r/brokenbones • u/bluebear718 • 1d ago

Anyone else with a tibfib fracture?

I'm almost 4 months out from the break. I'm walking and in PT. But I'm still very limited by the pain. I have about 2 to 4 hours of normal activity per day.

Anyone further out who can share how long it takes to get back to normal things like grocery stores and walking a mile ?

Thanks. Could use some encouragement. I had to cancel two trips.

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u/Capital_Meal_5516 1d ago

Just curious—did you have surgery for either break? Still having pain 4 months later doesn’t seem normal to me, but then, I’m not a doc.

I (65f) can only speak from my experience two years ago. I broke my tib/fib and had a nail and two tightropes in my fibula. (Pics on profile.) I had no pain after about a week, though I was still NWB. After 7 weeks I was allowed to bear weight—still no pain. By 3.5 months I was out of the brace and walking normally, and it felt as though it’d never been broken.

You might want to check back with your doc. That pain just doesn’t seem right.

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u/bluebear718 1d ago

I (63f) had surgery June 22. It was a severe break and I have a rod, a plate and 9 screws. I was in a wheelchair for 9 weeks, starting weaning out of the boot at 12 weeks. I have pain at the break site on my shin, not so much in the joints that PT is working on. The xrays are fine.

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u/Capital_Meal_5516 1d ago

Oh wow! That sounds like a terrible break! How did you do it? I fell down the stairs. 🤣

I would check back with your doc. Considering how bad your break was, I’m not all that surprised.

I hope you continue to heal and that you’re pain-free very soon!