My son is almost 4. He broke his elbow on July 30th. There was no healing after 3 weeks. They went in a put in to pins. Just got them out yesterday after having them in for a month. There is still not much healing going on. Has anyone else heard of this or gone through this before?
2006-09-22 08:30:03 · 6 answers · asked by rainofshadows20 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
I appreciate what you all are saying. I am very concerned as you can tell. His Dr. said he has never had a case like this before so I am getting more concerned. I will be working with the Drs. for quit awhile I think.
2006-09-22 08:47:19 · update #1
Elbows are one of the 2 most difficult breaks to heal properly. There is an excellent chance that the elbow will never be perfect. I've seen many broken elbows while in school, and they take a very long time to heal sometimes. Often, broken elbows will require several surgeries to gain the best possible outsome for the patient. Be patient with the doctors. I'm sure they're doing all they can do to heal your son. It takes several sateges of surgery sometimes to heal these complex breaks, it simply cannot be done in a short period of time.
2006-09-22 08:36:26 · answer #1 · answered by J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It happened to one of my niece's twin boys. Jake is just 7 and he broke his elbow in the first week of July. He needed pins and plaster for 6 weeks and visits the hospital every few weeks. Jake still can't touch his shoulder with his hand,so the doc said it will be about another month before he can do this,and that he has broken the bone that takes longest to heal
2006-09-22 15:39:46 · answer #2 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I did break my elbow falling off of a skateboard! I had a sling for about a month, but never had physical therapy. It has taken years for it to heal, and it is still not the same, my arm doesnt open all the way. So make sure he goes to physical therapy.
2006-09-22 15:40:08 · answer #3 · answered by susan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My sister broke her elbow some years ago,it took along time to heal .also she has had to have surgery on it a couple times.After everything was said and done she has lost 15% mobility in her arm.
2006-09-22 15:41:39 · answer #4 · answered by Miss Kimmie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My friend has and hers started to bleed like a waterfall.
2006-09-22 17:38:44 · answer #5 · answered by Krysten L 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, but it sounds painful...I hope he will be alright
2006-09-22 15:37:23 · answer #6 · answered by GD-Fan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋