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seaunlovell
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 Posted: 05/10/06 - 14:56 Post subject: broken sternum |
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| hi, i broke my sternum in a rta last night. im back home now but the pain killers arent working and it seems to be geting worse. should i be sat down doing nothing, if so how long for? or should i at least be trying to get some movement? also are there any exercises i can do that will aid my recovery? |
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| Posted: 05/12/06 - 11:00 Post subject: |
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I have also broken my sternum in a football match. The area has been “immobilized”, bones placed correctly and I even had to sleep in an armchair for a few first nights. Of course you can move nor not do any exercises, or anything heavy until the bone heals.
It all depends upon the level of your injury when you would heal and if you will need a physical therapy or not. So, remember, no exercises until you heal. You may hurt yourself even more and broken sternum is a treat to lungs.
My doc said that healing sometimes take up to six months but that I won’t take that long, maybe a month or so.
Yes, the pain is devastating although I do get some relief from painkillers. Talk to a doc about prescribing a stronger painkiller if U are not getting any relief from the ones you’re taking now. |
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| Posted: 05/24/06 - 01:29 Post subject: broken sternum |
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| i broke my sternum about a month ago and i am sitll in tons of pain, you just have to learn how to deal with it. |
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| Posted: 07/07/06 - 20:46 Post subject: Broken sternum |
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| Sean - please make sure you breathe as deeply as you can to avoid lung complications. Extra strength Tylenol PM's will help you sleep at night and sleeping in a chair for the next 4/5 weeks is a good idea. Just pile those pillows around you, take your tablets and drift off. Hope you get better soon. |
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| Posted: 08/15/07 - 15:18 Post subject: trust me |
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| i broke my sternum last october. if you have 'broken' your sternum you would have been to hospital by now beacuae when i did, i couldnt move at all. you will have bruised them |
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| Posted: 10/16/07 - 10:53 Post subject: BROKEN STERNUM |
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| Kruko wrote: | I have also broken my sternum in a football match. The area has been “immobilized”, bones placed correctly and I even had to sleep in an armchair for a few first nights. Of course you can move nor not do any exercises, or anything heavy until the bone heals.
It all depends upon the level of your injury when you would heal and if you will need a physical therapy or not. So, remember, no exercises until you heal. You may hurt yourself even more and broken sternum is a treat to lungs.
My doc said that healing sometimes take up to six months but that I won’t take that long, maybe a month or so.
Yes, the pain is devastating although I do get some relief from painkillers. Talk to a doc about prescribing a stronger painkiller if U are not getting any relief from the ones you’re taking now. |
I HAVE ALSO BROKE MY STERNUM IN RTA 4 WKS OK. IN HOSPITAL FOR 5 DAYS NOW AT HOME DEALING WITH PAIN. ON LOTS OF PAIN KILLERS AND MORPHINE AT NIGHT. I COULD ONLY SLEEP ON MY BACK BUT TO GET THERE WAS AGONY REAL AGONY AS YOU ALL NO. I CAN NOW GET UP ON MY OWN WITH ROPES TIED TO MY BED. MY BREATHING STILL HURTS AND MY LEFT SIDE. IM WORRIED THAT ITS NEVER GOING TO BE BETTER AS I HAD BAD PAIN THERE BEFORE RTA. ALSO WAS HOPEING TO GO BACK TO WORK BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET BETTER. IS THER ANYTHING YOU DID TO MAKE IT BETTER. |
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| Posted: 11/28/07 - 01:28 Post subject: sternum brokem |
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How did you get your bones immobilized? Was any surgery perform to you? Did you met an Orthopedic?
How are you feeeling now?
| Kruko wrote: | I have also broken my sternum in a football match. The area has been “immobilized”, bones placed correctly and I even had to sleep in an armchair for a few first nights. Of course you can move nor not do any exercises, or anything heavy until the bone heals.
It all depends upon the level of your injury when you would heal and if you will need a physical therapy or not. So, remember, no exercises until you heal. You may hurt yourself even more and broken sternum is a treat to lungs.
My doc said that healing sometimes take up to six months but that I won’t take that long, maybe a month or so.
Yes, the pain is devastating although I do get some relief from painkillers. Talk to a doc about prescribing a stronger painkiller if U are not getting any relief from the ones you’re taking now. |
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