Your Recovery. Your doctor fixed a broken (fractured) bone without surgery. You can expect the pain from the bone to get much better almost right after the procedure. But you may have some pain for 2 to 3 weeks and mild pain for up to 6 weeks after surgery.

Do Broken bones ache as they heal?

When you suffer a fracture, it will eventually heal and recover to the point that you no longer experience pain. When pain continues beyond the sub-acute phase, it is called chronic pain. Many people never get to this phase, but for those who do, the pain continues for long after the injury is healed.

Why does my broken bone still hurt?

Some people may continue to experience pain long after the fracture and soft tissues have finished healing. This is what we call chronic pain. Chronic pain may be caused by nerve damage, the development of scar tissue, aggravation of underlying arthritis, or other causes.