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8 Weeks post ORIF

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neil59053
neil59053

Had ORIF surgery on 12/22 and was told I can start bearing weight on it last week. Doc said bear as much as I can tolerate.

I have been standing here and there and even started walking with and without the crutches.

Doc said keep going as long as it does not hurt. When I am standing or walking little to no pain. However when I sit and take my boot off, my foot is stiff and takes a lot to get my ROM back. And then this is the point where my foot starts to get a little pain right around the broken bone area's on both sides.

I think I am doing good and want to keep pushing more. I think I may have over done it a bit when I realized I can walk without crutches. Next day it was sore no I just kept it elevated.

Does anyone else experience this small amount of pain? Even though the doc said to stop when you feel pain, I am assuming there is going to be some pain to get through.

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  • tamara75
    tamara75 neil59053

    Posted

    wow great that u can walk already!!! I had ORIF dec 7 and had 6 weeks plaster and now am 3rd week in boot! My calf muscle has wasted and m struggling to walk without pain! I am in crutches and can only just fully weight bear but when boot is off i struggle to stand or walk. Im really started to get down. I had no idea it would take so long to recover 😦

    • neil59053
      neil59053 tamara75

      Posted

      I was lucky, the ER doctor told me this was going to be a long recovery so he set my expectations early.

      My calf muscle is gone as well. Looks so tiny next to my right calf.

      Once I was able to walk with the crutches without pain, I just kept going more unless I felt pain.

      Seems like the past 3 days I have made tremendous strides. Walking fully with the boot and no crutches.

      I am still not ready to stand or walk without the boot. Use the boot more and get to walking regularly before trying to walk barefoot.

  • tamara75
    tamara75 neil59053

    Posted

    wow great that u can walk already!!! I had ORIF dec 7 and had 6 weeks plaster and now am 3rd week in boot! My calf muscle has wasted and m struggling to walk without pain! I am in crutches and can only just fully weight bear but when boot is off i struggle to stand or walk. Im really started to get down. I had no idea it would take so long to recover 😦

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