Yesterday, the orthopedic dr said my ankle fracture

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Has a bigger gap now than before but less swelling.

So starting yesterday I’m no longer in the walking boot, just a brace

Unfortunately, now I’m in way more pain.

I think it’s because the boot kept me a lot more stabilized than the brace.

I just left a message for my dr in the patient portal asking what I should do.

I’ve been elevating and icing

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I hope your pain improves soon.

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I hope you get better soon. I understand about the boot compared to brace, but brace does hold thing together better.

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I feel your pain, I fractured my ankle the spring before I went to boot camp. When the took my cast off it hurt like crazy, my ankle was so weak. Took a good couple of weeks to strengthen it up.

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Thanks @TheCanuk @DragonStorm

@Natron , so it’s just a matter of using it for a while? I’m trying to find out if I need the boot again because it’s so much less painful because it completely stabilizes my ankle.

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Feel better soon @LilyoftheValley

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Thanks @Wave 1515

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again concerns me that you feel that much pain.

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I’m supposed to be allowed to walk on it so long as I don’t carry weight, but yesterday I walked from the parking lot into a movie theater and that caused lots of pain after.

I sent a message to my dr about it. Hopefully they respond soon

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Hmm well I’m glad you talking to your doctor

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I’ve got some experience. You need to be off the boot as if you wear it for too long your ankle will freeze in place and you will be unable to move or flex your foot back and forth. So being off the boot now is important.

I’d get a walker somehow. Walkers provide the stability you need so you don’t lose balance as you control how much you lean on your foot as you walk.

Pain is a way of your body telling you that you’ve pushed yourself too far. Listen to it. Stop working it when the pain starts to build. Rest and ice it right away. That way it helps avoid it becoming unbearable.

Also you have an inflammation issue and when you injure a part of your body, inflammation is more likely to settle in there very quickly. So that’s why you need to ice it even if it’s not visibly swollen as internally everything could be inflamed.

I suggest getting a prescription for lidocaine patches you can put directly on the part that hurts. You could also get a script for diclofenac which is a pain relief gel you can rub on your foot.

Hope this helps.

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I hope your ankle heals soon @LilyoftheValley

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Thanks @sweetpotatopie . My dr told me to wear the boot but each day wear it less. In about a week, I should be off the boot.

I’ve been icing and elevating but I will ask for the gel and patch.

I have a walker and a 4 pronged cane from when I got brain lesions so I’ll try them and see which I like best.

Thanks for the tips!

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Thanks @anon63380492 15

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Well the walker would be better than the cane for now because it provides better balance. You can control exactly the amount of weight to put on the one foot while walking. You are less likely to fall if you stumble. But I’m glad you are working on it. It’s definitely a long process of healing.

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I shattered my ankle once I dont remember what they did though it was a long time ago

Hope you feel better soon

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Thanks @Rainstorm . That must have hurt so badly! Oh my gosh!

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