I had a bi-lateral malleolar fracture that was surgically repaired with plates and screws four weeks ago. The hard cast is now off, and I am in a removable cast with crutches. The thing is, I have no pain. I'm not complaining. The ankle is still somewhat swollen, but the joints seem to have a full range of motion with no pain--that foot feels little different from the other foot, which is uninjured. I can stand on both feet with no pain, either while standing or afterwards. My surgeon suggests that I could begin weight-bearing in a week or two, "as your pain level permits", but my pain level right now, at four weeks, is essentially non-existant. Would I do damage by weight-bearing now, with the cast on?
2006-09-17 08:44:57 · 4 answers · asked by cosmo 7 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Many people have no pain when first attempting weight-bearing...however, then they "over-do it" and have pain later. While clinical healing usually takes about 8 weeks (clinical healing refers to the ends of the two bones meeting), the bone continues to change for up to a year! Some fractures take longer or shorter to heal depending on type, age, location and the health of the person. When considering all these things, the easiest way to answer is "Yes, you may do further damage by walking on it before it is advised." Your surgeon in the only one who actually saw inside your ankle and is the best person to advise you on your weight-bearing status. Don't even stand on it until your surgeon has advised you to resume weight-bearing.
2006-09-17 10:32:05 · answer #1 · answered by mistify 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I badly sprained my ankle about 3 weeks ago. I was in a hurry going down the stairs, lost my balance and landed on a bad side of my left foot, causing my left ankle to be stretched going on the inside. The first 48 hours were excruciating and the pain was un-believable. I've never had a serious ankle injury before.
So I immediately treated it using the RICE method. The following day, the bruising and swelling were so horrible. I found out that I got a second degree sprain and immediately panicked after that. I had a football game on that week and it been looking forward to it because I've been training for rt. I had teammates that had similar injuries and it took them months to fully recover, some of them stopped playing altogether. So I kinda had a short-term depression because I can't imagine myself not being able to run and play sports anymore.
Because I was so desperate to recover again, I contacted a lot of people that I know who do sports and asked them if they had similar injuries. One friend of mine, from the boy's football team in my university, told me about H.E.M. Ankle Rehab. I got a copy 4 days after I got injured. I immediately read and followed what was instructed and felt improvement on the first day. I was able to walk a bit, but I was in pain.
A couple of days after that, the swelling and bruising were subsid-ing significantly and on the fourth day, I was walking comfortably again. Although I've had felt a bit of stiffness, I continued doing what was instructed. My sister was surprised that I have recovered this fast. I told her about this book and was shocked on how effective the procedures were. I'm just so happy that this book was shared to me and how effective it is.
Heal your ankle fully & fast?
2016-05-17 10:33:04 · answer #2 · answered by Christine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without knowing all the medical data & seeing the latest XRays, there is no way for us to know.
If the Doctor said a week or two, I'd listen...unless you want another surgery to fix what you rebroke...or an amputation...
2006-09-17 08:54:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT DEPENDS ON YOUR AGE AND THETYPE OF FRACTURE
2006-09-17 08:48:30 · answer #4 · answered by SKG R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋