I swim several times a week and the one day I decide to walk I manage to wipe out and break all three bones in my ankle.After surgery to put in plates&screws I'm now heading into week three of doing nothing.I've been told I'm looking at at least 8-10 weeks of some type of cast or boot,and who knows how much PT after that.Ironicaly I broke my other ankle when I was much younger and swimming was the only excersize I felt comfortable with.However,I now have much higher expectation from swimming then I did when I was 5-and I want to get back to what I was able to do before this accident.
Where do I start once I'm cleared for excersize?Do I try to do this on my own or find a specialist who works with athletes?I need to know that I will be able to rebound from this,and what to expect-but right now I'm just completely discouraged!:toohurt:
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Getting back in the pool as soon as you can and having a good physical therapist who knows your goals will be a good place to start.
I broke my ankle this time last year and was non-weight bearing for 3 months. I too had a plate and pin in the ankle. I started weight training 2 weeks after the break and was in the water just pulling w/ a bouy 6 weeks after (my doctor was unaware of this btw). I had also done 3.5 months of PT.
You will find that as a swimmer you have better than average flexiblity in the ankle to start with and swimming as therapy, will help it heal even better. I swam in my first meet 4 months after the break.
You will be back at it soon enough and this will all be but a distant memory
Getting back in the pool as soon as you can and having a good physical therapist who knows your goals will be a good place to start.
I broke my ankle this time last year and was non-weight bearing for 3 months. I too had a plate and pin in the ankle. I started weight training 2 weeks after the break and was in the water just pulling w/ a bouy 6 weeks after (my doctor was unaware of this btw). I had also done 3.5 months of PT.
You will find that as a swimmer you have better than average flexiblity in the ankle to start with and swimming as therapy, will help it heal even better. I swam in my first meet 4 months after the break.
You will be back at it soon enough and this will all be but a distant memory
