To boot, or not to boot (at night)
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Hello all.
I am entering week 7, post surgical. Dislocated (BIG time), double break, left ankle. One plate, couple of screws. Recovery seems to have been going nicely. PWB is a pain.
Left side of left angle is sore, irritated, now puffy red. NO oozing.
Question: anyone been told it's okay to sleep without your boot? I tend to sleep on my left side so am thinking that maybe the boot itself is rubbing the area during the night.
Thanks in advance for your input!!!
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diane86522
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That sounds like a reasonable compromise. So far I sleep on top of my sheets with a couple of throw blankets. Thank you. -Di
christine76972 diane86522
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hi Diane, I went into an airboot at 6weeks following surgery for an ankle fusion. Prior to this i had an accident where i broke the ankle and snapped a tendon. I was told that I could take the airboot off at night but to get a frame to keep the covers off so that I could move easily. I have done this and a couple of days ago at week 12 I was xray'd and told that the ankle had fused.
I hope that helps.
diane86522
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Christine, many thanks for your input. I have been sleeping for a few nights w/o the boot. My PT said it was okay. I sleep on top of the bed and use a couple of throws as needed. It's summer time where I live so this seems to work out fine, so far. My sores alongside my left ankle are healing up nicely now since the boot is not aggravating them!! Note: I found a really good web site about wound management which helped in tweaking my wound care.
ad81 diane86522
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Please can you send the details on the website for the wound care. I started weight bearing as of this week and my outer side of right ankle where the surgery was performed is rubbing the boot and causing a burning feeling and not letting it heal