Sqad, Help Please

[Psybbo]

A biker friend, hit by a car coming out from a side road
2 broken wrists
1 broken arm
4 broken ribs
and a broken leg
How long will he be immobile, he is in his thirties

[woofgang]

what do you mean by immobile?

[elliemay1]

Obviously means not able to walk.

[EDDIE51]

My guess, 6 weeks or so. Then restricted for another 6 to 8 weeks.
A lot depends on how complicated the fractures are, complex fractures could be twice that.

[Psybbo]

Thanks woof and ellie, just wondering how long it'll take

[Psybbo]

Thanks Eddie, I hope you're right

[woofgang]

Elliemay its not "obvious" By "immobile" I mean bed bound, maybe even unable to turn over or sit up unaided, certainly unable to use the toilet.
Psybs, in the early stages, much of the limitation will be due to bruises and strainsas well as the fractures. The broken wrists will need about six weeks for a simple fracture, the broken leg depends on how its fixed and what he broke. The ribs will be really painful for some time.
He will be being "encouraged" aka bullied to move as much as possible and to be out of bed as soon as possible to avoid complications like thrombosis.

[Sqad]

Oh! dear...I cannot add anything to the above posts particularly that of Woofgang.

Is he hospitalised?

[Psybbo]

Thank you all. Update, he underwent 8 hours or surgery, has pins and plates in leg, arms etc. and in fact has 2 broken arms.
Yes, Sqad, he was rushed to hospital. The good news is other than a slight bruise on his forhead, no back, head or internal injuries

[Sqad]

Thanks Psybbo......as other posters have said, it depends what you mean by "mobile".If you mean back to some kind of work and providing it is not manual and depending upon the success of the procedures, it would seem that you are looking at 6 months.......at least.

[tonyav]

Blimey Psybbo, sorry to hear this about your friend.

[Psybbo]

Hi Tony, the police at the scene said it should have been fatal, so, in some ways, he's lucky