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Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) Distal Radius Recovery

Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Aug 9 6:51pm | Replies (10)
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@adr Thanks so much for your response. I am one week post op. I seem to have pain pretty much all the time. It took about 24 hours for the nerve block to wear off. I was using ice last week and probably need to continue doing that. Initially, i would take the pain pills on a scheduled basis. Now i am taking Tylenol during the day and taking a pain pill about 30 minutes before bed. I have been waking up in the middle of the night 2-3 am with pain . I take another pain pill then. My pain seems to be more severe when i wake up and gets better during the day. I find i am having pain in my upper arm on the surgical side . The therapist said it could be that i am sleeping differently and positioning it in a way that could cause the pain. Right now, i am going to therapy twice a week and have home exercises for the non therapy days. How long did you need a splint?

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adr | @adr | Aug 6 1:51pm

I think I also had more pain at night when there were fewer things to distract me.

The pain didn't go away all at once, it seemed to be a gradual lessening of pain as time went by. But I was pretty sore after pt. I did take the Tylenol and it took the edge off.

I did call my surgeon when there was pain that seem different or if I had any questions as to the normal course of healing.

On the days that I didn't have pt, I did the routine at home. I felt it was important. I also felt that I needed to have patience, and that was hard to do, because I wanted it all to go away. And that is where I relied on support from others.
It took time.

I wasn't in a splint, I was in a sling for about a month, and then I would take my arm out of the sling gradually a few times a day.

Hang in there. I know this is not easy. Every day will bring you closer to recovery. Good luck.

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