For those who answered this question, now that more time has passed doe recovery, im interested in learning more about the mental recovery after experiencing trauma. i slipped and my butt went right down onto my onto my ankle. I dislocated it and broke both ends off the knobby part of the tibia and fractured the fibia. It required ORIF surgery. I'm a 9 days out so everything still looks and feels horrible. i feel like nothing will ever be normal and i keep having full on panic attacks that I've never had before. I am wondering if I'll forever worry about this.
8/12/2021 Broke my ankle in 2006 one year later metal plate and screws were taken out. It is now 2021 and even though I completed my whole physical therapy I still cannot wear heels.
If I do so I will fall. It’s almost like it’s missing sensitivity and because it’s missing it if it turns the way it broke I won’t feel it in order to stop myself from falling.
I cannot run anymore like I used to and I cannot dance anymore like I used to. It was a life-changing experience I wish it never happened.
l also had the surgery September 2020 so now l have the screws and plates inside my ankle but the problem now l cant wear the heels ,l can't even run .I am stressing guys that l am not normal,like other people
hi. i had the same surgery and I love heels too 😓 would love to know how you're dealing with it and whether its possible for us to wear them again in future.
Hi. i had the same injury. I would love to know about your improvement and how things are for you now. I'm really scared I won't be able to wear heels ever again 😢
Hi. i recently had my ankle surgery with frame. I would really love to know about your improvement over time. I love heels and I'm really scared I won't be able to wear them ever again. But your post has given me some hope. Please i would love to hear from you.
hi im suprised people are still looking at this. but i broke my ankle 2016 its now 2022 so its been least 5 yrs for sure. u can contact me via email if u would like as well. But im doing alot better. i still dont wear my 5 inch heels but im scared too. i can wear my 3 inch and im okay. I'm not going to lie it still hurts on a daily . i still go do my zumba and run here and there . i actually work for a podiatry office and they had told me i could take my plate and 10 screws out but i havent yet. it does get better. but years of this hardware i have arthritis now. I would not recommend walking long distance with heels. i also started wearing cowboys boots more often instead of heels. keep your head up. Ana animat8707@gmail.com
i was in a horrific car accident almost 7 years ago. i have 2 plates and 16 screws in my right ankle. i have always loved heels until i was put back together. After about 2 years i asked my surgeon if eventually my plates and screws could ever come out. He said No thats whats holding you together. He proceeded to tell me i was the worst case he's ever seen. Long story short almost 7 years later i miss my heels. i even read how do you get used to high heels after major surgery. i began to realize it was my fear thats been holding me back. psychological holding me back. i decided it was time. i bought wedge sandles, low pumps, platform heels. i noticed when i wear the stiletto heels i do have fear so i didnt graduate to that level of comfort as i had before. Hey i almost died but i will master these stiletto. there is slight pain in the ankle but nothing to terrible. 2-3 inches is comfortable now but i will master these stiletto one day.
so sorry about your experience. I too injured my ankle in a car accident unlike yours mine does not get to 90 degrees and stuck in a wedge position so I am stuck wearing wedged heels. It doesn't help the pain at all. The surgeon said the next best thing is to fuse the joints in that position.
I broke my ankle Nov 1st. I had surgery December 20th. today is Feb 6 and im back in a low heel. progress. I had plate and screws was in the splint and boot now in a low heel. Everything back to little normal. ✌️