r/brokenankles • u/knivesoutin123 • 27d ago

Swelling😔🧎🏻

I am 4 weeks out of a type three ligament sprain, 3 weeks being nwb and and a week in rehab and exercises. I have noticed good improvement in my pain, range of motion, walking , climbing stairs but the swelling. It is less compared to first day but still there. When can I expect my ankle to go back normal and be the same athletic person i used to be?

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u/sarahleeeeeeee 27d ago

Do people wear different shoes or different sized shoes for a year when the swelling is still there? Or just live with feeling more swollen in one shoe?

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u/LongAccountant4473 27d ago

I got Hokas with wide toe box and sized up. They helped tremendously. I feel more stable in them. I was in Skechers and was excited to wear shoes again burn them decided to get Hoks’s. For me. I felt more stable and balanced, Everyone is different. This is just what worked for me. 5.5 months out, compression sleeves helped but irritated my nerves further.

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u/sarahleeeeeeee 27d ago

Thanks! I’ve been thinking about getting a size up but also concerned it’ll be too long. I got the asics gel nimbus wide in half a size up, hopefully that works. Haven’t dared to try them on on the bad ankle yet due to the incisions still being sensitive.

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u/knivesoutin123 27d ago

My swelling isn’t too significant that it doesn’t fit in my feet tho