About me
Dislocated and broke Right ankle in 2014
1st ORIF performed 03/01/2014
2nd ORIF performed 06/18/2014 due to non union, loose screws, and too much spacing envolving the syndesmosis.
3rd ORIF performed 4/5/2017 due to loose screws and syndesmosis, scar tissue and non-union.
1st Left Hip scope performed 7/21/2016 due to labrial tear. (Too much non weight bearing on my right leg, forcing my left leg to carry my weight)
Total weeks non-weight bearing 32 weeks total. That is 8 months non-weight bearing in a 3 years time. This does not include my 32 weeks of PT! 16 months out of 36!😡😡
So that is my last 3 years. This last surgery I went to a different Dr. He said he was going to fix my ankle but come to find out he just took the hardware out and put new screws in. I am not complete weight bearing yet and I can feel the head of 1 screw (I have 3 long screws) that I think is backing out again. I don't know if I can mentally handle another surgery. I think he had me putting weight on it too early this time. I don't think I had any bone growth. I am at a loss for words. I am drained. I have 3 boys and a husband. I had to quit my job because my FMLA ran out. Has anyone ever heard of 3 ORIF's done???