I broke my femur in a car accident about
11 weeks ago. I am now able to walk with
a little limp and some pain.
Occassionaly I get these horrible pains in
my knee that make it very difficult to
walk.
For my rehab, I ride the bike 5 times a
week and do weights 3 times to strenghten
my femur. I am an avid runner and
climber and quite frustrated with the slow
nature of this recovery. I am wondering
if anyone has tips for how to lessen the
pain the knee or info. On what causes
that knee pain. Any advice from a member
of the bionic club will be helpful.
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mlady777
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 21 Location: Alaska
Knee Pain Posted: 06-06-06 18:12pm
I am sorry that you are having pain in the
knee. Have you checked with your
orthopedic to see what he/she has to say?
Sometimes the pins they use have to be
removed. I had my 6 week check today
(spiral break of the left femur) and the
dr could feel my pins and said that they
may have to come out down the road. A
friend of mines daughter at age 14 broke
her femur and they actually took the rod
out along with the pins a year later.
Good luck, glad to know you are doing well
at 11 weeks, I am looking forward to
getting there myself.
