Post op/Ankle surgery

Be very careful with sleeping pills. If you get up to go to loo, you could easily fall over.

I was nearly 7 months non weight baring. Broke fibula in half 39 weeks ago. Dislocated ankle. Never healed. After 4 months I had surgery, bone graft and plate with 6 screws. Kinda went like this:-

*Fell down stairs. Heard a snap. Agony. Called Ambulance. They said it wasn't broken.

*Got up on crutches in night, fell unconscious, face planted, broke a rib, and damaged shoulder.

*Saw Dr a couple of days later. Xray showed snap, and displacement. No specialist or Dr to look at it for another 10 days. Manually shoved into place with not pain relief.

*Sent home. No sleep, to speak of , bar 30 mins here and there.

Prescribed panadol, ibuprofen, and codeine.

*Got a knee scooter.

* Put leg up on pillows. Hurt a lot, sleeping on back a nuisance.

R.I.C.E

*I Slept in a bed, with a bed lift device. Easy to get in and out. Easier than a chair.

*Raised chair on blocks, shower bench slide, shower waterproof leg protector, crutches with wide bottoms, bed cradle to stop weight of blankets.

*Endless hours of potential boredom filled with hobbies. Ukulele, reading, T.V and PS4 games,a adults colouring book and a Teddy Bear!??

* Husband broke his hand at my third week.

*Double frustration. Half time change ends of house.

Welcome to the bone club.

It Does GET BETTER. I am living proof.

Enjoy little moments. Surrender yourself to letting your body repair. Do what Physio and Specialist say. 6 weeks after my surgery, my physio taught me to sleep in the recovery position at brief intervals , using pillows. Helped my back.

Physio came to house, 2 for price of 1 lol. His hand, my foot.

We've been up and down many a time . But alas, the down times are less.( apart from the fact we both needed surgery and have been slow recovering. And my husband lost his job , in a work related accident , the fault of his boss)

Sleeping is hard when we don't get physically tired. Plus reliving the accident saw me having many a nightmare.

Try a bed. Heaps of pillows. Get Physio to help with best ways.

I too felt I was never going to sleep properly again

But I started sleeping much better 3 months after my op. I've shed many a tear. Wanted to give up, But have supportive people on hand. ??

I can now walk unaided most of day, and use a Walker with large wheels and a seat when I'm tired. I still use my knee scooter at night. Never thought I'd say this, but I'm nearly out of the tunnel.

Good luck.

Let us all know how you get on.

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