Good news/Bad news (ankle)
Dec. 15th, 2008 09:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dagibbsThe good news: I'm lucky that I didn't need surgery. For the bone I broke (confirmed as the talus), usually surgery is needed for positioning, but I had no shift in the break.
The bad news: the talus is a slow-healing bone. I'm going to be on the crutches and in the cast for (at least) another 4 weeks. I have another appointment 4 weeks from today.
The so-so news: I can start to do 1/2 weight-bearing motion on that foot/ankle. Definitely in the cast, since any twisting or sideways motion of the ankle could be very bad. After a couple weeks, I can also start to ramp-up the weight slowly.
A bit more good news: when this heals, it should heal completely -- I should be as good as new.
So, I need to find someone with a bathroom scale I can visit. I need to weigh myself, then put just my left foot on the scale and increase the pressure until it gives 1/2 my weight. This is so I'll have an idea of just how much pressure is 1/2 weight-bearing.
The bad news: the talus is a slow-healing bone. I'm going to be on the crutches and in the cast for (at least) another 4 weeks. I have another appointment 4 weeks from today.
The so-so news: I can start to do 1/2 weight-bearing motion on that foot/ankle. Definitely in the cast, since any twisting or sideways motion of the ankle could be very bad. After a couple weeks, I can also start to ramp-up the weight slowly.
A bit more good news: when this heals, it should heal completely -- I should be as good as new.
So, I need to find someone with a bathroom scale I can visit. I need to weigh myself, then put just my left foot on the scale and increase the pressure until it gives 1/2 my weight. This is so I'll have an idea of just how much pressure is 1/2 weight-bearing.
