Professional Malpractice No full use of wrist after surgery, malpractice?

[Sokol]

On February 2nd, I fell as I was running and broke my radius in my left arm and dislocated that same wrist. I had surgery and they used a titanium plate and screws to put my radius back together. 5 Weeks after surgery I had my cast taken off. They told me my wrist would be stiff for some time, just as I expected. after the first week stiffness started going away in most parts of my wrist and I continued doing the "at home therapy" for my wrist. Second week came and I noticed my wrist wasn't feeling right. This is tough to explain through typing but when I put my elbows against the side of my body with my arm at 90 degrees and my wrist in the position as if I was to shake someones hand I CANNOT turn my wrist to the right at all, and when I try I feel excruciating pain and it feels like my wrist/radius are about to break. On the third week, currently, I have majority of my wrist movement back but I still CANNOT turn my wrist to the right! Even tho I had 2 appointments with my surgeon she just keeps telling me its just stiffness and to continue doing the physical therapy exercises she told me to do. Its been 3 weeks and I still cant turn my wrist to the right the slightest bit and the movement has made absolutely no progress ever since I got my cast taken off. I feel as if that movement in my wrist is permanently gone.

I feel as if the hospital is completely ignoring this issue of mine. How long should I wait to put forward any legal action/contact a lawyer, or if I should even get one or not, what should my next step be?

Thanks, I appreciate any feedback!

 

[Proserpina]

My, my but your name sounds terrifically similar to a well known "ambulance chasing" type of attorney .

Moving on.
We unfortunately can't give you even an armchair diagnosis and I suspect that you're fairly early on in the healing process. I would seek a second opinion and request further imaging studies before I went further.

 

[KatDini]

My father broke his wrist as a teen. I broke my wrist over 20 years ago on a motorbike. Neither wrist has worked properly since.

 

[cbg]

The initial injury was less than two months ago and you're already looking at lawsuits because it's not fully healed? It's WAY too early for that. Get a second opinion if you're that concerned but be prepared to hear that it's going to take MUCH longer than six and a half weeks for full, or even partial, mobility.