Recovery from broken ankle.
Discussion
After slipping over in hiking boots and my leg bones snapping as they took the pressure I have been left like this:
Which means a foot up above hip height or heart job for 6 weeks as Im not allowed any pressure on it.
So I have the nice pain killers which knock me out but every so often (whilst asleep annoyingly) I get burning sensation in little toe which wakes me up, is this normal?
What Im looking for is any hints and tips for people who have been through this to make the time go easier? I have sourced some knee pads to help me out as my knees were begining to hurt a lot from when I needed to switch from one set of stairs to another and there is nothing to grab on to.
Should I be changing my diet? hospital didnt seem to think it makes any difference at all.
Also Im supposed to be flying to Finland and on Ryan Air (oh crap I hear you say) in a month, however Im covered with Visa travel insurance, but has anyone had experience trying to get some modifications to their flight? Namely space for a wheel chair, some type of help the other end to a wheel chair and the same on the way back?
Their flights are usually walk on walk off stairs, which I cant really do and its onto the airport tarmac, which from previous experience will be very icy so is a no no.
Hospital have already said that they just need notice to split my cast for flight and not much else.
Im still thinking that me staying in my flat in London over xmas and new year is best rather than trying any travelling, but OH is not having that at all and thinks its worth it.
Which means a foot up above hip height or heart job for 6 weeks as Im not allowed any pressure on it.
So I have the nice pain killers which knock me out but every so often (whilst asleep annoyingly) I get burning sensation in little toe which wakes me up, is this normal?
What Im looking for is any hints and tips for people who have been through this to make the time go easier? I have sourced some knee pads to help me out as my knees were begining to hurt a lot from when I needed to switch from one set of stairs to another and there is nothing to grab on to.
Should I be changing my diet? hospital didnt seem to think it makes any difference at all.
Also Im supposed to be flying to Finland and on Ryan Air (oh crap I hear you say) in a month, however Im covered with Visa travel insurance, but has anyone had experience trying to get some modifications to their flight? Namely space for a wheel chair, some type of help the other end to a wheel chair and the same on the way back?
Their flights are usually walk on walk off stairs, which I cant really do and its onto the airport tarmac, which from previous experience will be very icy so is a no no.
Hospital have already said that they just need notice to split my cast for flight and not much else.
Im still thinking that me staying in my flat in London over xmas and new year is best rather than trying any travelling, but OH is not having that at all and thinks its worth it.
Huntsman said:
Du1point8 said:
Also Im supposed to be flying to Finland and on Ryan Air (oh crap I hear you say) in a month, however Im covered with Visa travel insurance, but has anyone had experience trying to get some modifications to their flight? Namely space for a wheel chair, some type of help the other end to a wheel chair and the same on the way back?
I brought a very frail elderley non-relative, long long story, back from Alicante to Bournemouth with Ryanair, I booked the wheelchair assistance at both ends, no additional cost, they fell over themselves to help, really could not have done more.Im already fully booked up as I wasnt expecting to be in this state, then 8 hours after booking Im taking a ride in an ambulance.
Will see today or tomorrow as the pain killers Im on are hard core knock you out jobs, so first 2 days are rest and sleep.
I have no compound fractures luckily... just 2 several inch cuts on either side were they played a game of reconstruction.
The pain is not that bad and neither is the swelling, but Im sticking to the always raised part of the agreement to let it heal.
It gives me time to read a lot more for work which I put off quite a bit (once over the first few days of sleepiness), plus no alcohol for at least 2 months will be a little weird, but that give me time to reflect if I do really like it or not.
The only aspect of travel I'm not looking forward to is that in my house I can do what I want when I want, at either my parents or OH's parents that is taken from me and I will be fussed on which I hate. That and the 6 hours of not having my leg elevated is going to be a bit uncomfortable to say the least.
The pain is not that bad and neither is the swelling, but Im sticking to the always raised part of the agreement to let it heal.
It gives me time to read a lot more for work which I put off quite a bit (once over the first few days of sleepiness), plus no alcohol for at least 2 months will be a little weird, but that give me time to reflect if I do really like it or not.
The only aspect of travel I'm not looking forward to is that in my house I can do what I want when I want, at either my parents or OH's parents that is taken from me and I will be fussed on which I hate. That and the 6 hours of not having my leg elevated is going to be a bit uncomfortable to say the least.
I suspect it will be 2 months before I m ready to move.
My lightweight cast is doing ok protecting the leg and lets air in as well as protecting me from clumsy OH.
The air cast is the first thing I will buy if it is not offered in a couple of weeks, will ask about it on monday when the stitches come out.
Im spending the time catching up on my personal projects and training that I dont get left alone enough to do.
With the trip its move about knocking the ankle again when in a country thats used to -20 degrees and several foot of snow, so the chance of me slipping on the ice is a real possibility, if I had the air cast I would be fine with it as its weight baring, but with the light weight cast its a real risk of doing some major damage to an already quite severe fracture.
My lightweight cast is doing ok protecting the leg and lets air in as well as protecting me from clumsy OH.
The air cast is the first thing I will buy if it is not offered in a couple of weeks, will ask about it on monday when the stitches come out.
Im spending the time catching up on my personal projects and training that I dont get left alone enough to do.
With the trip its move about knocking the ankle again when in a country thats used to -20 degrees and several foot of snow, so the chance of me slipping on the ice is a real possibility, if I had the air cast I would be fine with it as its weight baring, but with the light weight cast its a real risk of doing some major damage to an already quite severe fracture.
Right I got the aircast and the foot is healing very well indeed.
The bone is doing well, the scars are now unbelievably neat, at the moment Im still non weight bearing on the leg until the physiotherapists look at me next week.
Had a few issues, like most of the common side effects from taking opiates, which I assume would calm down once I moved to the aircast as the only time I took the pain killers was to help sleep.
However 2nd day into wearing the aircast and I have the most excruciating pain on the top of my foot (not related to the break in any way), its in the location that when I wiggled my toes or raised them to the ceiling whilst wearing the cast, the top of my foot would hit in roughly that spot and stop 75% of movement.
Was told by the docs to move the toes like this every now and again, so wasnt doing against advice.
What could it be? I cant see it being broken as I would have felt it in the cast.
Is this just normal pains of the foot now getting back its mobility from being stuck in a certain position for x weeks?
More importantly, why cant DiHydroCodeine even touch the pain from this?
Anyone offer assistance before I ring the local GP to get a phone consultation?
The bone is doing well, the scars are now unbelievably neat, at the moment Im still non weight bearing on the leg until the physiotherapists look at me next week.
Had a few issues, like most of the common side effects from taking opiates, which I assume would calm down once I moved to the aircast as the only time I took the pain killers was to help sleep.
However 2nd day into wearing the aircast and I have the most excruciating pain on the top of my foot (not related to the break in any way), its in the location that when I wiggled my toes or raised them to the ceiling whilst wearing the cast, the top of my foot would hit in roughly that spot and stop 75% of movement.
Was told by the docs to move the toes like this every now and again, so wasnt doing against advice.
What could it be? I cant see it being broken as I would have felt it in the cast.
Is this just normal pains of the foot now getting back its mobility from being stuck in a certain position for x weeks?
More importantly, why cant DiHydroCodeine even touch the pain from this?
Anyone offer assistance before I ring the local GP to get a phone consultation?
GoneAnon said:
I never had anything like that, but if you are relaxing somewhere safe, why not get the aircast off for a while and see if the pain eases? Maybe there's something pressing somewhere it shouldn't, and I've learned that pressure on a nerve in one location can cause pain somewhere else entirely. It could be as simple as reducing the air pressure?
If that doesn't help, maybe worth calling NHS24 - it's unlikely you'll see a doc today anyway!
Forgot to say that the possibility could be (just remembered it) that in the rigid cast my ankle was only set at 80 degrees or so, the aircast is 90 degrees... So could the possibility be that its the ankle stretching causing the pain?If that doesn't help, maybe worth calling NHS24 - it's unlikely you'll see a doc today anyway!
I do take the ankle out to air or remove the straps when I can, that means no pain except when the foot flexes due to stiffness.
Suppose I will need to get used to pain as the physioterrorist aint going to be that much more pleasant pain wise.
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