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Weight bearing varies depends on your circumstances though I was under the impression that the dynamic hip screw generally means you can start weight bearing sooner.
It's now two years on from my accident and I am able to do everything I could before - cycling, yoga, swimming, pilates etc - though the most difficult thing has been getting my injured leg strong as it was for running.
Atrophy sets in quite quickly, and a physio will help with countering that. The best advice is to ask them to push you as much as they can, which involves doing lots of gruelling exercises which aren't that fun.
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Weight bearing varies depends on your circumstances though I was under the impression that the dynamic hip screw generally means you can start weight bearing sooner.
I theory yes, but the more I read about this and speak to friends with experience, and the team caring for me, the more obvious it becomes that each case is totally unique - so while for some it may be fine to walk almost immediately, for others that's a really, really bad idea.
Still, a few weeks on crutches has got to be better than the three months of bed rest that used to be prescribed!
Miss_Mouse
I could almost have written this, it's uncanny. So you were bearing weight fairly quickly. Interesting. I've been told no weight - but this could be because there are two breaks and I have osteoporosis caused by another condition. I have no desire to get on my bike any time soon. A walk to the end of my road would be amazing right now.
My outpatient appts start in a month - so 6 weeks after my fall. Seems like a long time!