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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Wrapping up week 7 and I'm still in a cast,finaly weight bearing,but not able to swim-never thought I'd miss the stink of chlorine this much!:toohurt:
This whole experience has made me wonder-does 'swimming only' promote weaker bones due to it being non-weighbearing?
Wrapping up week 7 and I'm still in a cast,finaly weight bearing,but not able to swim-never thought I'd miss the stink of chlorine this much!:toohurt:
This whole experience has made me wonder-does 'swimming only' promote weaker bones due to it being non-weighbearing?
