Hi,
I Shattered my radial head 14 weeks ago due to a fall. I went to our local hospital in Ireland and it was not diagnosed properly i was told i broke my elbow but it would repair itself within 6 - 8 weeks they sent me home in a sling. After my 3rd visit to hospital a month later finally a doctor noticed the extent of my injuries.. By that time fragments of my elbow actually moved down my arm.. I went for a 2 hour operation and had the largest piece of my radial head that came off screwed back together. I have been going to physio for the past few months i cannot straighten my arm nor can i touch my right hand to my face properly. I have been doing my exercises religiously also supernation is still extremely painful.. Any movment even trying to eat is very painful on my wrist and elbow. I have since been back to the specialist and he advised that over it being a month undiagnosed the bone shrunk and he was not able to align properly. He did however say that he got a full range of movement during surgery.
Also had a splint made for during the night but this is also too painful to sleep with. I have since went for an Wikipedia reference-linkMRI on my wrist waiting to hear results.
I am at my wits end at the moment.. The surgeon advised that i will never get a full range of movement again but i should be able to get 1 or 2 more degrees in regards to straightening my arm. He did say that he could replace my elbow altogehter but this would casue trouble in years to come...
At the moment i am holding a bucket with around 2kg of weights in it but this is not making any difference.. also i lie on the floor while my partner holds down my shouldher and i push my arm against his arm hold it and then retract to try and lengthen the muscle..

Has anyone any other ideas ? I am at my wits end

Thanks
Cat