pain after removing plaster

[helvy74]

I have met an accident so both bone broken Ulna and middle radius.After six week of plaster its removed as soon as it removed some swelling occured on wrist and pain also there.Is this normal after such operation?how long it takes to make my arm sraight presently too much pain to make it straight.

[cyndybaroz]

brok my wrist 10 weeks ago
had a tight plaster cast for 7 weeks
i am now into my 4th week sinse the removel of the cast
i have severe swelling of the the fingers and hand
i have been told i have a condition wich afects only one in hundered
i have been given various tablets with no joy
i started physio 2 weks ago and forced myself to do the given exercises
3 times a day i have kept my arm elevated as much as possible
countless sleeples night and it is now worse then then ever and can't even do the exercises my hand and fingers are so swollen my hand looks like a baloon i take Naproxin twice a day i am at my witts end
please can you help i am desperate
advice given by vareious Drs contradictary and not helped

[helvy74]

Thanks for prompt reply,additionaly i would like to know that clamping has been done on both bone in which one bolt has been seems trapped in broken joint this will obstruct to heal the joint ? or this is normal,X-ray after immediate operation showing joint with minimum gap but after six week  gap between joint is also more than earlier,this will filled after some time or grafting  is required to fill such gap.
Thanks

[Dr Vinod]

Hello!

After 6 weeks of immobilization you sure will have lot of stiffness in your hand and all the related joints. You have not been using the muscles, tendons and ligaments and you immediately have lot of pain and also some amount of swelling.

After proper healing and confirmation by your orthopedician some amount of physical therapy will help you come to normal shape.

Take care!