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Broken left collar bone

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I broke my left collar bone about a month ago(Aug 20th 2003). I’ve been in a sling, for a couple of weeks. I went to my Dr yesterday for more x-ray’s. The result is the bone is not healing. He said that it could be still alittle early. It’s been hard to get any answers from him, when I ask him about wearing my sling he say’s it’s up to you, if you think you need it for the pain. What I want to know is should I still be in the sling? I don’t have much pain anymore, just where the break is, but I want to do what’s best to help the bone heal. Any advice? Thanks

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    : Thanks You need to wear a figure 8 brace!! Thats why I my have to have surgery to correct a simple break that developed in to a non-union break..

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      i broke my collarbone august 15th.. I was put in a figure-8 brace, but the displacement was too much and called for surgery. they did it minimally-invasive with a metal wire that they can take out by opening a small incision in about 6 months. it’s still taking a long time to heal, but non-union is much worse then a 2-inch scar, in my opinion. it’s been about 3 weeks since the surgery and while I still keep it in a sling it hurts much less then before. I don’t know if I was treated differently than I would be if I were at home in America because the accident occured in Japan. I would like to know how other people’s range of motion was following this procedure. I can feel the wire move when I do and it often causes pain. does this EVER go away? thanks.

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    I’ve been in a sling, and a strap to immobilize my shoulder, but after my last doctor’s visit, he said to only wear it for pain. Well I’m not in much pain anymore, but the spot of the break still bothers me. It feels more or less like the bone is in there moving, which I know isn’t good for the healing proccess. So maybe I’ll just keep wearing the sling, or look into some other type brace(figure 8) to keep the shoulder still. Thanks for the help

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    I broke my left collarbone and was given a figure 8 type brace but no follow-up. Three years later an orthopedic specialist said it had healed one bone on top of the other with a resulting lump. I have pain and can’t sleep on it. My left arm is weakened a lot. Who would operate on it in western Canada? My dad, a General Practitioner, said it did not heal correctly.

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    : I broke my left collar bone three days ago, it pains very much ,i want it to be healed less than ten days wgat can I do?

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      THINK POSITIVE. I BROKE MY COLLAR BONE 4 WEEKS AGO AND AM PLAYING FOOTBALL WITH NO PROBLEM. GOOD LUCK AND THINK POSITIVE.

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    Broke my right collar bone back in May. They put me in a crazy 8 sling and sent me home unconscious from a fracture to my skull also from the accident on a 4-wheeler. I kept taking the sling off because I did not know what it was for. That messed up my mending, and damaged it further. Please keep on the sling for as long as the doc tells u. But also…….if you smoke…… It will take longer to heal……if it will. Try to quit smoking, and take more calcium vitamins. Hope you mend. I’m having to schedule for a plate/pins at Christmas time…..Merry Merry!!

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