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when to walk on broken ankle?
when to walk on broken ankle?
hi,
i broke the small vertical outboard bone in my ankle but it stayed
pretty much together. I walked on it and drove my motorcycle to the
emergency room so it seems to be stable.
they gave me an aircast walking boot. one doctor told me to put no
weight on it for 1 week, another said 2. how do i know when it's
safe?
what about taking the aircast off? can i sleep with it off? what
about just sitting on the sofa?
when my pain is in control, i'm tempted to flex my ankle back and
forth to keep it limber but the doctor told me that cab interfere with
the healing. just like walking on it, i'm wondering if there is a
safe point to flex it.
i want to get back on my feet asap, so i'll do whatever is best. i
just have the guidance of the e-room doctor and the gp, though. any
help will be greatly appreciated.
by the way, i was told a tablespoon a day of ground sesame seed is a
great source of calcium. i'm also taking boron.
It's been 5 days. I'm still icing it sometimes, the swelling is not
too bad.
ed
hi,
i broke the small vertical outboard bone in my ankle but it stayed
pretty much together. I walked on it and drove my motorcycle to the
emergency room so it seems to be stable.
they gave me an aircast walking boot. one doctor told me to put no
weight on it for 1 week, another said 2. how do i know when it's
safe?
what about taking the aircast off? can i sleep with it off? what
about just sitting on the sofa?
when my pain is in control, i'm tempted to flex my ankle back and
forth to keep it limber but the doctor told me that cab interfere with
the healing. just like walking on it, i'm wondering if there is a
safe point to flex it.
i want to get back on my feet asap, so i'll do whatever is best. i
just have the guidance of the e-room doctor and the gp, though. any
help will be greatly appreciated.
by the way, i was told a tablespoon a day of ground sesame seed is a
great source of calcium. i'm also taking boron.
It's been 5 days. I'm still icing it sometimes, the swelling is not
too bad.
ed
Re: when to walk on broken ankle?
On Tue, 20 May 2008 12:28:35 -0400, edfasula@gmail,com wrote:
>hi,
>i broke the small vertical outboard bone in my ankle but it stayed
>pretty much together. I walked on it and drove my motorcycle to the
>emergency room so it seems to be stable.
>i want to get back on my feet asap, so i'll do whatever is best. i
>just have the guidance of the e-room doctor and the gp, though. any
>help will be greatly appreciated.
>
Follow up with an orthopaedist?
On Tue, 20 May 2008 12:28:35 -0400, edfasula@gmail,com wrote:
>hi,
>i broke the small vertical outboard bone in my ankle but it stayed
>pretty much together. I walked on it and drove my motorcycle to the
>emergency room so it seems to be stable.
>i want to get back on my feet asap, so i'll do whatever is best. i
>just have the guidance of the e-room doctor and the gp, though. any
>help will be greatly appreciated.
>
Follow up with an orthopaedist?
