hi i broke my ankle and i just had surgery yesterday i was wondering if i would be ok to smoke some weed or would it be bad for my ankle? if so how long should i wait????
2007-12-01 10:12:09 · 5 answers · asked by Pedro M 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Getting stoned right after surgery may cause you to hurt it worse than it is already, I had a friend in a car accident who hurt his leg bad, did something stupid and hurt it worse, he lost that leg. Don't push your luck. Anything that can go wrong will.
2007-12-01 16:01:37 · answer #1 · answered by victor 7707 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no reason smoking marijuana would cause any problems after undergoing ankle surgery. The only problem may be getting stoned and doing something stupid (i.e. - falling down the stairs and busting up your ankle)
If anything, it may reduce any swelling and act as a mild painkiller. Enjoy.
2007-12-01 10:20:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told after ankle surgery that I should quit smoking. Smoking anything reduces the amount of oxygen in your blood, which prevents proper healing. Some orthopedic surgeons will refuse to operate when you smoke.
If you have to smoke, the longer after surgery you wait, the longer your bones have to heal, the better.
That being said, the second I was off bed rest I started smoking. Oops
2007-12-01 19:28:43 · answer #3 · answered by Traci B 3 · 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?
2016-05-21 00:26:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should probably take the safe route and wait a little bit before smoking. Although I don't think it would do much harm if you did smoke. I don't see how it would slow up the healing process.
2016-03-15 04:26:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would not suggest smoking any marijuana but if you are looking to get high make some brownies and just lay on your couch or somewhere safe so you can prevent falls and it will probaly reduce the pain in your leg since it will relax your muscles. :)
2007-12-03 07:54:18 · answer #6 · answered by Avon A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋