walked/limped without crutches, now have pain
Posted , 2 users are following.
Hi there. 6 and a half weeks ago I underwent an ankle arthroscopy plus micro-fracture after a climbing accident last year. The surgery was to remove the damaged cartilage and a loose fragment which has been causing constant pain whenever weight baring since the accident. On Wednesday I was told by the surgeon that I can now fully weight bare, but use crutches for support in the meantime. Anyway yesterday I was in a restaurant with my brother. The salad bar was a short distance away from my table, so I decided to walk to there/limp without crutches. Each step was very painful, I should've stopped instantly. I mean all together I don't even think it was a minute worth of steps. But now today I have pain in my ankle, kind of a stinging one which I didn't have before. I'm just terrified now that I've done damage.
0 likes, 3 replies
hayley30335 kam98
Posted
Hi TRy not to worry its probably the muscles trying to work again. are u taking any meds?
kam98 hayley30335
Posted
hi ya, yeh I took them today but no difference. still have the pain. I just dont know what to do, I've had this pain the past 2 weeks dont know if its to do with the issue because its close to where the surgery was done, but it hasnt beem bothering me at all. I wake up this morning and suddently its 20 times worse. The whole day just this constant stinging nagging pain, which I feel when I stretch and rotate my ankle to do the PT, whereas before yesterday at the restaurant it wasnt like this at all, I would do the ankle exercises with no pain at all. Even when I've been sitting down today I have the pain.
kam98
Posted
The thing is the doc told me that I can now full weight bare, but using the crutch in the meantime to for support. But because I'm allowed to fully weight bare I refuse to believe that by walking/limping without the crutch yesterday for less than a minute has caused any damage, but I just dont get this pain now. Just so depressing.