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i'm in my 4th week now. the swelling in my leg is all but gone, but i'm still getting a lot of swelling in my foot. How long have people waited for this to do down to the point when it's not purple anymore? Weeks? Months?
I broke me ankle back in 05. I fell down my stairs...duh ! I had a trimalleolar fracture, had to have the surgery, and couldn't walk for about 3 months. Worst time of my life.
I have 10 titanium screws in my ankle...yuck ! My Doctor told me that I should have them taken out, soon, but I really don't want to go through anymore surgeries, so I think I'll leave it alone.
I broke me ankle back in 05. I fell down my stairs...duh ! I had a trimalleolar fracture, had to have the surgery, and couldn't walk for about 3 months. Worst time of my life.
I have 10 titanium screws in my ankle...yuck ! My Doctor told me that I should have them taken out, soon, but I really don't want to go through anymore surgeries, so I think I'll leave it alone.
Sorry to hear, now does your ankle ever bother you? I know how you feel about not wanting to go through with the surgery..
happy easter everyone,
i have been walking (well, actually hobble/walk/shuffle) for three days now (7 1/2 wks since break) and have just about ditched the wheelchair. i can get around the main floor of my house, but have yet to tackle the stairs. have some discomfort around the screws, but nothing around the break. however, i have pinpricks in the bottom of my heel and my foot feels like i have a tight band around the ball of my foot. is this normal? thanks.
has anyone had bone graft surgery on the tibia where they take the bone from your hip? I had bone graft surgery five months ago, but it didn't take. they used artificial bone. Now they want to do it again with bone from my hip. any comments welcomed.
I had bone graf done where they go in through the upper hip. then they ream the inside of the femur bone for bone marrow which is added to synthetic enzimes(i think?) My procedure was done on December 5, 2007 i am now walking with a limp but, no more wheel chair,walker or crutches...
My hip hurt for about 10 days and feels really good now. The surgeon did not recommend shaving the hip bone due to possible problems later on in life with hip. I take more x-rays 3/24/08 to see how well the graf has taken. Its been a long 6 months for me im real happy to be standing erect.
has anyone had bone graft surgery on the tibia where they take the bone from your hip? I had bone graft surgery five months ago, but it didn't take. they used artificial bone. Now they want to do it again with bone from my hip. any comments welcomed.
Sorry to hear Cannon, are you in any pain? Is your tib showing new bone growth though??
happy easter everyone,
i have been walking (well, actually hobble/walk/shuffle) for three days now (7 1/2 wks since break) and have just about ditched the wheelchair. i can get around the main floor of my house, but have yet to tackle the stairs. have some discomfort around the screws, but nothing around the break. however, i have pinpricks in the bottom of my heel and my foot feels like i have a tight band around the ball of my foot. is this normal? thanks.
Hi there dog walker, yes it is normal. Remember it won't go away anytime soon, it'll get better everyday though, it'll just be a memory. By break was over a year, still I have to tell myself to walk normal....
For those of you who have had a knee surgery, my husband was in a snow moblie accident in 2004, to this day walks with a limp at times, he still never did get the screws removed, and yes they are loosing up... He has good days and bad days.. I was born and raised in Baffin Island, in Iqaluit, Nunavut so I love the out doors... My dad came to visit me for two weeks and reminded me, I had broken my ancle in elementary school, oh my that brought back painful memeries, yuk!!!
I had bone graf done where they go in through the upper hip. then they ream the inside of the femur bone for bone marrow which is added to synthetic enzimes(i think?) My procedure was done on December 5, 2007 i am now walking with a limp but, no more wheel chair,walker or crutches...
My hip hurt for about 10 days and feels really good now. The surgeon did not recommend shaving the hip bone due to possible problems later on in life with hip. I take more x-rays 3/24/08 to see how well the graf has taken. Its been a long 6 months for me im real happy to be standing erect.
take care
Hi n2rehab-- My doc is going to scrape the edge of the hip. Was it hard for you to sit, or walk on a walker after you got home from the hospital? Also, was it hard to sleep? I was worried that with two surgerys at the same time would make it very hard to get up and down at home. I'm just so tired of this, I was walking for two months before I had an exray that showed the hardware had moved down about two inches. I kept calling my doc about the pain I was in, but they would just say that it was normal. Thank you for your information. Talking to all you on this forum has helped with my sanity.
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Hi there tkdmom
