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:
Is there a reason you don't have a fiberglass cast that can get wet? Maybe b/c the pins can't get wet?
It's fiberglass on the outside but it is completely lined with padding-possibly because of the screws and pins-and it would take forever for it to dry.
I looks like it's coming off friday-:ohyeah:!
I've got PT lined up for the following week-but my surgeon has a reputation for not believing in PT and I'm going to have to push to be cleared for it.I can't imagine trying to learn how to walk without PT!
Your surgeon doesn't believe in PT?
Does he work for Faust Health Insurance Plans of Hades?
It sounds like he sold his soul to the company and is working for them, not you.
Is there a reason you don't have a fiberglass cast that can get wet? Maybe b/c the pins can't get wet?
It's fiberglass on the outside but it is completely lined with padding-possibly because of the screws and pins-and it would take forever for it to dry.
I looks like it's coming off friday-:ohyeah:!
I've got PT lined up for the following week-but my surgeon has a reputation for not believing in PT and I'm going to have to push to be cleared for it.I can't imagine trying to learn how to walk without PT!
Your surgeon doesn't believe in PT?
Does he work for Faust Health Insurance Plans of Hades?
It sounds like he sold his soul to the company and is working for them, not you.
