<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.i broke my wrist three weeks ago and had surgery 2.5 weeks ago to align the radius bone. I have plates and screws in my arm and its now in a hard cast just below my elbow. The top part of my wrist has been aching for the past 2 days. Is this normal? Is this just a feeling from the healing or it being constricted in the cast?  <response>: Hello, You should immobilize the wrist after you had a surgery for proper recovery. Pain inflammation are normal after surgery, not to bother much. Take the medications as prescribed, if you have been suggested to do wrist exercises after surgery, do it under a physiotherapist. If you are in unbearable discomfort, visit ER for follow-up examination. Sometimes, pain can be felt 6-8 weeks post surgery. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. 