yes identical! right foot and all! I promise it will get better!! I know it doesnt seem like it but it does. everyone is different and requires their own healing time. This forum has been so helpful and uplifting- to be able to reach out to and hear from others who are going through or have been through the same thing is so encouraging! it gets better darling xoxoFile size is too big
Did you feel when the screws snapped? When did they break? Did your doc leave them in?
Bimalleolar equivalent fracture with a displaced medial malleolus. Got a plate with 5 screws;. Surgery on 1/2/2019. boot 4 weeks later. 6 weeks later started PT visits. 6 visits only. 4 weeks later told to wean from boot over next two weeks. I started in wheelchair in public, walker at home then two crutches then one crutch. Was told that in 8-10 weeks I would be ‘normal’ and I believed it. I have been having extreme pain on top of foot and feels like I’m walking on rocks when I wear regular shoe. Spoke to nurse last week told me to take ibuprofen 3 times/day and get more therapy and wear boot if needed and use a cane if needed. I do exercises…circle clockwise and counter; flex up/down; left/right twice daily. Massage with biofreeze twice daily. Today 4/18 still have bad limp because of pain in ankle joint, top/bottom of foot. ITS FRUSTRATING! I want my life back..
Some people say I should be past this…I’m working on finding reg shoes
THANKS for sharing. I’m 4 months out and shuffle when I walk as I limp along on my cane Im 52 years old and have never experienced anything so life changing in my life.
THANKS for sharing. I’m 4 months out and shuffle when I walk as I limp along on my cane Im 52 years old and have never experienced anything so life changing in my life. I had a bimallelar equiv fracture . Got plate with 4 screws and relocation of inside of ankle. I look at everything differently…where I step, height of curbs, how fast people are walking so I can get out of way. I keep telling myself its a process but its hard. THANKS for sharing.
you give me hope!
Bimalleolar ankle fracture with a displaced medial malleolus. Got a plate with 5 screws;. Surgery on 1/2/2019. boot 4 weeks later. 6 weeks later started PT visits. Today I feel that I hurt now more because I use my ankle. I limp terribly and am trying to be positice about normal again
I think I expected ankle break to be like a leg break. Im 4 months out, have a terrible limp because of pain. I religiously do my exercises morning and night and feel like I will never get thru this. I keep telling myself its a procesz.
I know you posted this 4 years ago. My question is how are you now? I broke my ankle in 3 places back In May. Ive had surgery. Its been about 6 weeks since the injury. Im going crazy. I have small kids. Im just hoping it gets better. I just wanna walk again
Hi, i’m just reading these posts as i’ve suffered a similar injury 3 weeks ago. I have a Weber C type bimalleolar ankle fracture with a broken fibula and syndesmotic opening. I too have small kids and it’s a terrible time of year for this to happen. I’m bed bound every day with my wife having to do everything. It’s awful.
I’ve been in a boot since surgery and was discharged 1 day after the operation. I’ve had staples removed and am due to start ankle flexes tomorrow with my boot off. I can’t weight bear for another 3 weeks (6 in total). I’ve got physio starting in January once I’ve had an x-ray check and consultation with the doctor.
I’m 39 and have found the 3 weeks to be incredibly difficult. Just want normality back so I can help at home and be a good dad/husband.