Ouchie! I Have a displaced fracture of olacraron and just had surgery!

Depending on your age and the degree of pelvic fracture really. If your a senior a fractured pelvis can be altering since it helps support your upper body. I hope your elbow fracture is on your non dominant arm? Recovery will be slow and when your graduate to PT take their instructions to heart. If you’re on narcotic pain meds watch for constipation since you’re not going to be up and about. Fluids are your friend. I wish you an incident free recovery.

THX. I'm your friendly neighborhood exercise physiologist. Fractures all on dominant side- but I consider myself a bit ambidexterous. Gave up pain meds. I am moving! Had surgery in June, broke a wrist last November- that was PAINFUL rehab. They all know me.

@shradertrainingsyste
I will echo the advice above and add "ICE, Ice, ice!"
Now and after surgery, long after surgery, ice is your friend - reduces pain, swelling and inflammation. Not just 10 minutes, now and then, but as much as you can each day and night. 5 weeks out from rotator cuff repair, I still ice at least twice a day and use a chilling machine overnight. After my daughter had a severe compound wrist fracture, she iced regularly for a year, and still does on achy days.

Thans. Stepping out in jax these days feels so much like ice! Pretty chill. Cant quite ice the ramus fx. It’s in the darndest place.

UPDATE!
Good Morning.
Today I am at a week post surgery for my elbow and almost at two weeks from the accident.
I am able to walk without any assistive device (need to wean myself off a cane) - so the ramus fx is healing.
As the PA saw me for the elbow surgery on Friday said: "Walking and weight bearing are your friends." After navigating the corridors of Mayo, FL yesterday with minimal requests for assistance, I was able to get around fine.
This a.m. I realized I don't need any help.

I had surgery to do what needed to be done for my elbow. I like gold - but stainless steel seems to be my new "fave". It takes a lot of planning, organizing and teamwork from many areas to result in a successful outcome. As patients we are a part of what will help the rest of the team succeed.

The team did what I say is, "The Standard of Care" which is what Mayo Clinic puts forth- it applies to any institution in similar service (should continually strive for). The highly trained specialists have laser focus as is needed to complete parts of the process, and the sum outcome is returning us patients to as close to wholeness as possible. Emotionally, I thought they were amazing and and worked together in unison.

I am returning to work on 12/9. I still have a good ways to go.

Happy Holidays.

Hi!
Totally off pain meds- can drive again! Going back to work! (at Mayo LOL)