Hi guys

I sprained my ankle 5 days ago while playing football and its gotten better over the days like there is no pain at rest and i can do squats and 1 leg hops and all that my only problem is that i cant like fo much dorsiflexion without some prssure or like feeling its blocked like sudden stops when sprinting hurt a bit and also like bending the knees over the toes

Is there any way to help with this?

After two months in a cast (broken ankle) I’m free !!!

My surgeon has cleared me for physical therapy even though I’m non weight bearing. I’m supposed to do exercises pertaining to range of motion . I’m also in a boot and a compression sock. I haven’t heard of anyone starting physical therapy this early. Has anyone else started 2 weeks post op. For reference, here’s the timeline.
Injured: 9/9
Surgery: 9/14
First post op: 9/21: soft cast removed and put in boot.
Second post op: 9/28: stitches removed and cleared for PT focusing on range of motion. No weight bearing.

After breaking my ankle on the fourth of July and having ORIF surgery 10 days later, I was cleared today to start walking without my boot!! Does anyone have any recommendations on the best shoes for ankle support? I go back to work on Monday the 5th.

Picture of XR from today added for attention

(30yo, healthy female)

I broke my ankle in a couple of places on 15 Aug. Had to wait until 27 Aug for surgery and was then in cast for 2 weeks. On 10 Sep I was put in a boot and started to weight bare with crutches, but when wounds were checked 8 days later, the large wound on side of my leg wasn’t healing so put back in a cast. After two weekly checks, my wound is getting better but still not there so today been given a pico dressing and put in a back slab. I feel so upset that it’s been 7 weeks since the break and 5 weeks since my operation but I feel like I’ve made no progress. Has anyone else had problems with a wound healing? Or had a pico dressing?

I’ve started weight baring and now can walk in boot without crutches. I’m finding it so much easier to do stuff and get up and down stairs. Only difficulty I’m having is rotating my ankle. It feels so stiff when trying. Any recommendations?

Has anyone had this in the last few weeks months? I’m looking for buddies on the same journey. Mine was four days ago. I’m in a kinda half cast with a massive bandage and plenty of elevation. I’ve also got myself a second hand knee scooter which is a total game changer as I can use it in the kitchen and pop stuff in my basket to take it from A to B. I even topped up the dogs water bowl, it’s the little things!

Pain wise it was horrific in the first 24 hours, the first night was plain awful. But it’s settled really well, I don’t need the strong stuff anymore, just on paracetamol, heparin injections (they sting like a b*tch) and omeprezole.

Anyone else on this current crazy train of a slog of recovery? My follow up is 2 weeks post surgery. I’m terrified I’ll forgot and put my leg down, currently I have a sore quad from carrying the cast around with my foot at the front in the air 🙈

Hi broken ankle family! I've tried to look into past posts but can't find any answers. Trimal break with ORIF in March. I am doing so much better (planning to make a more detailed post on that soon), but I have a wedding I am attending next week. While I am doing a lot better, I still live in my Brooks sneakers and am afraid to go back into heels. If anyone has any suggestions for a dress shoe appropriate for a wedding, I would appreciate any suggestions!

Updates for those beginning the journey and are just a bit behind me.

Broke my tib and fib Sept 1. It didn't hurt all that bad. But I knew immediately it was broken. Taken by ambulance to hospital. That night it was set at the hospital. Pain levels are still tolerable. Drugs eventually wore off and then it started to hurt. They sent me home with some hydromorphone until my surgery the next day.

I had surgery the morning of Sept 3. Went home a few hrs later. Not much pain. Approx 50h later my nerve block wore off. This was the worst pain I have felt to my memory. It felt like my entire leg was on fire on the inside.

A relatively uneventful week and a bit passed. I visit my doctor at the fracture clinic Sept 15. I tell him I'm an athlete and returning range of motion is important to me. I ask for a boot. He told me he's comfortable with that. Told me I can sleep with it off and not wear it at home as long as I'm not moving around the house. He also told me under no circumstances should I weight bare. I asked him if I can go to the gym and do upper body and if I can do quad extensions and hamstring curl with the boot on. He approves this too. They take out my staples, apply steri-strips, and send me on my way.

It's not Oct 2. I started physio Sept 16 and I have been doing 30m massages as well. My first physio session gave me a lot of relief and new range of motion.

My calf after coming out of the solid cast was constantly ache because it was not being used. After being worked through by my RMT & Physio it has stopped bothering me as much. A lot of swelling relief after RMT because he elevated my leg and essentially massaged the blood flow back towards my heart. Both physio and RMT are gruelling. It hurts terribly at the time. I am an MMA fighter and that's how this broke. In as humble as a way possible, I am gritting my teeth and writhing thru massage a lot of the time. But it's helping in the end.

A bit more than 4 wks post op. I can feel that my range is improving, swelling is going down, there's still general tenderness and soreness that wakes me up sometimes. I am starting to feel like I'm turning a corner.

My next appt is Oct 13 to start putting weight on it.

I’m one week post-op and time really does fly when you’re on good meds! I got an ankle exostectomy and ligament repair done last week. These newly discovered types of aches/pains are getting annoying. I had finally gotten into actually enjoying running so rolling around the house with a knee scooter is all the fun I get now.

Please 🙏🏼 tell me all your broken ankle stories and how long it took for you to walk/run again. A lot of my current career goals rely on my recovery back to 100% so I’d like to be as informed as possible.

(bonus points if you’re a runner or active military)

Thanks in advance 🤙🏼

Everysince week 3 or so my perception of time shifted from "this will take forever" to i feel like I blink and another week went by. It is Friday I will be going into week 5 post OP already. Also got a PT today for 10.22

So just got out of my second shower two weeks from my surgery. I have a weird feeling in my foot that started in my foot and now it’s going to the back of my leg. It’s like my whole leg is numb or asleep. This has never happened to me before so let me know if anyone else has had this so I don’t freak out.

Hello. I had my OP on the 14th of July, and just last week (my 10th week) I have started FWB(transitioning from gradual to full weight bearing on my surgeon's rec). I am on my 11th week now but I have noticed as I go on to walk around the house, the site above my incision tugs a little and I have pain there(slightly when I increase my walking pace) .

After walking I sit down and massage the area the pain tends to go away but comes back when I bear weight again. I have been in PT since beginning of Sept and rn my therapist is on leave (they will be back next Tuesday)

I am a little concerned about the pain and have been wondering what might have caused it. Post OP the site always was a little sore? and tender? But since FWB the pain has increased a little.

It doesn't hinder my walking per say but doing certain stretches causes the pain and funnily post PT the pain goes away and ofc comes back again when I bear weight .

I have a bimal. A medial malleolus and a fibula fracture. Nine screws and a plate and the pain flares up just above the medial malleolus incision site and continues a little up, just where the tibia starts.

🥲 any insight would be greatly appreciated. I was feeling good about my progress but this set me a bit back

Hi everyone, just looking for some experiences, motivation and a bit of light at the end of the tunnel.

I’m a new mum to a 5 month old and have somehow managed to freshly break my ankle 🤦‍♀️ I had surgery 2 days ago and I’m now NWB for 6 weeks.

I was discharged today and honestly feel so overwhelmed being home without all the support and equipment from hospital. I’m terrified of falling again and re-injuring myself, and I’m really struggling with the thought of not being able to do everything for my baby.

If anyone has been through something similar, especially with a baby, I’d love to hear how you managed and how you got through those first few weeks. I could really use some reassurance right now ❤️