Thank you for sharing. I am currently going through the same thing. I have a trimalleolar fracture as well. I’m only a month in and it hasn’t been fun. You give me hope, especially mentioning that you are 99. % back to normal and can do anything you did before your accident. Because it seems bleak to me right now, I’m watching a lot of YT videos with a similar experience. After all, I have time.
Hurts is right 😮 I was freaked out at the degree of my ankle rotation my injury occurred on August 22 this year I just now got my cast off from two weeks after surgery today. I iPhone pictured the sutur staples but on amulance day I never thought to take pictures freaky day looked like my foot was about to come off under the skin!
Spiral fracture of my lower fibula & broke my ankle .. plates & screws .. today cast came off .. my leg looks similar to yours but mine so bruised all over my lower foot .. ortho said 12 wks in boot @ lots of PT !!! Ty for your share & may everyone have a speedy recovery ❤️🩹🙏🏽🌺
I fell and I end up having a temporary gas put on. I had to wait for the orthopedic version I was at home. So I finally got to go outside and sit my rocking chair. I had a walker and everything. So we had a new puppy right before I shattered my ankles and puppy got out the front door and not knowing what I was doing decided to run after the puppy. I got halfway on my porch and my ankle was shattered. it was turn side when is and that’s the last thing I remember. I was taken an ambulance, a really great medical center ended up with keto acidosis. That’s when my sugar glucose went very very high and it put you in a coma so that’s why I didn’t know what I was doing. I spent 12 days in the ICU ended up the bacterial infection then I had six surgery altogether. I am going to have my seventh surgery And probably about a month and I will be out 5 to 6 weeks. Let me tell you I’m hoping surgery. Let me walk a little little normal anyway. All my prayers and thoughts are with all of you that have something like this done, it doesn’t feel good.!❤
I fell out of our motorhome on the way to dinner on July 6, 2024. Yep, this is my outcome too; triple break to the ankle.. I’m not even quite 2 weeks after surgery and waiting to go on Monday to get the stitches out. So far recovery has been going good. This is my first ever bone break. I’m 66 years old. This gives me hope that I won’t be limited in my mobility forever. Love my knee rover for the meanwhile.
I have been driving since two days after surgery I drive left footed 600 miles round trip to doctors nv doctors suck it was done once all fell apart after 5 months cause he didn't do nothing rt missed dinose everting had fractured ankle but he didn't know how to put new one he blamed it all on me for putting weight on it
Which ankle did you break? I couldnt tell at first. Wow whee. Gives me hope. I just took the dressings off after 3 plates and screws 6 weeks ago! Good luck all you trimalleolarites!
Thank you so much. I am on day 6 .... surgery day was Thursday last week...First temporary (partial weight bearing) cast... Following a fall down 5 steps early hours Wednesday morning ....(Not alcohol induced!!) Amazing NHS service and consultants. This video is so helpful, honest and descriptive... Much appreciated 👍🏻 thank you so so much ❤
I've just had the same happened to me on my first cast at the moment only slipped in kitchen dislocated ankle and 2 bones broken was very painful waiting for another cast to be fitted this week and wear for 4 weeks glad you got your self better thanks for the video
I’ve just done my ankle, 3 plates in and on the 1st week with a soft cast, happy to see you guys on the other side and back to normal, I’m quite active and this has really worried me for the future capabilities of what I’ll be able to do, so thankyou as this has made me feel better ❤️🩹
Good video. Broke my ankle 5 weeks ago, pain has been awful! Now I’m trying to heal around the hardware, weird, painful & nerve wracking! Trying not to use the oxi, but Motrin no longer works. Do not see much discussion on the pain level of others. Anyone else feel their hardware feel like it’s moving about?! 😮😢
Great video! I know how depressing it can be to be immobile for so long. It took me around 4-6 months fully recover. I broke mine right around when COVID was happening and the doctors refused to operate on my ankle for the ORIF for 3 weeks after the initial same break. It had already started healing with calcium around the breaks, luckily when I broke it, my first instinct was to look at it and snap it back into place myself. I don’t remember doing that (shock) I suppose. 8 screws in total and 1 plate. Physical therapy was pretty rough, mine was locked up like a rusty bolt from the 1800s. Good luck to anyone who ever encounters this. 4 years later and I still experience minor pain and ache here and there, slight limp on occasion; but otherwise. Not life ending
I'm a month out from my trimalleor surgery....in the boot...still not weight bearing yet. But I'm getting there. I think I'll be getting that compression sock.
Had the same kind of injury 6 months ago....I was so depressed that I might never walk again. Today I can walk on own...not fully healed but I'm hopeful. I've observed that whenever I wake up, I feel more pain, is this normal?
I just had surgery for this EXACT type of brake, including the dislocation. I had to have two plates and screws. Your video shows me what I am in for going forward. Thank you!!!
Hey buddy, I appreciate the videos of your journey through ankle fusion. It’s been so terrifying knowing that I have to go for an ankle fusion sometime in early March 2024, You are a comical engineer lol I appreciate your educational and inspirational videos. Thank you so much and God bless.
Hey buddy, I just had four operations and nine months to repair my ankle. I had a 9000 pound beam flip off a trailer land right on my ankle crushing it they called a cotton fracture in the bones are out of your skin next month I go for an ankle fusion. I’m so concerned, I hope you’re doing OK. Thanks for your blog.
Thank you! From the bottom of my heart to this video and the comments. I got my ankle fractured last Friday. Surgery is scheduled for Wednesday. I am depressed and worried if my life would ever be the same again. But the comments here have given me hope. And somewhere I have come to terms with the situation that life might not be precisely the same, but one has to accept, be positive, keep the spirits high and move on. I am nearing 50 and have few more golden years to live life at the fullest. It’s just an ankle, life doesn’t end. That’s what I am telling myself. Hoping for best. Need lots of support in form of prayers. That’s all I am asking for. Prayers, Doctor’s expertise to perform the surgery correctly, and grace of God to show his mercy to get me healthy.
OMG. Thank you for bringing me back to this post. Some memories came back and few tears came out too. 😂. Anyway, surgery was successful, recovery has been great. Started to walk and very light jogging. Have settled in at 11K - 15K steps a day and yoga. So back to normal. Ofcourse I do feel there is something there in my ankle. Flexibility is few degrees lesser than left foot. But can do everything I did before. Wishing you the very best. You will do great. Final piece of very very important advice if I may - DO NOT compromise on physical therapy. Because doctors will do their part but physical therapy is our part that we need to adhere to 100% and more. That’s what will determine your long term impact going back to normalcy. Good Luck. Would love to hear from you when this is behind you. ❤
I had 2 plates, 24 screws, 9" incisions on the inside and outside of my ankle. The consultant discharged me after 6 weeks without offering physio. Your videos have helped to get me moving a bit.
Had same surgery Nov 16th,same process as well,in a boot no weight bearing until Jan 16th appointment and i hope to start weight bearing and PT,funny how different countries do same process lol,thanks for vid,btw this is such a pain but gotta pull thru Cheers USA 🇺🇸
As soon as my skin was closed over at week 5 and now im post op week 6. I put Vaseline on my foot, its soft smooth scabs all off. It actually helps scaring as well and moisturizing as well. This week, im also starting silicone tape for scaring as well. Im going to be a little behind on pt i won't start until week 8 so im just doing basics from home for now. It's all booked up until after these holidays im in the US. This has been so difficult
Had a similar injury. Jumped from a tree, the branch broke, uncontrolled landing and broke my fibula's ending, deltoid ligaments (4 of them), and some others that I don't even know the name of. Timeline: 0 day - 6h after injury got operated, got external fixation, and they moved the dislocation in place 8th day - ORIF surgery, 9 screws, 2 plates 9th day - total disaster, cannot sleep, morphine usage, big swelling, removing my Moon boot for a few days helped :) ... 50th day - stopped using Moon boot 51st day - started physio, 2 times per week, 25 min visits 58th day - got one bolt removed joining tibia and fibula 65th day - tried to pull my total weight on my leg, starting to walk with only one crutch 66th day - my EMS device arrived to stimulate muscles on the leg .... and my timeline stops here :) If I find this comment again in some time, I will edit it. Cheers to every injured person. Hold still. After 2 weeks after ORIF, it's a logarithmic improvement.
I broke my tib/fib nearly 2 weeks ago. Originally I didnt need surgery thinking it was just one break from the emergency room x-ray, then it was...oh you need your tibia fixed with surgery! but in the end I ended up having two plates for my tib/fib. I guess after looking at my CT scan they thought i needed it!! Had my surgery on sunday, two days ago. Also been showing signs of infection (bridge of fever and high resting heart rate) but its settling with anti biotics....originally sick note for 8 weeks so we will see when im walking again!!
Thank You so much for takin the effort & time to film this. I have the same fracture with dislocation. I wanted to ask you about pain when you started weight bearing? Was it very painful for you in the beginning? I was given the all clear to wb last wk (so early days yet) as much as is tolerable. It is so painful though so im having to use to two crutches. Im scared that ill never walk properly again !
I am currently 9 weeks out from trimallorial fracture and now weight bearing. I just started therapy this week. Your video gives me hope. It has been hard mentally to deal with as well and missing work which my job is physical. I hope the Physical therapy can help me get strength back I am trying to use a cane since my gait is off.
So helpful. Adding exercises to my PT regime except number 7 as havnt been approved to walk without boot. Right now only doing my exercises once daily. Want to up to twice a day like yourself on the rainy days don't go outside for a walk in boot and walker/rollatot
Since moonboot and massive pain reduction, slacked on icing. After watching your videos think will start doing daily again as foot still rather swollen. I am lucky enough to have a Bregg polar cube. So interesting the differences in time progression along with the different medical aids and PT exercises used.
