Stepped on broken ankle.
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the back story is i broke two bones in my ankle and one of the bones was twisted. i had surgery and its been 6 weeks today. I all most fell but i stepped with my bad leg and put my whole weight on it. Its not swollen but a little sore because i just got a new cast on two days a go so it was sore from the tightness but no actual pain from the fall. My doctor takes 48 hours to reply back but it takes an hour on hold for them to even answer so should i be worried and just call or just wait for my next appointment in a week and a half ?
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thesixer MelissaP333
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Sorry you had a fall on your bad ankle. Do you have hardware holding your bones together? If so, after 6 weeks, your bone should be healing and the hardware will hold it together. Definitely call your doctor if you're experiencing any new pain.
I'm 7 weeks post op and have 3 screws in my medial malleolus. My last X-ray at 6 wks looked pretty good but still not fully healed. My OS put me on FWB with my boot and told me that the hardware will hold my bone together and I can't really do any harm to my foot by putting weight on it now.
MelissaP333 thesixer
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thank you so much. I didnt call because i was not in any pain. I actually have like two plates and about 9 screws now that im saying how much is in my ankle that sounds embarrassing. I am hopefully getting my boot on today so i hope my x rays come out just fine. I hope your healing is going great.
thesixer MelissaP333
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Hi Melissa! I hope your xrays looked good and you are in the boot now. I am on week 9 and just started trying to walk in a sneaker. It has been challenging, as it continues to be very painful to bear full weight on my ankle. My dorsi flexion is terrible. I really hope it improves over time. My best advice to you is make sure you do physical therapy. Let me know how things are going.
MelissaP333 thesixer
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hello! My x-rays came out great and I'm in a boot for 2 weeks. They didnt tell me how often i should be stretching my ankle in the day so im just very clueless as of to what i should be doing.
I'm sorry its painful for you to put weight. I really hope that it gets better! There was a good video on youtube of stretches that is suppose to help with the pain that can maybe help you.