ORIF Weber C fracture post op

How many pillows do you have, I have 4, helps me to wedge one in back of my knee. I'm 12 weeks out, but I'm assuming you are casted, so finding a comfy position slowly is definitely not hurting at all.  It's such piece of mind when we find a position that works. I felt pain where plate is that early on, but not exactly the feeling you describe. My ankle and foot feel weird, tingling, numb, burning suddenly, cold, hot...my point is your ankle/foot are probably going to feel a bunch of tinges for a good while.  Good luck, sucks a whole bunch!

Hi, 

i used a wedge pillow to elevate my leg..worked great and I didn’t have to worry about trying to stack pillows together.  Finding the comfy spot is crucial.   I slept in the couch for weeks because I was able to prop my leg up on the wedge and rest it against the side of the couch it seemed to take some of the pressure off of the splint and later the air cast.  The staples felt weird and If my ankle swelled too much I felt like I could feel the plates.  I’m about 10weeks out from surgery after spending 6 weeks NWB and still get tingles, burning and electrical shock feelings..all normal.   Good luck with recovery and we are all here if you need help

Hi

I tried using cushions, pillows etc but ended up buying this off Amazon and its terrific. Eeryone is right, you do get tinglings twitching etc but its all part of the healing process. I'm usually very active too but you just have to think forward to how much better you are going to be once you are back on your feet. I am normally on support crew with a mainline steam locomotive here in the uk and it kills me having to sit around but it wont be for long and I am looking forward to being pain free. Keep going!

Shirl

Good luck..July 12th is my appt at the dr.  Hope to be released to drive and return to work...fingers crossed!

Sometimes I would lay on my non affected side and have pillows between my legs to elevate the injury, or have my leg propped up over the couch, or pile all the pillows under my leg. I would even prop it on the handle of my scooter if it was really bad. It sounds like you’re lacking knee support somewhere. Do you think you need pain medicine to help be more comfortable? Just a thought. As for the plate pulling..I believe you could have that sensation. That was a major reason for my hardware removal 4 weeks ago. I had a great deal of pain and the plate was harder feeling than my bone and I could feel it pulling from bottom to top on the outside of my ankle when I squatted down on my haunches, it was very uncomfortable and hindered my range of motion. Now that it’s gone I feel almost as if it never happened. I waited as close the year as they wanted me to but I counted down the days to have it back out. Best decision I ever made. I had 2 kenalog injections that took care of the pain during that year for about half of the time but they don’t like to give them often. I’d buy it off the black market (j/k but it made a big difference in pain management). Get your healing done and tell them they can have it back if you’re able to have it removed. Best of luck it’s a long process so use this site as needed. Very helpful