Broken ankle and boot rubbing on my rod and screws

Hi Pam I had the same thing happen I got a price of a gel like pad from my physical therapist I placed it over the area and held it place with a sock. However that screw kept protruding and causing pain and finally had to get it removed a year later I actually could see it through my skin I hope you get better I know your pain

Yes.  Understand what you're sayng.    I have five different casts in two weeks, then was fitted with an air-walker.   I found this very uncomfortable at first. as the internal tubes which carry the air to the ankle rubbed across my inner ankle scar.

So, firstly we tried pushing cosmetic cottonwool pads down inside my sock in the appropriate place.  This worked to a very small degree but not enough.   Then ..

My husband took the inner liner of the boot out, turned it inside out and re-fitted it into the book, this put the internal air tubes on to the outer side of the ankle and while I had an 8" scar and screws on this side too it didn't seem to be so uncomfortable.   But of course, this means you don't have the air bubble in the correct place but this hardly matters if the boot is more comfortable.   This worked for me for the following weeks until I decided to turn the inner liner back into the correct positon and I found the inner scar unaffected by the air tubes.  The following week the boot was removed in any event.

I only wore the boot when I needed to walk.  Most of the time I was able to remove it and elevate my leg and I certainly didn't wear it in bed.

Hope this helps.

Hi Pam

I had my cast off on Wednesday. Was in cast almost 7 weeks . I too went back a few times with that same feeling. The second time I explained the feeling and although there was no sign on the skin it was rubbing the lovely people at the plaster room said they would put extra padding around my wounds from the op. why don't you have a word and tell them i had the same thing.

I felt like it was scratching on the plaster. And was so much worse at night

Hope you get I sorted, don't suffer in silence

Mandy x

Hi. I had the same issue in my cast and in my boot at the beginning. I never knew if it was the ankle, the scar, or the pins or some combination. In the cast it was very uncomfortable, and mostly at the end of the day. When I first moved to the boot I was disappointed to find that I had the same issue, but after a week it started to get better and now it rarely bothers me. I think, in my case, as things healed the issue went away. I wondered if as the swelling went down the place they molded in the cast for my ankle bone shifted and then caused the discomfort. It felt like my ankle was moving around in the cast and sometimes the wound felt like it was rubbing on some part of the cast it shouldn't have been. I'm 6 weeks in the boot now and no longer having the issue. I hope it gets better for you as it heals. Btw, after my surgery, I was in a splint for 3 weeks (2 different splints), a cast for 3 weeks, and the boot for 6 weeks. Best wishes. 

I had the same problem as I had a plate n screws had cast on 7 weeks went back 1 week early

Had stitches removed n nurse let slip I maybe get a boot instead of another cast I asked doc he wasn't very forth coming but had me do couple of exercises and a promise I would keep them up then he gave me a robo cop boot I put my protective sock in and just wore boot if went out none weight bearing but just use heal for balance

I sat most of time no boot but its not advisable as I did slip once I was very lucky it was more comfortable than a cast though you will get there try to rest I also used to keep it elevated when in house good luck regards dawn

I had the same problem as I had a plate n screws had cast on

7 weeks went back 1 week early

Had stitches removed n nurse let slip I maybe get a boot

instead of another cast I asked doc he wasn't very forth

coming but had me do couple of exercises and a promise

I would keep them up then he gave me a robo cop boot

I put my protective sock in and just wore boot if went out

none weight bearing but just use heal for balance

I sat most of time no boot but its not advisable as

I did slip once I was very lucky it was more comfortable

than a cast though you will get there try to rest I

also used to keep it elevated when in house good

luck regards dawn

Thanks so much everyone for your replies, it's reasurring knowing it might get better. Another question please, did anyone ever have a hard time with the boot fitting properly? I am only day one with this boot but feel so helpless cuz I can't seem to get my heel into the corner right, know what I mean? I feel like I want to knda push my heel in the corner tight but obviously I can't do this cuz I'm non weight bearing. So it feels like my heel/foot is not flat in the boot., then I hop up and it feels like the boot slides. down..anyone? Ugh I can't believe I have 4 more weeks none weight bearing

Sorry, Pam-I wish I could help you but I didn't reqiure sugery(thank goodness). One thing I have learned so far is this is going to take much longer to totally recover fom than what I thought. It's going to take a lot of patience on my part. Good Luck!