How to weight bear
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Howdy
Week 7 from break - last week had the cast removed and given an air boot. Advise to weight bear with the boot on and off (thought he was joking) no chance of weight bearing without it! Can just about bear a little with the boot on. Having all sorts of pain and discomfort- given another 5 weeks off work and have physio next week. I’m finding the waiting game v frustrating wanted to throw the bloody boot out the window followed by the wheelchair I was using - had the weekend in London to see a couple of concerts in Hyde Park, decided not to cancel the weekend as already cancelled our trip to S Africa the week after I broke my ankle. It appears that one is invisible in a wheelchair - it was hard work and worth it. My husband tells me to be kinder on myself and allow the healing to happen - nearly threw the bloody air boot at him. It all seems so slow and everything is still an effort,
Thanks for this forum felt good to vent a little x
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kim23026 dawn85884
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No surgery? I'm 14 weeks from surgery, just got released to wobble in this boot, not boot free. Yeah, it hurts lol. I have PT this week, I think it will help lots. So far I only do a few minutes a day, with boot and crutches for balance. It's just a waiting game of healing, reallll slow! I had to cancel a trip to San Francisco 4 days after my fall, not happy - I know his you feel!
kpower dawn85884
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Well, count your blessings that you are over the hump now and progressing to final laps of recovery.
Your practitioner simply released you to start weight bearing with no further instructions? I would fire him or her if they were my doctor.
When at around 6 weeks post injury (which included bimalleolar fracture) my ortho wanted me to start bearing weight it was done in graduated stages: 2 weeks partial weight bearing (50%) in boot, then 2 more weeks full weight bearing in boot, and finally full weight in regular shoes.
This carefully orchestrated recovery approach was the bees knees and worked well for me. Of course, your mileage may vary. You may need more or less time to progress to full weight in shoes (your ultimate recovery destiny depends on how much soft tissue damage to ligament, tendons, and such you sustained).