Hi
@Mojo333 
. Thank you for saying hello to me and for the warm wishes
Now that I'm allowed to fully weight bear, I get better every day. It's my eighth week after the operation and - oh boy - it is taking really long. I can walk without crutches, although this sometimes looks a bit peculiar, as my husband says. I have already done one 20-km-cycle ride and I can swim. I'll try running again in March with the run-walk-run approach like I did after the hip op.
Warning: This text is a bit long:
I'm still finding it hard to understand why a tibia head fracture takes longer to heal than a total hip replacement. My operation was not an emergency operation. It was planned. They inserted two titanium plates and a few screws and that repaired it. Before that, I had a plaster cast sort of splint for 10 days.
I also couldn't quite see the logic in the instructions from the senior doctor responsible for the accident ward. After the op and still in the ward, on of my surgeons instructed me to use 20 kg weight bearing for 4 weeks on the op leg, and the physiotherapist practiced that with me in the ward corridor using my crutches, with the remark that if everything healed as normal, they would increase the weight after 4 weeks. After 4 weeks I actually felt better (less soreness, stronger). Then I had an X-ray as a checkup at the hospital with that senior doctor and he set me back to 0 weight bearing for another 2 weeks. So I thought it was a misunderstanding, but it turned out to be true. These 2 weeks set me back in my develop, especially psychologically. I was afraid something wasn't healing right.
My and my husband then scheduled another appointment with the senior doctor, at which the senior doctor explained that everything was healing normally and that after 6 December, he would put my weight bearing up to 40 kg. Now what's the sense in that. My husband and I think it makes more sense to have a continuous increase. And we also asked, did we not originally arrange 20 kg? But the doctor replied - speaking to my husband about me in the 3rd person singular - Yes, but she puts her full weight on that leg, and then she denies it.
Oh well, after 6 December, I had 40 kg weight bearing, and now full weight bearing. I'm trying to increase my strength for walking for my next holiday in February. We will see our daughter in Brisbane, Australia, and an internal flight to Ayer's Rock is planned with a 12 km hike around the rock. I very much look forward to this. I think, I should be able to do it. I'll have more physiotherapy in January.
I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas holidays.
@Debru4 , did you call me a wonder woman. Actually, I thought I was a bit daft. Don't understand how I had that silly bike accident. The other day, I cycled over that spot where I had the accident. I couldn't see a bump; nor did I detect a pot hole - no reason for falling. Must have simply gone too fast.
Will write an update when I have some news. Thanks again to everybody for taking an interest. You people are really kind. Best - Constanze
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Safe travels to Austrailai in February. I hope you enjoy!
. So they are a lot more chicque and more "athletic" than my standard old "clip clop crutches" as he calls them. They are suitable for travelling, of course. However, it looks as though I won't be needing them now. About a week ago, I walked 12 km for practice without walking aids. It took me a while - 2 3/4 hours. I was tired afterwards but all right the morning after. I'm walking shorter distances now while working on my speed. Bests from Constanze
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