Broken ankle

oh remember it so well that firstsubmerged ankle....but cant do bath. I got myself a bath bench and still sing it as im still only LWB. Cant do bath at the best of times as I have back probs and once im donw in the bubbles I cant get up!!!  Last time i felt like a treat with bubbles and candles, thank God y son was up in his music studio with some of his girlfriends, as i had to txt and ask tow of the girls to come and helpme out...lol  Hope your nightmare week is over. Enjoy your soaks.   sx

Oh how i long for that day!!! 2 weeks today and my cast will be off. I bet it felt amazing!! How does your ankle feel? Are you  allowed to weight bear? X

Liz it's heaven!!! Lol but will feel odd. Helps with all the dead skin too, as I had loads. Yuk. As I got bath bench I just sat for ages with nice warm shower running a dishwasher put plug in the bath so saved water and my foot thought it was on holiday! 😊 happy days... ??. Roll on your 2 week wait it's worth every minute. It's a great feeling. Sx

*dishwasher * spellchecker. Grrrrr lol supposed to read with shower running over me. 😁

Wow!! That's sounds exciting. Can't wait to have a proper bath. Have been having mini showers... My appointment is in 10 days and I hope they will put me on boot and this cast removed. Before bath was a normal thing but since more than a month now with no proper bath it's a luxury 😁

I think you may be lucky to get rid of the cast....think it woud be ready to come off by now? my fingers and toes are all Xsd for you. You wont know yourself when you can take the boot off whenyour resting,,,thats heaven. sx

Thanks Sandra. Hopefully...

don't know until I see the dr in 10 days. I have very minimum pain and no painkillers since more than a week now. I am moving around on the knee scooter and sitting on sofa etc. It's just the swelling and only pains if any wait on the foot unintentionally. Don't know until I see the dr but my husband keeps saying to be ready if they put me on cast again for 2 more weeks if needed so I'm kind of ready for it too i think!!

I hope they dont put youin another cast. MY swelling redused straight after the took the cast off. Itstill swells once the foot has been down in boot for any time but no where near like it used to while in the casts. I dont think they help with the swelling anyway as we only get to see our toes and swelling in very restricked in cast so will give pain. Since going into the boot i can take it off while resting its heaven. But still a pain in the butt having to put it on to move around, but much better than cast. dont forget elevation is the big thing for the swelling and if needs be ice packs.  wishing you luck .  sx

Lol Sandra i did wonder about you sitting in a dishwasher 😂😂😂, that did make me chuckle, i am so jealous and cant wait, my  leg and toes have been really swelling up everytime i stand  up i hope that stops when the cast comes off xx

This spellchecker can pick up some funny words, nothing to do with what you're talking any. Lol I will guarantee that your swelling will reduce once cast it off and pain will reduce greatly. Won't know yourself.boot has its own nuisance's but much better than the cast. Fingers Xsd. Yours comes off. I git my nxt consultant visit nxt Friday where I'm hoping they reduce the use of the boot around the house. As my physio has told me it won't take taken away straight away until I've managed more physio to build strength and muscle back up. 12 weeks Tuesday and a lift time of horror. 😢 sx

Will have to start reading what I've typed BEFORE pressing Reply. Lol sx

I cant wait to get in my boot.....13 more days then i can have a shower i so hope your right about swelling but on the plus side we are winning x

Liz please take the time to look into a levelling shoe to bring both legs to the same height. Have a look at "Even up shoe" not expensive and can save you a lot of secondary injuries to hip back knees ankle and one lady has shoulder pain which she believes is from walking bent with crutches in boot. There are jest too many strain injuries come from boot and crutches and uneven gait   Do take care. 

I have never heard of an even up shoe but will google it, i would never even have thought of this, thank you x

Hi Ladies,

Just to update you on my progress to give you all some positve feeling!

4weeks ago I had my plaster removed & had a lot of pain & swelling! It has got a lot easier & still painfull more some days than others so getting there,

I can now come down the stairs normally rather than one foot at a time, & swelling is not half as bad either, so light at the end of the tunnel but still a long way b4 back to 100% as I cant walk far,

Hope your all ok I do feel your frustration but you will get there

Best Wishes to you all

Tina x

So happy you are getting there did you not go in a boot when the plaster came off? I have 12 more days of plaster cast so im getting there lol x

Hi Liz, no I was lucky as I ended up FWB in plaster the last 3weeks so I ecaped the boot but the pain was horrendus, I was discharged the same day without Physio too, Doc just showed me what exercises to do & I got on with it!

Long haul for us all but we will get there,

Hope the 12 days go quick for you hun x

Great news, your light is getting brighter.. great news. Ive did my staires for the first time going up STOOD up using rail and crutch. so pleased with myself.. nxt appt Friday and hoping i get told i can now start to do more without the boot!!  so fingers Xsd. SX

Being thick what is FWB lol  it sounds like you had some real uncaring people at the hospital i was in hospital for 5 days with fabulous care  Sandra you are doing so well xx

hi liz... FWB is when the doc gives you the ok to put your full weight bareing on foot. Im only LWB at the mo which is light weight bareing with crutches, fingers Xsd i will be given the ok to put my full weight while walking with or without the boot, will find out Friday!!!   actually did a cement mix today to fix my broken rain gally. It took forever working my hubby as he ust dont visulize what needs doing and i dont understand how hard it is for him to GET/vislize  such a simple job!!  mind you he cant even change a plug!!! Im the DIY master in out house, and its getting me down that so many things are going down hill because i cant do them!!!  Im my fathers daughter and he taught me well...God i miss him....sx

Oh i get it now, pretty obvious now you have said it lol you do sound like a diy queen, im useless at things like that, i miss my Dad so much as well  he taught my hubby so much about decorating  x

lol. Yes i love my DIY and can do most things. I was always stood with my dad while he worked even from a young age, so learnt a lot. My hubby is hopless and not interested in DIY at all. But then why woud he if he can see me doing it all. My dad did try with him, but just didnt sink in! I wasin the middle of putting in a new systern in the down stairs loo before this happened, but because of the big ugly boot plus the swelling of my foot i have had to put it on hold, which is a pain as now ave to go up n down the stairs for the loo...grrrr

Sorry ladies I have been off line a few days been busy!

Glad to hear you ate all making some progress no matter how small it makes you feel loads better, best wishes to you all xx