Soreness while recovering

[marylou]

I shattered my wrist on 6/5 and had it put back together on 6/8. I'm still sleeping/reading (ie in bed not doing much) probably 12-14 hours a day in order to get things knitted up good. Plus I'm working so hard at healing that I need A LOT of rest.

 

The last few days, I've been ultra sore. My hamstrings and upper back in particular are as sore as if I'd put in a hard day of work. I can't figure out what is causing this. Has any one else had this problem? Is there an explanation?

 

I know I'm moving weird when I am up and about doing things, but this can't explain it completely, or can it? I have a good bed and a range of pillows for proppage and good reading ergonomics.

 

Really looking forward to getting more active in a couple more days. Kind of over the whole bedrest deal.

[mr.radon]

When I was recovering I was told teh body will burn calories like crazy. I was also sleepy, lots of naps. Your body gets a work out healing itself.

I have no clue about the soreness unless you are getting up different now then before.

[layton]

that is kinda weird Marylou.

Red flags would be infection 2ndary to the surgery (common)...so keep a close watch if anything changes/gets worse.

 

other thoughts would be you are having a systemic reaction to the drugs used in surgery, or the inflammatory products your body is producing.

 

or could be your so used to being busy/active that your body has never had a chance to rest and the pain/stiffness is your body overreacting.

 

i dunno, but get checked out if anything changes, gets worse, or doesn't go away.

[RocNoggin]

I have chronic back problems (not that kind of Chronic!) and I find that the less active I am the more problems I have with my back. if I spend a whole day in front of the tv or sleep in too long I feel worse than if I spent two weeks sleeping on rocks in the mountains.

 

I would also second what Mike said about infection. although with me an infection from something like that usually bothers my glands more than muscles.

 

hope you get better soon!

[layton]

there's a big difference b/tween an infection like a cold or skin lesion, then there is with a systemic/localized infection of a bone, joint cavity, etc...

 

different beast

 

You could be coming down with a cold you caught while being in the hospital, unrelated to your injury.

[marylou]

I have major itchies from the Percocet, which I am still taking a lot of. I understand that is a mild allergic reaction to the drugs.

 

I had a stabilizing pin pop part way out on Tuesday and the attending pulled it out (OWOWOWOWOW) and he said to watch for infection, but it's only slightly pink, no streaks, and just a teeny bit of fluid/moisture on the dresings.

 

I don't think I have an infection, but I'm seeing the surgeon on Monday and will bug him then. The whole pin thing will be a topic of conversation too. Apparently stabilizing pins that are later removed with PLIERS are also common, but my surgeon *forgot* to tell me about this EXCRUCIATING procedure and the after-pain.

 

*freaking surgeons. why not just be honest?*

 

By the way, I was not in long enough to get sick. Hell, I had to ask if it was okay to take off my SHOES before surgery.

[layton]

ha!

 

yeah, it's funny how technical pin pulling is. Just a pair of pliers in office, no mess no fuss. good times. it's usually painless BTW marylou.

[marylou]

it's usually painless BTW marylou.

 

I can't imagine pulling a pin out of a pretty recently pretty shattered bone being painless in any situation. Maybe 6 weeks after, but not now.

[icegirl]

I've been party to many a pin pulling, and I've never seen them to be "painless".

 

Maybe your toes were numb Mike..

[layton]

mine didn't hurt, but they were through the shaft. i guess perpendicual to the bone would really hurt.

[marylou]

mine didn't hurt, but they were through the shaft. i guess perpendicual to the bone would really hurt.

 

Yeah, this was crossways, the way they stabilize a wrist. Imagine dragging a pin through bone soup just reassembled a few days before. I don't know how they put in your perpendicular leg bone pin, but mine was basically driven into the bone soup and the good bone without any pre-drilling, so it was a tight fit. Lots of friction and pulling on the way out.

 

Achiness is all gone. I think what happened is I did too much after days and days of rest and getting that damned pin removed. I did my first good long walk (only 4-5 miles, but after doing serious bedrest) today and I can already tell my legs will be sore tomorrow.

 

I'm probably just being a little impatient on the healing thing. It's been a long time since I had to recover from a serious broken bone, and it just takes a long-ass time. I'm only two weeks in since the accident and it seems like an E T E R N I T Y.

 

Gah! Broken bones suck!!!!