Hello,
My father who is a very active young 87 year old who walked two miles a day, drove, played the piano and very social. He lived independently.
He fell two weeks ago.
Fast forward to now, two weeks later. He is in rehab and paper said his dx was a "displaced trochanteric fracture of the right femur", At this point is slowly walking with a walker only with supervision of PT and OT. He can't lift his right leg when sitting but can when standing. He had a rod and pins put in.
Side note: I noticed my dad's left foot (the non broken side) is really swollen. Should I be concerned?
Question: Any idea what the process for recovery might be?
It’s such a pity that your dad fell and hurt himself. I have two rods in my arm due to a horrible bicycle accident that I had in my mid 40’s. I had intensive physical therapy afterwards. Healing takes awhile, no matter how much we exercised before our accident occurred.
I wish your dad all the best and will keep him in my thoughts and prayers. Please keep us updated.