Hi, hoping people may be able to advise on recovery time for me. Broke my tibia and fibula earlier in the week. Had plates put in (both spiral fractures) and a backslab plaster cast. Still in hospital with leg elevated and been told no weight bearing for up to 6 weeks. In couple of weeks I will have clips/sutures out and a boot thing put on - to support it and be ready for weight bearing a few weeks later.
I can't use the crutches I've been given due to rubbish upper body strength (neck and shoulder problems) so have been given a sort of high cage frame thing with good arm supports - still can only currently manage a few steps with it - totally exhausting.
Going home to "live downstairs " sometime this week. Dreading how long I'm going to take to get up and going . My joints are all shocking (am only 48). Kids are 11 and 14 so can help a bit but hubby works away so I'm going to find things hard unless Someone tells me they had similar and after a couple of weeks things improved FAST! Difficult to believe as currently bed ridden