I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT LAST WEEK AND SUFFERED A BROKEDN STERNUM, AFTER A WEEK IN HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT I AM AT HOME. SHOULD I BE MOVING ROUND AS NORMAL OR RESTING. HOW DO I AID MY RECOVERY QUICKEST
ANNE
ANNE
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My cousin suffered from fractured sternum from trauma as well. The problem with him was that he didn’t want to go to a doctor. We tried to persuade him by telling about all the possible complications regarding lungs but it took us more that a month to take him there. He suffered from pain and the doctors gave him some pain revealing drugs and he had to have physical therapy. At first, he needed to rest but then he went back to normal activities and they advised him to limit his physical activities.
I think it all depends on the severity of your fracture. Bones take long time to heal, 1,5-6 months approximately.
I read somewhere that you should be guided by your pain. If it starts to hurt what ever you do, you should stop.
Hope you get better soon!
I think it all depends on the severity of your fracture. Bones take long time to heal, 1,5-6 months approximately.
I read somewhere that you should be guided by your pain. If it starts to hurt what ever you do, you should stop.
Hope you get better soon!
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I had a funny (maybe funny) accident. I fell off my bike and when I get up from the grass I was feeling totally crashed. I didn't go to see my doctor because I believed that I just "shake up" my chest a little bit. I remember that I fell on the handlebar but kids were felling off their bikes all the time.
After 10 days I noticed some bruises and I noticed that I can't laugh or cough normally without feeling some pain. So, I went to see my doctor. He told me that I should come immediately because it was more serious than I could imagine - broken sternum was my diagnose. After a couple of days, this pain was even worse. You need to rest a lot. Thankfully, I didn't had to go to the surgery.
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