Thank you for sharing this Rachel. At the beginning of May this year I broke my right arm in two places and shattered my elbow. I needed surgery and can relate to your story. 8 months – wow – only 3 for me but I can say there have been days when the pain has completely got the better of me – despite very strong pain relief. My opinion is that this is more about the metal plates, pins and hinges than the injury. I have felt really miserable and down at times and your blog has been very helpful. I’m not a dancer, athlete or gymnast, but I do have a dog and would normally walk for approx 45 mins per day – I’ve had help with that in the last few months. But I relate so strongly to the need to be active again and to learn what is possible. I am still waiting to be given some physio but hope that will be the key to improvement – although I suspect that some metal may need to come out at some point in the future. Thank you for the encouragement. Lesley.