I just found this sub and I’m really glad I did. Good luck to everyone.

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u/flinch57 — 4 days ago