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Full Weight bearing 6 weeks after ankle reconstruction

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mitchelle99
mitchelle99

Hello everyone so I sprained my ankle years ago and ever since then I’ve had instability and I finally decided to go to a physical therapist and he did an x-ray and told me I had torn tendons and I needed ankle reconstruction surgery and it has been 6 weeks since the surgery and I went back for a follow up appointment yesterday and he said I’m good now to fully start weight bearing as long as I keep my air boot on and he said I could wear an ankle brace instead but if I do I will have to continue using crutches like I have been doing until yesterday.  I haven’t taken a shower since the surgery just been taking baths so I asked if I could take a shower and be standing up and the Dr said yes as long as I’m very careful and I did that last night without the boot or the brace on and I did not have any pain and I have since been walking in my boot slowly and taking careful steps but I’m noticing when I move my leg a certain way, it feels almost as it did before, as if a tendon is still slipping in my ankle. I don’t have any pain it is just a funny feeling and I’m afraid I may have retore something especially because looking at other threads, most people go from NWB to PWB at first but that wasn’t what my doctor said I had to do. Am I just being paranoid or is there a chance I may have hurt myself again??

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  • amy1057
    amy1057 mitchelle99

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    Hi! Mitchelle99,

    I had Achilles tendon surgery( medium tear but shredded due to a bone spur) 4 1/2 months ago. I had alot of weird feelings and some that appeared to feel the same as before the surgery. It was nothing.

    Now, a word of advice. Be extremely careful when not wearing your boot. If you fall, etc., the chances of reinjurying yourself are so much greater.

    I had been walking around the last 2 weeks without my boot as my Doctor told me I could do. I got less cautious Thursday night, a week ago, wasn't watching where I was stepping, as I was in a hurry. I stepped right into a hole, immediately heard the loud pop, fell to my knees, severe pain. I had totally ruptured the achilles tendon i had, had surgery on. I will be having extensive surgery (as my surgeon said) on Wednesday. I really think if I had, had the boot on, it may have been sore or possibly bruised but i don't think it would have torn it.

    Good luck and take care.

    • mitchelle99
      mitchelle99 amy1057

      Posted

      Oh my goshhh that is horrible I’m so sorry to hear that!! I hope your surgery goes well and that you heal well this time. Yeah I definitely think keeping the boot on would have been best.  They told me I can take it off in a week but that seems soon to me.. it’s hard to stand on without the boot
    • amy1057
      amy1057 mitchelle99

      Posted

      I had hard time standing to without the boot. My foot didn't want to cooperate without it, couldn't put it flat. It had finally gotten to that point about a week before i re-reputured it.

      I think it'll be better this time even though the injury is much worse because i have a much better surgeon.

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