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At a crossroads with my ankle problem

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matthew21895
matthew21895

Good day!

I am currently 27 and had ankle surgery in March of this year, I had a screw placed in my medial malleolus to fix a non-union.

I just received a cortisone shot 2 weeks ago to try and relieve some of the pain in my ankle, And it did not help, seems like at times it has gotten worse.

I seen my family doctor yesterday, and he has referred me to a sport surgeon for a second opinion on my ankle. What bothers me the most is, the doctor told me my ankle will probably never be at 100% again and I will have to attack the pain after it happens, likely meaning staying on pain medications for the rest of my life.

Have any of you had the same problem as me, if so, what did you do? Did you look into any other methods to help with your pain or to try fix the problem?

I'm at the point where I almost think it is time to give up on trying to fix my ankle and move on with coming to terms with always being in pain.

Thanks for any help and tricks that may be out there!

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  • Rusky123
    Rusky123 matthew21895

    Posted

    Matthew so sorry to hear that you are still in pain. It is 10 months now since my surgery and my ankle is still swollen and  I still have a lot of pain, been diagnosed with CRPS now, so the pain thing is going to be part of the rest of my life, but you are a lot younger than me and can fight back. Do NOT give up, I am regarded as elderly, but I am not going to give in to my limited movement or pain. I will not take the nerve blockers or painkillers offered by my doc because I want to be in full control of myself. Good Luck x
    • RichardKen
      RichardKen Rusky123

      Posted

      Dear Rusky

      I'm sorry that you are in pain. I do respect your feelings about not relying on pain killers however it is generally considered that the body heals a lot more quickly if not in pain.

      Cheers Richard

    • stephanie_60857
      stephanie_60857 Rusky123

      Posted

      Rusty when you say CRPS what is the meaning. I wish my husband could tolerate some of his pain, but nothing helps him. Cortisone injection only lasted 24 hours. It is unbearable and leaves me feeling helpless. I pray for a miracle but...

      Thank you

      Stephanie 

  • mary48140
    mary48140 matthew21895

    Posted

    Matt, I don’t know how severe your break was, but it sounds like you have more hardware than just a screw holding it all together. I broke my ankle in 3 places this last April, and am working on my 2nd infection on the right side of my ankle. Granted, the  first one was due to a pin that came loose and started coming up thru my skin. After they took that out I thought I was fine. Then about 3 months later I went back to my doctor due to swelling and pain. I did put some ice on it which did help with the swelling and pain. But one month later, I was back again with a low-grade infection covering up a hematoma. I’m now scheduled for a CT scan this Monday to see if the bones healed completely. If it has, she’ll be taking it all out in January. I think my body is rejecting all the metal in my ankle, and you know that leaving all that stuff in there can lead to arthritis among other problems. I’d check with your Dr. and ask about getting all your hardware out too. Good Luck!
  • phil98274
    phil98274 matthew21895

    Posted

    I was in the same situation and I chose to have an amputation.   I’m now walking again pain free. 
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