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On Fri, 18 Feb 2005, Amber Roberts wrote:

> I broke one ankle and the opposite foot last April 23 and still have burning 
> pain in the area of those breaks.  I'm sure the bones have healed by now but 
> wonder about this continued, intermittent pain.  Does anyone else who broke a 
> leg have continued pain?
>
> Amber

Yes, it's fairly common from what I understand, although mine is more of a 
dull ache rather than burning, and I can feel it deep inside the bone. 
My physical therapist calls it "bone pain" and says it usually goes away 
after 2-3 years.  That's what happened when I broke my foot 5 years ago, 
and now I'm experiencing it again with the arm I broke last year.  My PT 
recommends arthritis-formula Tylenol and it does seem to work well.  I 
feel the pain either when I've particularly stressed the area (standing up 
for a long period of time when it was my foot aching) or when there is a 
weather front moving through that causes a sudden change in barometric 
pressure. I also notice it aches when I'm very cold, so I've taken to 
wearing an "arm warmer" (a tube sock with the toe cut off, or a leg warmer 
like in Flashdance) on my recently-broken arm when it is cold, and that 
extra insulation helps a lot.

--
Glenda R. Snodgrass
AERC #M18819
SE Region

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