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gettinggnarly t1_ir07cj7 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in [Image] Tony Hawk’s Tweets About First Kickflip Post Injury by banaaanaaaaaa

Not that I don’t agree with you, but it was his femur that was broken. Which is usually a more intense healing process. I’m sure being old absolutely doesn’t make it heal any faster though.

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akcoder t1_ir0vqke wrote

I’m currently dealing with a broken femur. The most excruciating pain I’ve ever experienced in my entire life. Femurs take a long time to heal. My doc told me 4-6 months minimum before I’ll be back to life again.

Then after the healing you need to do physical therapy to regain your strength. Since my break 7 weeks ago I’ve lost so much strength it takes every bit of strength I have just to lift the leg up to get into bed/car/etc, and some days I don’t even have that and have to use my hands to lift/move/reposition my leg.

Femur breaks are no joke.

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tarmacc t1_ir1r3dm wrote

They are fucking loud when they break too. One of the worst sounds I've ever heard. Wasn't even my femur.

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akcoder t1_ir1rxx5 wrote

Thankfully I couldn’t hear my femur break over the sound of the rest of my body crashing into the pavement 😆.

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terracottatoast t1_ir2pow0 wrote

Yeah I broke my femur in 2 when I was 7 and between the month long hospital stay, then a cast, then a wheel chair, then crutches, then physical therapy... I'd say 7 months even to a year for a full recovery is normal.

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SadLlamasOnMars t1_ir2zlwc wrote

I snapped mine in January. I was amazed when I hit this point where everything just got easier and recovery accelerated.

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Strange_Tart7721 t1_ir3ci5f wrote

Hang in there and there are a lot more factors than just muscle mass to not being able to move your leg right now. As someone who exploded their tibia and spent over 6 months non-weight bearing it's a long shitty road but once the healing starts you will at least be able to move it again.

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akcoder t1_ir3coxj wrote

I’m getting a total hip replacement this Friday. Things will get better soon! My femoral break was at the neck. Screws backed out, hence the new hip.

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Strange_Tart7721 t1_ir3qqq8 wrote

25 screws and 2 plates here. Thankfully nothing has ever backed out, but I did lose most of the sensation in my shin. I'm back to everything but long distance running.

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Jimmychanga2424 t1_ir1c9yo wrote

I broke mine in a motorcycle wreck and did. Y own therapy and saved a ton of money. I can hike miles and miles now.

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SadLlamasOnMars t1_ir2z9qi wrote

It's more the muscle damage. I snapped mine in January and the titanium rod makes it stronger then ever. But the muscle damage from bone driving into muscle is gnarly. Plus the surgeon needs to fuck with a bunch of muscle in the hip and knee to insert the metal rod. It's fucked up but I'm not even close to Tony Hawks age and he is ahead of me.

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