So i tripped and broke my wrist and patella

[Danmel]

In the hospital. Will need surgery on the wrist. Can't sleep, in pain. Just whet i needed.

[Bread and Circuses]

1. Sending emerald green healing light

[electric_blue68]

32. Oh, is emerald green considered a healing color? I use white, or purple light. Pls infotm me for future usage 👍.

*"Woo" is welcomed here (by me).

*noting the potential disparagement by some.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

2. im sorry

[LoisB]

3. Goodness. I'm sorry to hear that. I hope the surgery goes well. Healing vibes to you.

[irisblue]

4. Sending you get well soon vibes.

[Cha]

5. Oh I'm So Sorry!

[elleng]

6. Sorry!

I'll walk more carefully, henceforth.

[Skittles]

7. I had to look up patella: kneecap

OH DEAR

do everything they freaking say, by the book, do not take any chances with your mobility

we are here for you on DU!

[Klondike Kat]

8. Sending healing vibes

Hoping you have a speedy and complete recovery.

[Irish_Dem]

9. So sorry to hear this.

They should be giving you meds for the pain.
Broken bones are very painful.

I have done the same thing and it is such a shock.
One minute you are perfectly fine, a small trip and you are flat in your back
in the hospital, in pain, and cannot walk or move.

But you are in the hospital and being taken care of.
They will put some pins in the wrist I assume and start physical therapy
right away hopefully.

The physical therapists will be the ones to get you up and moving again.

Do you wear a cast or boot with a broken knee cap?

[chowder66]

10. I broke my patella in my early twenties. They put me

In a leg cast. It was the one with Velcro straps.

[Irish_Dem]

13. Perhaps things have changed since then.

You mean they put you in the leg cast with velcro straps in the past?

Has the orthopedic surgeon come to talk with you about your wrist and knee yet?
Or was it just the ER doc you said you needed surgery?

The orthopedic surgeon will want their own X-rays.
Not the ER X-rays.
And will give you more accurate info than what you got from the ER doc.

You are lucky. I broke my leg and ankle during the height of the Covid pandemic.
Everything was shut down. I sat at home for two weeks taking pain pills trying
to find an orthopedic surgeon who was still working and they were trying to find
an operating room that was still open. I ended up getting the surgery for my leg
and ankle in a cardiac facility and the orthopedic docs and anesthesiologists were cussing
and throwing instruments because they didn't have their usual tools and equipment.
The doc said to put me under right away so I didn't have to see what was going on.

[chowder66]

16. I'm not the original poster. That would be Danmel .

I was just sharing about what type of cast they put me in. This was around 1988. It would be great if there is better technology now but it was doable. Much better than a plaster cast!!!

[Irish_Dem]

20. Oops sorry. Maybe OP will answer!

Yes I had more recent surgery and they use plaster casts only for the
two weeks after surgery. Then they switch you to a boot.

[chowder66]

24. Thank goodness it was only 2 weeks in the plaster!

[TexasBushwhacker]

37. And they have those cool knee scooters

That you can use instead of crutches.

[Irish_Dem]

38. I about killed myself on a knee scooter.

Could not operate or drive the thing. And kept tipping over going around a corner.

Then I tried one of those motorized thingies in the grocery store.
Almost hit a man and knocked over a display.

So I just used a walker. Then finally walked on my own.
Now I walk 4 miles a day. Thank god.

[chowder66]

11. Ouch!! I hope all goes well!!!!

[ProfessorGAC]

12. Bummer!

My wife had to have surgery on her wrist after a slip & fall on the ice.
Hoping you recover as quickly as she did

[malaise]

14. Ouch

Heal quickly

[a kennedy]

15. Damn, my worst nightmare. Sending positive vibes, healing thoughts, and mostly love.

Good luck,

[Prairie_Seagull]

17. You must have gone ass over teakettle.

One handed typing sucks.

Good luck Danmel and get better asap.

[yardwork]

18. Ouch! I'm so sorry.

[womanofthehills]

19. When I broke my wrist they got it in alignment but still wanted to do surgery

I declined surgery and just got a cast.

Getting a cast is the old fashioned way now - they pin everyone.

They told me if I didn’t get a pin my hand would be crooked and I said I didn’t care. It is a little crooked.

The positive of getting pinned is you can use your wrist sooner.

Good healing vibes to you.

[maveric]

21. Did the exact same thing three months ago.

Had the surgery with screws and a plate. Just now getting back to almost normal.
Sucks getting old.

[milestogo]

22. Oh I am sorry.

I hope you are able to get pain relief and sleep.

[blogslug]

23. Yikes!

I hope you heal up as quick and painlessly as possible. ❤️ 🫂

[Nevilledog]

25. A very gentle hug and all my positive thoughts coming your way.

[Traildogbob]

26. Horrible

Hope you have in home loved ones.
I am week 4 into Achilles surgery, live alone and my awesome nurse daughter moved hours away the night after surgery. Been hell here alone and it all starts taking me into dark thoughts with pain and needing to be in the woods with my lab, but thinking that may never get here. So I am sending you all my best vibes for a quick heal and hope all your loved ones pour that love and care on you.
Pain sucks !!! Be well fast. Better days ahead.
Now I know why the references to “your Achilles Heal” is all about the most vulnerable injury you can get. And that knee is right there too.
🌺🌹🌸🌼🌻🪻

[Ocelot II]

27. How awful! Hope they give you plenty of pain meds

and they fix you up quickly.

[Scrivener7]

28. Oh, no! I'm sorry. Hang in there. It will get better.

[Clouds Passing]

29. Healing energy and comfort, Damnel 💚🩵

[QueerDuck]

30. Noooo! So sorry... that's awful.

[JoseBalow]

31. Get well soon

[SocialDemocrat61]

33. So sorry

Hope you healed quickly.

[electric_blue68]

34. Yikes! : ( To excellent care, relatively easy full recoveries for both injuries, and all needed support!

(always try to cover all the bases)
Oh, no additional injuries, and excellent PT, and OP therapists!
(had a tri-fractured ankle in ? 2012. Living alone had to go into rehab. )

GOOD LUCK!

[JMCKUSICK]

35. I'm so sorry Danmel,

Healing prayers and energy heading your way.

[chouchou]

36. You can feel this: Lots of decent and kind people have relplied to your pain...

..and so am I ! Remember this also: If this was a MAGA discussion, the posts would say : "What's in it for me?"