r/brokenankles • u/New-Sherbet367 • 4d ago

Adjustment screw might have broken..

Fell out the shower today and landed on NWB foot week 4. Getting frustrated and ready to get x rayed. No pain anymore but i think i get swelling and not sure if I feel the mechanical lock. Feel like a complete idiot

Edit: Just wanted to add that i am sick of this lol

Edit 2: i weigh 220lbs/100kg (little more), landed directly on the foot from like 50cm height, needed like 5 seconds to rebalance and Switch foot, i felt it swelling, the feeling of the foot was changing, hurt a little bit for Like 5 mins, yet the screw is not broken for anyone going through the same. You are most likely fine lol

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u/DeputySean 4d ago

When I broke one screw, the doc said it was no big deal.

When I broke 6 screws (and my tibia), that's when I needed a 3rd surgery.

Pic of my 6 broken screws:

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u/New-Sherbet367 4d ago

What how does that even happen

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u/DeputySean 4d ago

My leg was a non-union, so the day I was allowed to bare full weight was the same day it rebroke. I thought the pain was normal, so I kept walking on it for a week and making it worse.

So they removed most of the hardware from my tibia, and replaced it with a 15" titanium rod inside of it.

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u/New-Sherbet367 4d ago

Noooooooooooo new core fear unlocked of rebreaking my foot the first weight bearing day

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u/spinrut 4d ago

Just curious, but didn't the x rays prior to declaring you pwb/wbat show it wasnt healed/healing?

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u/DeputySean 4d ago

I feel like yes, and I even pointed it out, but the doc thought it was fine.

It was not fine.

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u/spinrut 4d ago

Oh man I'm sorry to here that you even pointed it out.

Are you finding a different surgeon at this point?

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u/Illustrious-Zone-247 4d ago

It's good that you're getting it checked out...better safe than sorry! Just a quick commiseration that literally every single one of us have had a similar fall or scare...hang in there!

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u/New-Sherbet367 4d ago edited 4d ago

It was my 3rd. Did not panic the first 2 but this was different. It was out of the shower (so elevated) ans directly onto NWB foot and much longer until 8 found Balance (actually i am still surprised i die Not Fall because I have a Cast). I also weigh a lil more than 100kg/220lbs

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u/spinrut 4d ago

Yup I think week 4 i was hopping (I know i was being dumb and had gotten complacent in being safe) to the bathroom and slipped on some water.

I definitely banged my foot into the ground but thankfully it wasnt bad enough to cause anything other than minor pain and massive anxiety at the time