I am a 56 year old female triathlete and had a bike accident and broke/fractured my pelvis from the fall. (a van pulled out in front of me) I was in grave pain for 2 months but continued to walk and do my work. I was in the gym 7 days after doing upper body weights and swimming 10 days after. I did PT everyday on my own and horrific pelvic floor PT with a specialist twice a week. Within a month I was back on the stationary bike and within three months now I'm walk/running. I hope to do a triathlon this weekend after 14 weeks. I never stayed in bed accept the first 5 days. I moved my body as much as possible and never took pain medication. The doctor said no meds so I needed to feel what was hurting. He said I was allowed to do whatever the body would tolerate. I firmly believe you can do much more than you think if you put your mind to it. My bone was healed by the 8th week abundantly due to calcium and vit. D and lots of protein intake.
It is a dark road of silent pain and having the specialist PT work inside you on the pelvic floor was by far the most painful thing anyone will ever experience, but I can tell you I have no limp because of it. You have to work hard at this. It will not just heal on its own. You will need 100's of hours of personal PT and professional PT and you can get back to where you were. No one told me any of this, but I figured it out myself. I hope you will have the stamina to work at your recovery. Crutches just give you back problems and laying around makes you lazy, unhealthy and gain weight. Get up and move. It is the best thing for your soul and mind.
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I am a 56 year old female triathlete and had a bike accident and broke/fractured my pelvis from the fall. (a van pulled out in front of me) I was in grave pain for 2 months but continued to walk and do my work. I was in the gym 7 days after doing upper body weights and swimming 10 days after. I did PT everyday on my own and horrific pelvic floor PT with a specialist twice a week. Within a month I was back on the stationary bike and within three months now I'm walk/running. I hope to do a triathlon this weekend after 14 weeks. I never stayed in bed accept the first 5 days. I moved my body as much as possible and never took pain medication. The doctor said no meds so I needed to feel what was hurting. He said I was allowed to do whatever the body would tolerate. I firmly believe you can do much more than you think if you put your mind to it. My bone was healed by the 8th week abundantly due to calcium and vit. D and lots of protein intake.
June 17, 2017 - 4:51amIt is a dark road of silent pain and having the specialist PT work inside you on the pelvic floor was by far the most painful thing anyone will ever experience, but I can tell you I have no limp because of it. You have to work hard at this. It will not just heal on its own. You will need 100's of hours of personal PT and professional PT and you can get back to where you were. No one told me any of this, but I figured it out myself. I hope you will have the stamina to work at your recovery. Crutches just give you back problems and laying around makes you lazy, unhealthy and gain weight. Get up and move. It is the best thing for your soul and mind.
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