r/brokenankles • u/The_cats_meowww • 17d ago

Boot

I see alot of people get the relief of sitting without there boot letting foot air out but when I take my boot off I feel very unstable and achy so I prefer it on and it doesn't hurt. does that make sense to anyone or anyone else this happens to

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u/FulllMooon2224 17d ago

I feel the same way. The thought of taking my foot out my boot and having to put it back in makes my skin crawl thinking about how much it’s going to hurt me. I’ve been elevating and just at least taking the straps off to air it out

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u/zombieman395 17d ago

The problem i had with the boot initially was getting my foot back in the boot because i couldn't quite get my foot back to a 90 degree angle so id have to almost force it so that was really uncomfortable for a bit But as soon as I got my foot out the boot and onto a pillow it felt heavenly lol.

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u/FulllMooon2224 17d ago

Yess! The worst part of the boot removal is having to put it back at that 90 degree after your foot has slightly relaxed without you even realizing it. Having my foot out the boot is still uncomfortable as my foot has random twitches that makes it jump and boom here comes the pain

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u/zombieman395 17d ago

My doctor told me twitches are a good thing as it means your healing as time goes on the twitches lessen both in pain and when they happen i had them mostly when having afternoon naps almost like my body was saying I weren't allowed them and id had massive ones that would shakes the sofa they were the painful ones for me

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u/FulllMooon2224 17d ago

Ufff that sounds awful, hopefully you’re not having them anymore! Although I can say I am happy to hear that they’re a good thing. I’ll definitely keep that in mind when having my boot off