Anyone in the Medical field/Orthepidic field out there?? last Monday may 2nd I was involved in a bad car accident at work. At first the Doctors thought my leg was broken then they thought I broke my Tibia bone. Xrays came back negative with no fractures. Today is 1 week since the accident and my leg has got worse. The swelling goes from my ankle to my knee with a LARGE DENT in my calf area.. The orthepdic said its a large hematoma and I'll need 12-18 weeks of recovery/ rehab... I don't know this seems like a long time, but I don't know alot about this type of injury.. he also said, surgery might be needed..
" Any of know about this recovery time" ? THANKS
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Anyone in the Medical field/Orthepidic field out there?? last Monday may 2nd I was involved in a bad car accident at work. At first the Doctors thought my leg was broken then they thought I broke my Tibia bone. Xrays came back negative with no fractures. Today is 1 week since the accident and my leg has got worse. The swelling goes from my ankle to my knee with a LARGE DENT in my calf area.. The orthepdic said its a large hematoma and I'll need 12-18 weeks of recovery/ rehab... I don't know this seems like a long time, but I don't know alot about this type of injury.. he also said, surgery might be needed..
Gonna take a while. All that blood is pooled with no place to go. The swelling should start to go down in the next few days, but that hematoma probably wont go anywhere. They will also probably caution you about DVTs (clots).....
gl bro, keep me updated
Gonna take a while. All that blood is pooled with no place to go. The swelling should start to go down in the next few days, but that hematoma probably wont go anywhere. They will also probably caution you about DVTs (clots).....
Gonna take a while. All that blood is pooled with no place to go. The swelling should start to go down in the next few days, but that hematoma probably wont go anywhere. They will also probably caution you about DVTs (clots).....
gl bro, keep me updated
Will not hurt to walk around a little bit / be somewhat active as well (as long as you can take the pain). Keep that blood moving to and from the leg to drain out the shit collecting in there.
Train -- what do you do?
Quote Originally Posted by TRAIN69:
Gonna take a while. All that blood is pooled with no place to go. The swelling should start to go down in the next few days, but that hematoma probably wont go anywhere. They will also probably caution you about DVTs (clots).....
gl bro, keep me updated
Will not hurt to walk around a little bit / be somewhat active as well (as long as you can take the pain). Keep that blood moving to and from the leg to drain out the shit collecting in there.
Hope it gets better sooner than expected. You'll definitely start to feel like shit in a few days when it sets in that you'll be out of commission for a while, but first comes denial. Then you'll probably try to find some false positives that will come with it... then you'll come to terms with it and will start focus on recovering. Skip the drama, just start doing everything you can to heal quickly.
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Hope it gets better sooner than expected. You'll definitely start to feel like shit in a few days when it sets in that you'll be out of commission for a while, but first comes denial. Then you'll probably try to find some false positives that will come with it... then you'll come to terms with it and will start focus on recovering. Skip the drama, just start doing everything you can to heal quickly.
Will not hurt to walk around a little bit / be somewhat active as well (as long as you can take the pain). Keep that blood moving to and from the leg to drain out the shit collecting in there.
Train -- what do you do?
X ray . You?
Quote Originally Posted by mattbrot:
Will not hurt to walk around a little bit / be somewhat active as well (as long as you can take the pain). Keep that blood moving to and from the leg to drain out the shit collecting in there.
12 weeks of recovery sounds like an awful long time for the clot to disolve. You must have a clot the size of a softball. Hematomas are usually absorbed by the body and your clot is located in a relatively safe location though these clots can travel so theres always concern regardless of the location. If the clot was elsewhere, TPA might be given to disolve the clot immediately. In your case, you should be ok. Keep the leg elevated when possible and use ice intermittently to help induce vasoconstriction. If after a few days, your leg becomes increasingly painful or your skin becomes hot with the distal portion of your leg becoming either cool or the dorsalis/pedis pulses becoming weakened, call the orthopedic and explain your symptoms. Surgery will be requried if your vasculature has been completely occluded.
12 weeks of recovery sounds like an awful long time for the clot to disolve. You must have a clot the size of a softball. Hematomas are usually absorbed by the body and your clot is located in a relatively safe location though these clots can travel so theres always concern regardless of the location. If the clot was elsewhere, TPA might be given to disolve the clot immediately. In your case, you should be ok. Keep the leg elevated when possible and use ice intermittently to help induce vasoconstriction. If after a few days, your leg becomes increasingly painful or your skin becomes hot with the distal portion of your leg becoming either cool or the dorsalis/pedis pulses becoming weakened, call the orthopedic and explain your symptoms. Surgery will be requried if your vasculature has been completely occluded.
12 weeks of recovery sounds like an awful long time for the clot to disolve. You must have a clot the size of a softball. Hematomas are usually absorbed by the body and your clot is located in a relatively safe location though these clots can travel so theres always concern regardless of the location. If the clot was elsewhere, TPA might be given to disolve the clot immediately. In your case, you should be ok. Keep the leg elevated when possible and use ice intermittently to help induce vasoconstriction. If after a few days, your leg becomes increasingly painful or your skin becomes hot with the distal portion of your leg becoming either cool or the dorsalis/pedis pulses becoming weakened, call the orthopedic and explain your symptoms. Surgery will be requried if your vasculature has been completely occluded.
Glad you came in before I stumbled around and mistyped something important....
Quote Originally Posted by amd:
12 weeks of recovery sounds like an awful long time for the clot to disolve. You must have a clot the size of a softball. Hematomas are usually absorbed by the body and your clot is located in a relatively safe location though these clots can travel so theres always concern regardless of the location. If the clot was elsewhere, TPA might be given to disolve the clot immediately. In your case, you should be ok. Keep the leg elevated when possible and use ice intermittently to help induce vasoconstriction. If after a few days, your leg becomes increasingly painful or your skin becomes hot with the distal portion of your leg becoming either cool or the dorsalis/pedis pulses becoming weakened, call the orthopedic and explain your symptoms. Surgery will be requried if your vasculature has been completely occluded.
Glad you came in before I stumbled around and mistyped something important....
12 weeks of recovery sounds like an awful long time for the clot to disolve. You must have a clot the size of a softball. Hematomas are usually absorbed by the body and your clot is located in a relatively safe location though these clots can travel so theres always concern regardless of the location. If the clot was elsewhere, TPA might be given to disolve the clot immediately. In your case, you should be ok. Keep the leg elevated when possible and use ice intermittently to help induce vasoconstriction. If after a few days, your leg becomes increasingly painful or your skin becomes hot with the distal portion of your leg becoming either cool or the dorsalis/pedis pulses becoming weakened, call the orthopedic and explain your symptoms. Surgery will be requried if your vasculature has been completely occluded.
Quote Originally Posted by amd:
12 weeks of recovery sounds like an awful long time for the clot to disolve. You must have a clot the size of a softball. Hematomas are usually absorbed by the body and your clot is located in a relatively safe location though these clots can travel so theres always concern regardless of the location. If the clot was elsewhere, TPA might be given to disolve the clot immediately. In your case, you should be ok. Keep the leg elevated when possible and use ice intermittently to help induce vasoconstriction. If after a few days, your leg becomes increasingly painful or your skin becomes hot with the distal portion of your leg becoming either cool or the dorsalis/pedis pulses becoming weakened, call the orthopedic and explain your symptoms. Surgery will be requried if your vasculature has been completely occluded.
Thanks guys for the input. The hematoma is about the size of a softball. The orthopedic says surgery might be required. Also I have a large hematoma on my left thigh but he isn't worried about that. I believe the 12 week recovery is bc I work for the city and need to be 100% before they let me work again. Best wishes to all who wrote on this topic.
Thanks guys for the input. The hematoma is about the size of a softball. The orthopedic says surgery might be required. Also I have a large hematoma on my left thigh but he isn't worried about that. I believe the 12 week recovery is bc I work for the city and need to be 100% before they let me work again. Best wishes to all who wrote on this topic.
tims i dont about your medical history , but definitely stay very active, if you are off work dont lay around too much. if you are obese, or diabetic , this is very important. stay as active as possible to avoid dvt in the injured lower leg especially. pm me anytime with questions buddy
tims i dont about your medical history , but definitely stay very active, if you are off work dont lay around too much. if you are obese, or diabetic , this is very important. stay as active as possible to avoid dvt in the injured lower leg especially. pm me anytime with questions buddy
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