Broken ankle question?

Question

I broke my ankle and tore 2 ligaments one week ago. Went to initial doc, and he put on a stiff padded boot and reccomended I see an osteopath in a few days. I have no insurance, and osteopath wanted 200 up front before he would see me, sooo I never went. Keeping the boot on, walking on crutches, being very careful, when can I start trying to walk on it again, with the boot???? Relying on the crutches really is wearing me out! And no, I didnt need surgery.

Answer 1

See another doctor. Best advice. Broken bones can take months to heal. The ligaments will probably cause you much more problem if they do not heal correctly. You probably need physical therapy. I know you are not ignoring the problem but incorrect care could easily lead to surgery. Look online for a doctor and shop around for one that is willing to work out a payment plan. It is much better to spend a thousand now than much much more later. You can also try a podiatrist or sports medicine dr. Just be careful with the podiatrist cause half of them are real quacks. Use www.ratemds.com

Answer 2

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?