I do not mean to be negative. Just the opposite, be positive in your recovery, but know that improvement does not occur in a straight line.
As to your question, some of both. I was in my mid forties at the time of my accident and now that seems young. I am now 51.

The issue is not the hardware but the scar tissue limiting motion. Two surgeries on one wrist and plate and pins in the other, scar tissue is unavoidable. PT was able to break through most most not all scarring. Work the PT which with this injury means a lot of hand holding with the therapist.

At first you may want a woman to do so much hand holding with but you soon learn crying and pleading just makes them push harder.