Broken ankle recovery

I broke my ankle six years ago, no operation needed fortunately.

I found physio from six weeks really helpful, aqua physio at first, then graduating to anti-gravity treadmill and strengthening exercises.

Good luck with your recovery 👍

I had similar to you but it is 10 years +. I could not cope non weight bearing with a frame so a friend stayed with me for around a month cooking food etc.

I was in my late 60's at the time and since then I have had to use a walking stick. I have also had 2 knee replacements.

I was told that osteoarthritis may set in but thankfully very rarely do I have a problem with my ankle.

I cannot get into the rear of a car but that is a combination of the ankle surgery and my knees.

I was working part-time when the accident happened and I could not continue afterwards because I could not cope with the number of stairs I had to climb each day and very frequently.

My daughter had the same injury along with dislocation back in early July the recovery has been long and slow. They could not operate initially due to swelling. She had two lots of surgery firstly an external fixator followed by plates and screws. She was in a cast for 6 weeks then a boot for another 6 weeks.
She also brought a knee scooter which helped as she had to return to work.
This is over 4 months ago she has recently been able to drive but cannot yet cannot manage without a crutch.
She has found it very hard going and she is in her 30s She has also had lots of physio which is still ongoing.
Hope this helps and good luck in your recovery.

Yes I've had the same as you some years ago. It took a while but was back at work three months later. I was lucky to get good physio back then, it was automatic. Try and get that, it helps so much. I have no pain any more and have never had any trouble with my 'ironwork' don't know its there other than that ankle is fatter than the other. Same shoe size though. Do take it easy but if you're anything like me, it's mind over matter and won't let it beat me. Positive mindset definitely helped recovery.

Yes, # and dislocated. Very frustrating getting back to weight bearing and then walking. You need patience and determination to do lots of physio when you are allowed. A decent physio will help you through.
You will get there, there will be days when you get fed up and think it won’t ever happen but it will.

I'm 59 and was offered a bone density scan .....I have normal density apart from my hips which is tipping into osteopenia....now prescribed calcium and vitD3 tablets.....think its important to know your risk as you age

How does anyone know what part of their body has osteoporosis? I just assumed if you had it then it was throughout the body? When I was diagnosed I was just told a number but not where the osteoporosis was.

I can sympathise with you, three years ago I fell off my daughters doorstep and broke my ankle in 3 places spent a week in hospital having an operation to put plates and screws, I had to sleep downstairs on the sofa for 6 weeks.
After about a year of pain and nothing detected in follow up appointment I went privately to an ankle surgeon who following X-ray told me that the screws had come apart and the bones hadn’t healed and I needed an ankle fusion, went and had that ( this time I hired a stairlift so I could sleep in my bed) a year later I have been told that even though all the metal work is still in place the bones haven’t healed, my choice is having another operation or just suffer as I am, I can’t walk far and sometimes need to go in the wheelchair, I have a permanent limp, and still have pain in it who would have thought falling off a normal height doorstep could cause this amount of a hassle and I’m still in my mid 60s

Skydancer I was told the score -2.6 and that it was in my spine hip and neck. Neck turns out to be neck of the femur. Not neck under my head. Apparently only the hip and pelvis area are scanned. So had I had osteoporosis in my legs or shoulders and neck it wouldnt be picked up.

My dexa scan result on the NHS app said normal no action. But the GP says osteoporosis. Whats that all about!
I am waiting for a blood test this month to check vit D, calcium and kidney function. Then will talk to GP re treatment. Its all very vague.

Skydancer I was told lower back and one hip but was never given a score and I don’t want to tempt fate but I have taken some tumbles including one going straight onto my back but nothing broken I m not convinced it’s as worrying as I first was led to believe When I was originally told it sounded like a really bad diagnosis now I never think if it