My Ankle ORIF Surgery Recovery: Relearning to Walk! 

I pray everyone watching this has a speedy recovery, and we all can recover from this mentally and physically exhausting injury and walk perfectly again!🥰 I just had surgery yesterday, so I'm just now climbing this hill, any advice is SO WELCOME. Love and Light❤❤❤

This gave me hope and made me cry a little. Idk why it’s important to see it happening but while in bed elevating and doing little, it helps. Thank you for this video.

Thank you for sharing this video. Im currently 5 weeks post op from tibia/fib fracture and placed in a boot 2 weeks ago. Im currently limited to toe touch but moving to weight bearing this week 😊 This entire healing process is emotionally and physically draining. After watching your video makes me feel hopeful that I'll be back to walking normally very soon. I pray for anyone going through a similar healing journey gets well soon.

I pray everyone has a speedy and safe recovery!!! I broke both sides of my ankle and tore my ligament. I broke my fibula and tibia. I had such a bad fall about a month ago. I got surgery April 22nd and was in a cast for 2 weeks and now in a boot! I am now toe-touch weight bearing. It’s really hard and mentally draining and exhausting! I am so scared because of the trauma from the fall to even try and walk again. This gave me hope!👼🏻❤️

Thanks so much for the video. It’s motivation! This has been more than a journey for me! I’m watching your 30 day progression after cast removal I’m actually trying to keep up! My goal is to be in a shoe by day 30. I pray no one ever have to go through this it’s the most awful thing that ever happened to me! But I thank God for healing and blessings me through this!

Thank you so much for making and sharing this video. It is such a visual encouragement to someone who has the same injury as you, to move past fear and trust the process. Wishing you the very best a year later in your recovery journey ☺

I’m 5 weeks post ORIF and was told today to practice walking in the boot and watching this made me feel so much better. That first step today was painful and scary and made me think like how will I ever be able to do this. Watching this was exactly what I needed. Thank you so much.

I had my plaster removed today after 2 months.. And every phase has been like oh almost there.. I never enjoyed watching someone walk so much.. Thank you..

I am five days out of the cast- thanks to this video I had enough courage to take those first few steps. I am watching this video daily to improve my steps post ORIF. Thank you!

Great video! I had a trimalleolar fracture on Dec 27th 2020, it was a really bad injury. I was put in an external fixture (steal poles in my leg) for 2 weeks before main repair surgery on Jan 13th. Then Was in a cast for 6 weeks followed by walking boot for a number of weeks. I removed the boot and started PT 3 weeks ago but still couldn't walk without crutches. I finally took my 1st step today without crutches after 4 months. I am a grown man with 3 young kids and I can tell you its physically and emotionally draining trying to recover. The pain is 1 thing but the fact that you can't play with your kids and do house work is a killer

Thanks for making this video. I’ve watched it a number of times. It’s really inspired me as I’ve started walking again after my ankle surgery. Great job!

Thank you for posting this! I waited till I was 59 to break any bones. I broke my ankle in 3 places, had surgery & fibular post, tightrope, & screws installed. I am 12 weeks post surgery, been full weight bearing in a boot for 4 weeks, and will get a brace & start therapy next week. It was so encouraging watching your progress. I wish I had found your video sooner.

Reading all the comments of what happen to them and watching this video, it really gives me hope and let’s me know I’m not alone, I hope we all make a speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹❤️

I waited until I was 57 to break a bone (smile). I have searched for videos on recovery and I loved what you did. I wish I had thought about it when I started the process. I have learned a lot post-injury. I appreciate your time and effort to make this inspirational video. God Bless you!

I got 8 screws and a plate in my leg on Sept 7 2021. I train Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai. Getting my ankle moving and controlling my toes has been a process and honestly ive been getting sad about my slow progress because I see people online saying it may be a year before ill be able to be normal again. ive been wearing shorts and a tshirt and bathing every other day ( i used to shower 3-4 times a day) and not working out at all ( i used to train at least 15 hours a week). After watching your video Tuesday night i decided to try to go back to living my life as if i wasnt broken because of you. I started wearing regular clothes and showering twice daily. i started working out with bands and today i started driving with the right foot again. i improved my range of motion and strength in my ankle by 2 or 3 times. My PT was surprised how much Ive improved in literally two days. He honestly didnt believe it. You really gave me the courage to start pushing myself. Thanks so much for this video. All you did was show us you can walk and youve become my inspiration. Thank you so much.

This video is so encouraging, so glad to see your daily improvement! This is my light in the tunnel!

Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I has given me info and hope that recovery is within sight, but you have to put in the effort. Cheers.

It's a long journey. I came back to watch this to see what my progress is. And I know I'm making progress like you did. Thank you for showing us your progression.

Thank you so much for posting this, I broke every bone in my ankle and had to have ALOT of hardware in my ankle as well. It's inspiring watching your progress and knowing I too will progress one day at a time 🙂

I watch this video several times a day to make sure I’m doing it correctly. Each day I get a little bit stronger. I’m down to one crutch and even managed to take a few steps without it. I know I will get there and this vid gives me hope.

Oh my goodness I’m so happy I found your video literally an eye opener something I really needed so thank you. it’s been 7 weeks since my surgery I had gotten the ok to start walking but I am finding it hard. I’ve been limping with a cane and it’s so tiring, after seeing your video it made me realize it’s ok to use my Walker. I’ve been trying to walk for 4 days only and I expected so much. Thank you once again ❤

You bring tears, to my eyes. So happy for you! This really gives me hope. Haven't walked with two feet, i n three months. Was cleared, just yesterday, to start to put some weight back on it. Had total rebuild of my right foot.

Thank you for sharing your recovery - watching it (with great attention) after a similar injury has helped a lot in visualising progress! I hope you're doing well now too. I had surgery immediately, and had a boot. I was told I could bear weight with the boot, but it wasn't possible to walk as the boot was so massive. I only wore it when I had to move around. I did a lot of exercises while I was lying around. At 3 weeks I was liberated from the boot - this week I have been going better and better. I am more confident and flexing the foot when walking 🎉 I am hopeful this morning, 24 days post surgery.

Thank You ! I broke my ankle while in Hawaii on vacation. Just got my hard cast after surgery last week. Your video is inspiring!

Thank you for making and sharing this. I watched it several times when I began to partially weight bear after shattering my Calcaneus. I didn't make progress as rapidly as you but I wasn't that far behind! Hope you are doing well. Cheers x

i am 6 weeks post-op surgery and i can finally bear a little weight! your video gives me so much courage to take it day by day!

Thank you I am 53 days PO. You have given me encouragement.

I truly wanna say your video gave me hope when I was in adark spot and never thought I would come out to the other side I'm half way there so thank you

I'm stuck in a cast but have watched your video so many times thank you! It gives me hope!

Thanks for sharing 👍you have given me more confidence in my own recovery. 6 weeks since surgery, started therapy and seeing what you are doing helps my motivation.

May God bless you for posting this video. Like honestly thank you so much😭 this video always makes me feel motivated to walk again. I spent 11 weeks using crutches, I’m just now learning how to use 1 crutch after practicing for 1.5 weeks of watching your video. And I’m going to keep on improving and soon I’ll be able to walk normally again❤

Wow!! This is hopeful and 4 months post injury and still having a hard time walking I’m hopping and have become extremely hopeless but this gave me hope.

Thanks for sharing hope to all of us who are watching. Is been two months since my ankle surgery no weight bearing on it. Another month before I see the Orthopedic and hopefully can start Physical Therapy. I’m in my sixties so looking at this video I’m thinking maybe a little bit longer for me but hoping to drive and get back to my activities soon. Is more of a mental challenge while you recover not able to do all the things before getting hurt. Wishing everyone reading a speedy recovery at God’s speed.

I’m two weeks post surgery. I had some hardware installed & I’m super nervous about it all. Your video has given me more hope that I’ll be okay throughout my process. Thank you.

Thank you so much for sharing this video. It helps a lot during this process what its supposed to look and feel like, and provides encouragement and confidence that with hard work and persistence i will gradually improve.

Had surgery the 18th of February. I tore a ligament and fractured my ankle but I start weight bearing soon and watching this really helps. Hope you’re doing well! :)

This is so helpful! Im in my 8th week since i broke my ankle. Your day 21 is where im at right now.

This is inspiring. I am using boot but not yet weight bearing. Will check week 8 xray. Praying for eveyone’s recovery!

This is the best video I’ve seen, I’m 3 days out from cast removal and tried full weight without crutches walking in front yard and sidewalk, got very discouraged and lingering pain, that was a mistake. Checking YT on what to do found this video, made me feel better knowing I was right crutches are what’s needed as I expected after what I thought was a setback, knowing what I should do now is a great relief. Ty

This honestly gave me so much hope! I cried last night as I was watching this. I can’t wait to get my boot and start walking again 😭

Simply great clear video. Very simple to understand and it clears up what I am going to have to do in 10 days. Thanks for the help. extremely conscientious on your part.

Yesss!! You did amazing! This video has given me so much hope & confidence ☺️🙌🏾

I’m on my first day of moonboot. Got about four weeks to go before I can move on. I can’t wait for the day I get back at it! Thanks for the video. I’ll be watching it over and over till the finish! 🙏

Thank you for sharing! It's so uplifting to see your recovery. Wishing everyone a quick recovery as well. I have a walking cast for 4 weeks after 6 weeks of no weight bearing. They said I could walk on it without my crutches but they left out that middle stuff lol

Thank you so much for this video. I just got my boot today and watching this gives me a gauge on what route I should go🥳

Broke my ankle and fibula 8 screws and a plate. Had surgery November 20th recently now in walking boot but can’t put weight yet. So scared when I start to walk. Thank you for this awesome video brought my hopes back up to get back walking🙏🏽

I needed to see this video. 12 weeks after 2 plates and 18 screws to put my right leg and ankle back together-this is day 2 of the boot and I’m frustrated that I can hardly even handle putting full weight on my ankle. This eases my frustration. Thank you for sharing your journey!!

Thank you for the video. It’s motivational and informative to see the progression.

Today I begin walking with the walking boot thank you for this beautiful and inspiring video!

A few weeks ago, I suffered a Lisfranc fracture. I had surgery done on 03/10/21, hopefully one day I’ll be able to walk and run again. Your video gives me hope!. Thank you

Thank you for good confident and to be active,thanks again🙏👍

Hell yeah! Awesome job you just kept on going.

Amazing to see you recovered Inspirational for a person sitting on bed due to ankle injury

Thank so much for this video, it fills me with hope

Fractured my right ankle badly in a car accident in 2.26.21 and loved how your did day-by-day! Great job at staying at it! 👏🏽

I slipped on ice and had a trimalleolar fracture, needed emergency ORIF surgery. I just got into a walking boot and took my first steps a few days ago. today it’s even easier! I’m on a 10-day weight bearing progression which is a lot quicker than I anticipated, but I’m listening to my body first and foremost. so glad your recovery went well ❤ thanks for sharing this!!

I've had 2 ankle injuries. One required surgery. The struggle is definitely real, but taking it day by day mentally is what it takes. The platforms to add to your shoe is a MUST to help walking with the boot *can be purchased from Amazon & returned when no longer needed.

hey! thanks for sharing this video. I am 23 weeks post ORIF with 1 screw 3 clips, after my ankle fracture and still struggling with flexibility and constant swelling and pain of my foot although I went through a really good recovery and this video was a reminder that I can go back to 100% again with a little more time and patience...so thank you again

Heck, yeah. Thank you for this video. It's motivating for when I get to that point. Right now, I'm in the boot, non-weight bearing. Can't wait to start walking again.

Thank you for sharing this!!! I’m 5 weeks post ankle ORIF and both excited and scared to start trying to walk again in a few weeks.

I'm at DAY 3 after my surgeon told me I could start walking on my leg again and I seem to be tracking with your video exactly. I went to the barber today to get a haircut and was able to move about ok but I still need the crutches. Similar situation to you. Broke my ankle in 3 places too. Tried to take a step today without the crutches and wasn't successful. I'm watching your video everyday to try and sync my progress to yours. Thanks for this video. It is soooooo helpful.

This gives me hope. Love you🥺

Today is day 1 for PWB in my boot. This was incredibly helpful and inspiring. Thank you!

Thank you for making this video. It was a YT recommendation cuz I also broke my ankle in three places and had surgery also with lots of hardware early last month. I just got the okay from my doctor to put my full weight on it while using crutches and wearing a boot.

Well done sister. Proud of you 💪💪🙏

Thankyou for sharing this 💚 I found the hardest part after wearing the boot was to keep my toes down when I walk. It's funny having to learn to rewalk but awesome what the body can do 😍

Thank you for sharing. I’m exactly 6 weeks post op and I was told I could start weight bearing and pt today. It definitely feels like a long road but you made it seem so much more possible and realistic. Thank you

I just watched you yesterday your video how you walk and you gave me so much confidence thank you so much money to keep

I'm 2 days post ORIF and i can't even describe how bad it hurts. I'm trying to stay positive as much as possible but i can't think straight with this pain. I'm always moody and the pain makes me someone who is intolerable. I'm lucky to have supportive family and friends by my side. I don't want to cry anymore but it's so hard:(

Thank you for your video. I am walking back on my boots and crutches. I am on Day 2 soo excited 😊.

I broke my ankle 8 weeks ago both tibula and fibula snapped off my ankle and I dislocated it, got plate and screws put in, couldn't walk had lost confidence, by week 4 I decided as x-rays showed ankle healing to start exercising it myself to stop the tightness, got moon boot off week 6 started weight bearing straight away, soreness but over the last week went from two crutches and going up and down stairs on my bum to one crutch and walking up and down stairs fine, I can walk without crutches for short periods of time and apart from back of ankle causing pain been fine got a limp walking without crutches but at least I can do it, got my first physio session next week after 3 weeks out the moon boot but she can help with the back of my ankle didn't feel the need to sit doing nothing for 3 weeks waiting on physio keep going it all comes back to you

This helped me so much. I had reconstruction surgery on my foot to fix my arch, and some tendons on 12/28, it's now 2/9. I have xrays done on the 17th to see if I'll be allowed to put weight on it yet. To be honest, I've been putting a small amount of weight on it just enough to keep the joints loose so they don't contract. I was telling my husband there's no way I'll be ready to put weight on it by march 1st when I return to work. This gives me hope!

I also broke my ankle in three places in July. I was given a boot at six weeks and told to go start mobilising. I normally like to be spontaneous in life but with this experience, I craved very specific instructions. Left to my own devices, I took to RU-vid and just wanted to say that your post is the most motivational for me. I'm four days in to taking my first steps and increasing the number each day. I know you are now walking (yay) and you have been great at responding to all the questions asked, so I hope I'm not repeating but it would be great to know how much you practised each day? I started with two lengths of my favourite big rug and double it every day but I'm wondering if I should be doing much more? I don't get to see a physio for another three weeks. My niece made me a great soundtrack of songs about walking for my rug endeavours. Take care and thank you for sharing your experience.

I'm 2 weeks past from my ankle surgery and my Ortho put me in a boot instead of a cast because of how well my body is healing (stay off the pain medication as much as you can people! It'll suck at times, but you'll be shocked how much better and faster your body will heal). I get to start moving my ankle to strengthen the muscles in it now and start weight bearing in 3 weeks. This gave me so much hope for getting to full weight bearing quickly. My Ortho told me he wants to see me walking in the boot without crutches by my next visit in a month, so this video shows me that it's definitely a realistic timeline for that! Thanks so much!

Thankyoufor this informative and inspiring video. My greatest frustration is that my surgical team only tell me about the next immediate stage. Not allowing me to plan for my recovery long term.

Great job.. i cant wait to walk soon. Still recovering

Hey I have just began in a boot I have to wear for 6 weeks I’m 2 weeks post op it’s glad to see you get better :) and thanks for sharing as it gives me hope

I now have a cast wrap around me that protects the repaired shattered foot, hoping to walk like you after 6 week. This is truly motivational.

I had ankle ORIF on 2/24/21 and this gives me so much hope. Thanks friend! I hope you’re much better now❤️🤗

Wow! this is encouraging. On my 9th week of fracture. Just started applying weight on tibia and fibula fracture, glad to know that within 30 days I'll be on my two feet. Thanks for the video

Thank you for posting this! I’m also trying to get rid of my limping and I was wondering how long it would take. I just got out of a boot last week. Everyday I’m making small progress

Thank you for this video, very informative! I start this tomorrow.

I have to wait at least 4 weeks for I can try-out to start walking again. This video gives me hope

What a nice video. Im 2 weeks away from walk again after I broke my calcaneus. Thanks for sharing!

This is my first day out of a cast and into a boot and I cried thinking how am I ever going to walk , seems impossible at this moment but watching this gave me hope. I still have a long way to go but hopefully by the summer I'll be ready 🤞🤗 thank you

this video gives me hope with my sprained ankle

Get my stitches out tomorrow, but will still be 2 more weeks on the scooter before I’m weight bearing. Can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel finally.

What does the pain (if any) feel like when you first started trying to walk again? I have my cast removed in 2 weeks and I’m so nervous to start walking again.

I’m 7 weeks post-op ORIF and just got my cast removed today and now have a boot. Your progress is amazing. Did you have physical therapy as well?

Awesome video. Provides hope and goals.

Cried after watching this. 3 weeks post ankle ORIF. I will update once I get to 12 weeks.

Hi! Thank you for this. Can you upload an update video of your ankle?? I had almost the exact same injury, broken in 3 places with lots of hardware!

Please post a update!! I just broke my ankle this is so much motivation I’d love to see how you walk today!!

Thank you so much for posting this. At sea about weather I am improving too slowly or what to expect. Did you have the shoe lift devise on your intact foot while in the boot, and how long did you walk at a time, or did you break it up into sessions? It’s a horrendous ordeal emotionally as much as physically, in my opinion, and having others share their experience is a huge help.Thank you.

This has become my guide now. I was told to try standing at 4weeks, and now to walk with support as tolerated (6 weeks), no specific guidance as such and no boot. I'm wearing regular shoes and god, the other leg is just crying and so are my wrists. How long were you able to walk for initially? Like continously? I.am barely able to do 5 minutes

This video motivates me so much recently broke my ankle I’m six weeks healed. About to get the green light to start walking again amazed at your progress in a months time hope I can do the same.

thank you for showing. at least have an idea what to expect

In 10 days im getting my cast removed. Your video gave me hope!

Very encouraging. Thanks.

Thank you am on 20 percent weight bearing trying to run this helped out alot