When Elbow Met Sidewalk
Riley’s mom, Jamie, slipped and fell on a patch of ice when she got home from work late on Friday. Although she was home, she lay outside in the 10 degree temperature until she could get inside and call me. A former farm girl, she’s no wimp and had fallen off horses plenty of times, but she was in severe pain. Off to the emergency room we went. She had dislocated the radius and had a small fracture at the head of that bone. The orthopedist determined that the fracture was small enough to forego surgery, and that they could get the bone back in its joint. They put her out during the procedure for about five minutes. The pain of resetting the bone is severe, but she remembered nothing.
The pain was back when she woke about 8 a.m. The prescription pain relievers weren’t working and the ice wasn’t helping much. She added another pain reliever they recommended, ibuprofen. As the day progressed, she got some relief. I told her that the swelling would come down rather quickly on the simple fracture, and the pain would decrease to just uncomfortable as long as she didn’t move it. She’s already doing much better.
Jamie has a long road until she teaches dance again, but she’ll be working on rehab soon. Is there anything she can do to heal faster? I’ll give you the answer on Saturday along with other tips to help with this type of injury.
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