Broke my leg and feeling worse than ever (vent)

[xoxo24]

Hello, idk if anyone is gonna care to read this but i broke my leg as a eresult of falling down the stairs, my family have been helping me as much as they could but I've become completely dependant on them to move for the most simple tasks like going to the bathroom and i can't get or grab something by myself i have to ask them which just makes me feel extreme guilt and the second i sense that they're tired i just feel awful about myself, also my broken leg came in terrible timing, im an architecture student and I have a project thats ive been working on for the last semester, we do the drawing manually on this big sheet but because of my leg i can't work on it and im basivally falling behind on tasks, I've informed my friends and talked to the teachers but the mere thought of the jury day where all my fiends will be submitting their projects but me is just awfuul ive been working my ass off the last semester and just i feel like its all gon, you may tell me its the end of the world or that its not hard but i just feel awful, everyone keeps telling me its a test from god but im just tired im so so tired im exhausted and no one gets it no one gets the feeling of complete dependency no one gets the feeling of having ur whole work just gone no one gets having to fight every time for a good grade and then life beating u down like it was nothing AND I STILL HAVE TO TAKE MY FUCKING FINALS PHYSICALLY IN UNI WHICH IS LIKE A FUCKING HOUR AWAY i sound fucking pathetic and whats funnier is that i cant even ctb becuse i literally cant move.

 

[hellispink]

It must be very frustrating and heartbreaking your situation. When I was in my last term at uni, several things happened to me. Everything went to shit just like what you feeling right now. However I still managed to do it not as i wanted but still passed. Try to focus on recovery, i know its horrible to be depending on others but if you put effort this shall pass. Regarding ctb, be patient or at least try , so you dont lose your mind even more. Wait until things get back to semi normal. It will take time so i wish you get a lot of patience and sending hugs

 

[Yuna is My Waifu]

When i broke my leg i cried every night for a week, i wasn't at uni though, i just had a standard job.

Make sure you do physio stuff otherwise your muscles and tendons can get messed up.

 

[FuneralCry]

I understand why you'd feel so tired, it's so dreadful how existing can very easily get worse, causing so much suffering as a result. But anyway best wishes.

 

[TapeMachine]

Ugh, I'm so sorry you're going through all of that. It's easy to forget just how much we use our legs until our ability to use them is suddenly hindered.

It was the little things that shook me the most when I broke my left femur 6 years ago, basic stuff like: getting up to go to the restroom (and in utter privacy), grabbing a quick beverage or snack, and just possessing the inate ability to take care of simple tasks all by myself. So many daily functions require mobility, and I was suddenly 100% dependent on other people to supplement my newfound immobility. It sucked.

Things improved a little once the doctor outfitted me with a cast; but damn, that heavy-ass thing extended from my groin alllll the way down my entire left leg and foot, exposing only the tips of my toes. Nevertheless, it was a vast improvement from the prior week that I'd faced without a cast (without the support of the solid structure of that cast, every tiny cough, sneeze, or other movement of my body had been causing excruciating pain to radiate throughout my broken leg.)

Things improved further once I'd become acclimated to the cast. Armed with crutches, I was finally able to restore a portion of my independence. Goodbye, bed pan; hello, toilet and privacy behind a closed door! Lol.

Two months later, my cast was finally removed! The first week of physical therapy was just as painful as the initial breaking of my leg (which nobody warned me about), but I persevered and eventually regained the complete use of my left leg once again.

That entire fiasco is something I hope I never again experience. And I'm truly sorry to hear that you are likely facing something similar.

Which bone in which leg did you break? (BTW, I also acquired my broken leg by accidentally falling down a set of stairs. Not my fondest moment, lol.)

Sorry for the long post, but I figured I'd give you a temporary distraction from your boredom by commiserating & sharing some of my story here.

 

[xoxo24]

Ugh, I'm so sorry you're going through all of that. It's easy to forget just how much we use our legs until our ability to use them is suddenly hindered.

It was the little things that shook me the most when I broke my left femur 6 years ago, basic stuff like: getting up to go to the restroom (and in utter privacy), grabbing a quick beverage or snack, and just possessing the inate ability to take care of simple tasks all by myself. So many daily functions require mobility, and I was suddenly 100% dependent on other people to supplement my newfound immobility. It sucked.

Things improved a little once the doctor outfitted me with a cast; but damn, that heavy-ass thing extended from my groin alllll the way down my entire left leg and foot, exposing only the tips of my toes. Nevertheless, it was a vast improvement from the prior week that I'd faced without a cast (without the support of the solid structure of that cast, every tiny cough, sneeze, or other movement of my body had been causing excruciating pain to radiate throughout my broken leg.)

Things improved further once I'd become acclimated to the cast. Armed with crutches, I was finally able to restore a portion of my independence. Goodbye, bed pan; hello, toilet and privacy behind a closed door! Lol.

Two months later, my cast was finally removed! The first week of physical therapy was just as painful as the initial breaking of my leg (which nobody warned me about), but I persevered and eventually regained the complete use of my left leg once again.

That entire fiasco is something I hope I never again experience. And I'm truly sorry to hear that you are likely facing something similar.

Which bone in which leg did you break? (BTW, I also acquired my broken leg by accidentally falling down a set of stairs. Not my fondest moment, lol.)

Sorry for the long post, but I figured I'd give you a temporary distraction from your boredom by commiserating & sharing some of my story here.

I quite literally forgot about the post, 6 months in that kind of cast sounded awful im so sorry, i fractured my ankle on both sides in my left leg and spent like a month and a half in cast, the physio was just absolutely awful, i can walk on my leg now but I still cant run nor do certain crouches and movements, but I've postponed physio until im done with this god awful uni term, even though this reply is very late, Thank you, not feeling alone truly helped

When i broke my leg i cried every night for a week, i wasn't at uni though, i just had a standard job.

Make sure you do physio stuff otherwise your muscles and tendons can get messed up.

Currently suffering through it

It must be very frustrating and heartbreaking your situation. When I was in my last term at uni, several things happened to me. Everything went to shit just like what you feeling right now. However I still managed to do it not as i wanted but still passed. Try to focus on recovery, i know its horrible to be depending on others but if you put effort this shall pass. Regarding ctb, be patient or at least try , so you dont lose your mind even more. Wait until things get back to semi normal. It will take time so i wish you get a lot of patience and sending hugs

Ur kind words mean so so much, thank you