Broken Ankle
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Does anyone one know why having a broken ankle can be so exhausting ? I think the past 15 months have possibly been the most exhausting of my life ! Roll on recovery !
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Posted , 9 users are following.
Does anyone one know why having a broken ankle can be so exhausting ? I think the past 15 months have possibly been the most exhausting of my life ! Roll on recovery !
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Tituscanby1 joan9
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They move on very quickly. I usually smile and speak very nicely.
For goodness sake, its hard enough for us coping on a daily basis let alone spilling our guts to some loser!
I'm into 9th month. As you've probably read somewhere, broken snapped fibula with dislocated ankle. Ambulance wouldn't take me to hospital. Said it wasn't broken. Got up in middle of that night on old crutches, fell to floor unconscious with pain, face planted on floor, got carpet burn on my face. Went to hospital 3 days later. Snapped like a carrot they said and displaced, but sorry, no specialist here to see you.
3 weeks later my husband had accident at work. Broke his scaphoid. Both had non unions. Both had surgery. Mine with bone graft. He lost his job.
A lot of ups and downs mentally and physically. I also made an old injury of a bakers cyst aggravated in my 'good' knee and couldn't move it at all, nor stand on it. Cortisone injection 3 weeks ago. Finally I can use it a little.
You get that feeling what next. Distraction is my only answer.I downloaded Scrabble on my phone. I just play a computer. Different levels. Also Ukelele.
How time flies when you're having fun. Who in the heck invented that I wonder.
Keep going Joan knowing we all in the same boat bound for goodness knows where lol!
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susan21687 joan9
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I am exactly 3 months today from the day I broke my fibula. I had surgery 9 days later.
I am now walking with a limp because I am having troublegetting the flexibility back in my ankle and foot, and I have constant swelling which is worse during the day than when I can elevate the leg at night.
I started back to work 2 weeks ago, and I am not just on my feet but walking about 4-5 hours per day. I come home and sleep for about 2-3 hours at the end f every day. I can't believe how exhausted I am.
I tell the PT that I am seeing and he says that I need to make sure I do my foot stretching exercises to loosen up my toes so I can walk better, and once I can walk better the swelling will go down.
I am trying really hard but it's so hard and my foot hurts ALL the time. Nothing makes it feel better except the narcotics and I can't take them while I work and I don't have UCB any more anyway.
I think it's a combination of constant pain and discomfort, stress about and fear of worrying that I could re-injure myself, constantly monitoring every single step and foot placement which I use to do unconsciously, putting up a good front in front of people that wears me out, and wondering if I am hurting my knee because it now hurts because of my limp.
I a trying to be one of the people that rebounds from the injury quickly but it seems like it's still costing me a lot mentally and physically. I guess it's the same for us all! Darn it.