Delayed bone healing?

Laura83

good evening all. I’m just wondering if anyone has had an issues with bones healing?

CONTEXT: pretty fit, healthy-ish, gym goer coeliac disease, previous methotrexate, currently on Secukinumab for PsA, I fractured my 5th metatarsal by jumping in a puddle 🫣15 weeks ago and it’s still not healing. I’ve been told to stop secukinumab for the moment- last injection was sept.
I’ve seen orthopedics and now 2moro I see another specialist to decide if I need surgery and a metal plate fitted 🫣

Can’t work out why the bone hasn’t healed and I feel like the doctors avoid my question.
anyone ever experienced anything similar with their bones not healing?

Anna

Hi @Laura83,

I don’t have experience of the drugs you mention, but I have broken my fifth metatarsal twice just by standing on it awkwardly 🙄) I was told that the inflammation from arthritis ( I’ve got rheumatoid ) can slow down healing but in neither case did it take as long as 15 weeks. However, taking methotrexate can inhibit healing of fractures- here’s what I found on the Versus Arthritis website about it:

https://versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/your-experiences/your-questions-answered/your-questions-on-methotrexate/

it’s certainly worth asking your orthopaedic surgeon again, or maybe your rheumatologist.

Anna ( Moderator)

Laura83

Hi Anna,

Thank you for your reply. Hopefully I’ll get clearer answers 2moro from the orthoPod specialist. I don’t ever see my Rheum Dr it’s usually the specialist nurse, she was the one who advised me to cease my meds until I healed (as there’s a contraindication with the blood thinners I was taking to prevent DVT)

It’s such a sore break and so easy to do 🫣

Anna

Good luck with the orthopaedic specialist tomorrow 😊