Femoral neck stress fracture

[little-anne]

Looking for a little hope.

Long story short ! After a minor slip in October, and running a five miler the next day. Many diagnoses from groin strain to labral tear. I was finally,bluntly and scarily informed on Tuesday, that I have fractured my Femoral neck.

Surgery with dynamic screw is booked for the 28th Feb.

I am almost pain free at the moment and have been cycling and strength training in last two weeks, so the news was a bit of a shock.

To be told not to weight bear at all on my right leg, with potential horror repercussions added, left me pretty shaken.

Pre op nurse has helped a lot and I am working until surgery.

I feel a little as though I am being talked to as if I was 20 years older, not a fairly fit active 52 year old. I feel sorry for those older than myself who probably get talked to like this all the time !

Please anyone, has anyone here come back to running after this sort of injury and how was your recovery progression ?

Will I run again with this metal work.

Thanks in advance

LittleAnne

[Realfoodieclub Graduate]

I am sorry I can’t answer any of your questions but I did want to send you some vibes of support at this stressful time. It must of come as a right shock to you. My advice is write down a full list of what you want to know about recovery and take the list to hospital with you. Any chance you get ask the questions, write the answer down ( incase you are groggy) and try and get all the answers you need before leaving hospital, that way you will know exactly what you have to do for you. Speedy recovery. Rfc x

[Smelliepoo Graduate]

Having broken 2 bones in his neck (c3+4 I think) and nearly having been paralysed from the neck down, my husband (although never a runner) has a D clamp in his neck made of titanium holding it all together. He has had this for 25-30 years and is as able to be active as he always was. In fact his neck is stronger than most because he has a bit of titanium holding it together!

All surgery of this kind is individual and so this is not to say that it will all be fine for you. It was not easy to go through for him. He had to learn to walk again and was laid up for 6 weeks unable to move without support. Having said that, it does not affect his life much since his full recovery now and he has near full movement of his neck - more than a lot of people have without this operation!

My husband was also one of the first people to have this type of operation ever and they have moved forward with neck surgery at an amazing pace since then.

You may well have a very bad time of it while in recovery, but there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Keep focus on that and take good care of yourself.