Stress fractures in the left pubis ramus and right foot (4th Posted: 04-23-07 02:32am
They've sent me home for 30 days, I'm now
2 weeks into my convalescent leave from
Camp Lejeune. I was in the Medical rehab
platoon for 3 weeks prior to coming home.
I've gained 15 pounds from lack of
Physical training. I've done research on
the Internet and haven't found much. For
the next 2 weeks I want to swim to get
some sort of exercise. I NEED to lose some
weight. I want to go back to training
ASAP. Will ice and a jacuzzi help my
stress fractures? I'm drinking SOY
milk...do I need to drink normal milk for
calcium? I'm also taking calcium
supplements with Vitamin D in them. The
next portion of my training includes 3
hikes over 3 weeks with moderately heavy
packs. We also do our physical training in
boots. If someone could PLEASE give me
some sort of advice on what I can do for
exercise. ALSO, I read that when women
don't get their period the estrogen goes
down in their bodies and causes the bones
to be weaker. I haven't gotten my period
since 12/2006..when I went to bootcamp
There is no medication, food or physical
activity that will make the fracture heal
any faster. Proper bone repositioning and
immobilization are most important factors
that will facilitate fracture healing.
During stress fractures, contact between
the bone fragments is OK and there is no
need of immobilization tools but RESTING
is essential for proper healing. You can
follow your orthopedist’s and
physiotherapist’s instructions. A new
X-ray image will confirm if the fractures
are healed, or not.
If you haven’t got your period since
December 2006 you should perform a
pregnancy test to exclude/confirm
pregnancy. No matter the result you should
visit a gynecologist. It is true that lack
of estrogen makes the bones weaker
(osteoporosis) but that happens during the
menopause and you are too young for that.
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