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Advice about recently broken ankles

Treevey134777

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone had any advice. 

Just before this Christmas just gone, I fell down the stairs after loosing consciousness on the stairs. I came to moments later but had landed at the bottom of the stairs and had broken both my ankles at the same time. I was in hospital for a week unable to move, then moved in with my grandparents for a further 8 weeks whilst I was in casts as I couldn’t get up and down stairs, and their house has a downstairs bathroom and enough space for a bed downstairs. 

Anyways, the doctors would have operated on my left ankle which was the more serious break, but didn’t because I had a huge fracture blister and it was too close to the site and dangerous in case of infection. So I had to heal naturally. Months after getting casts of and of walking around, I’ve got really bad pain in both ankles and struggle to walk around for too long, and my feet and ankles swell up quite big. I’m booking to see a doctor but it’s quite difficult to get appointments at my local medical centre. 

Has anyone else had any experiences of breaks like these? And am I right to be concerned about how painful and swollen they get at times? I can maybes walk, aided with a crutch, for around 20 minutes maximum before my ankles are up huge and I have to sit down. It’s starting to affect how I get on with my daily life and it’s a constant struggle and painful experience. 

I appreciate any and all advice.

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  • I had some trouble after breaking my leg. It took longer for me to be able to walk unaided than the doctors were expecting and I needed physio therapy. I also had pain and swelling, though for me this was inconvenient rather than debilitating - but this could have been because I was dealing with one damaged leg not both. I don't know how long this lasted because it was the doctor at the fracture clinic that referred me to physio so I got treatment pretty quickly. 

    In the short term I would suggest elevating your feet when they become swollen, and not pushing yourself to do more than is comfortable. But I do think you should see a doctor about it, just be sure there isn't an issue with circulation for example. It could be that you will need physio therapy to help rebuild muscle tone to better support the bones or some other sort of intervention. I know its difficult to get an appointment with the GP but its worth doing.

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  • I had some trouble after breaking my leg. It took longer for me to be able to walk unaided than the doctors were expecting and I needed physio therapy. I also had pain and swelling, though for me this was inconvenient rather than debilitating - but this could have been because I was dealing with one damaged leg not both. I don't know how long this lasted because it was the doctor at the fracture clinic that referred me to physio so I got treatment pretty quickly. 

    In the short term I would suggest elevating your feet when they become swollen, and not pushing yourself to do more than is comfortable. But I do think you should see a doctor about it, just be sure there isn't an issue with circulation for example. It could be that you will need physio therapy to help rebuild muscle tone to better support the bones or some other sort of intervention. I know its difficult to get an appointment with the GP but its worth doing.

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  • in reply to Meeples

    Hi, thanks for your reply. 

    I’m definitely going to book with a GP. I’ve been looking all over for information on breaks but it only refers to one break. I’ve not come across any other information about having both ankles broken at the same time. I feel like the one that was a slightly better break than the other, is over compensating for the badly broken one, and this is possibly one of the reasons I’m having such difficulty. It’s getting to a point now where I’m not even able to go shopping for food items because I can’t stand long enough to get around the shop. I know my mam and Nana will get things for me but it’s not the same as going and making sure I get all the right things that I need at the same time. 

    I’ll see what the doctor suggests but I think they’ll probably refer me for physio as some people have mentioned on here and online. I’m just hoping it’ll get sorted out soon.