I am 3 weeks in and love watching your videos cause my doctor did not really explain anything about 97% of what was going to happen. So thanks so much for your ankle videos.😎💕
I will be 4 weeks recovery this Friday. It is a long process and is very frustrating at times. Thanks for doing these videos, it makes me realize that my bad days are normal. I have 3 months where I cannot put any weight on the foot. 😢. But I am happy with my decision since I will stop falling all the time and can get back to running. Heal fast! ❤
I know this is old but I am 5 days post surgery -same one but also including posterior tibial tendon repair. This video series is saving me bc this sucks and I’ve gone through all the wondering if I’ve made the right decision. I am in the miserable stage right now but it helps to know it gets better. So thanks.
I am 7 weeks out from Brostom, gastoc lengthening, tibial tendon repair/transfer, calcaneal osteotomy (he cut my heel bone off and moved it 8mm to the right to re-align my ankle with my leg) and cunieform osteotomy (top of my foot, removed wedge piece of bone and replaced it w/ cadaver bone, to give me an arch on the bottom of my foot.) all of these procedures because of multiple ankle sprains my whole life. The inside of my left ankle was caving inward. Do not repeatedly sprain your ankle or you'll be in the shape I was in. I am in a walking air boot with crutches, weight bearing as tolerated for 5 weeks. hope to ditch crutches in a few weeks and walk normally with the boot. Then in February I'll start PT. It is a long process. Thanks for your videos! They are very helpful, especially the exercises!
Love your sharing….getting wrapped remove this Monday after 2 weeks. I’m 64 my first broken bones ankle surgery similar to yours with one exception I have a rod in my heel. I suspect it will be a pain to walk on. Well I hope you got your shoulder, hip, and elbow address by now. I just wanted to thank you for sharing and providing insights on what’s to come. You took it all like a champion.
I am so thankful to have found your videos. I just had this surgery 10 days ago. It is so hard!! I’m thinking what have I done. The pain is so intense. Just got a plaster cast for 6 weeks. Thank you for helping get thru this. You give me courage and information that is so helpful. ❤
Hey thanks for posting these. I’m right at 4 weeks with my Brostrom. I DIED at the bit about the dead skin rubbing off. Relatable 💀 Right now my biggest pain areas are my achilles and calf. Glad to see you doing the glute exercises too. Reassured me I’m on the right track and a bit ahead of PT 😆
I’m on my fourth week from this surgery and I am feeling so anxious. It has been really hard doing the gas pedal exercises but your videos have been helping so much!
A year since I watched these when I had my lateral brostrom done and here I am 2 days in from medial/ deltoid repair. Did you have both done at the same time? I think yes. Knucklehead move on my part for not going with the surgeon who proposed this 1 year ago.
I'm a month post-surgery today for ankle stabilization surgery. Your videos have been really helpful, even though I am making progress much slower than you did. Today I got my cast off and the boot on and am just starting slooooowly moving my ankle. How long did it take you for the pain to decrease on the "gas pedal" motion? Mine is very stiff right now and does not want to move. Any tips as I move into month two?
I'm still working on that motion to be honest. I would say that movement didn't stop "hurting" until I a couple days of walking. the range and improvement that just walking normal makes is incredible. so keep pushing through the pain but nothing that would make you want to cry or anything that painful. When you are able to walk the dorsiflexion will come back easy but you will have to keep working on the plantarflexion (toe pointing)- also for this I like to assist my foot by simply applying some top down pressure with my hands. hope this helps! good luck with your recovery!
4 wks out today- thanks for the insight, I have not gotten much info from the surgeon (haven’t even seen him) I’m a rn and I think they think I know it all. This is surgery #9 (overall body…knees, shoulder, wrist, ankle). So I get the surgery but dam what did u do about sleep? I cannot even wear the hard plastic brace at night cuz it hits the surgical site and malleolus bones bilaterally. Any tips on sleep?
I am 6 weeks post op tomorrow. I'm wearing the boot 24/7. I can't start ROM_PT til after 8 weeks, for a total of 16-20 weeks. 😮. I'm still having pain, across top of my foot around to heel and at site of repair. During the day? Tolerable. Evening and overnight? Some nights I can't sleep and it feels likecweek one. I have another ortho appt this week and will discuss my pain with them again. Thanks for the video and your perspective.
Is walking boot a must? ... I'm asking if it's cuz my doctor didn't mention it... I'm supposed to remove my cast the next week.. He only mentioned an ankle support Hope you the best 💕
Girl. You have CRPS II now. You and I are the same. I'm so sorry! You need to talk to a neurosurgeon because you have been injured by the surgeries. I would love to connect with you and tell you a story of what's happening to you. The total reconstruction of my shoulder labrum ruined me and now total ankle foot reconstruction on both feet starting May 10th. All my careers are over due to a work accident and I tore everything in my bilateral feet, spine, shoulders, hips, neck, and arms... To the point, the stress took my vision and pancreas out from the stress. You have got to stay strong and no doctor you had worked with will ever admit you developed CRPS II ! Find me. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
I had brostrom surgery on the outer ankle and had arthroscopic surgery to take a cyst out and bone fragment out April 26, no weight bearing for 6 weeks. I'm still in a cast until next Thursday then I'm in a boot.
I'm currently on my 4th week and I'm experiencing so much nerve pain!! I have no idea how to handle it. Also, my knee is swelling soooo much! I literally have been crying. Do you know if theres anything I can do?
I am now 2 weeks after surgery, and i have the same problem, since 5 days now 24/7 nerve pain and its burning, iTs like my skin is on fire.. i wish you all the luck
Thank you! I hope that things get better for you too! My doctor completely skipped a cast for me but I have to wear this boot for 8weeks and be non weight bearing for 6 of those weeks. Now I have been wearing this boot and its extremely uncomfortable considering I have to wear it 23hrs a day.
@@denalimarie939 Hey! Thanks for getting back to me! My knee pain and swelling is still there along with the nerve pain. I went to my doctor to rule out a blood clot which we did but I haven't been able to get in touch with him about anything since. I will have my appointment to see him in a few weeks though.
Hi! Did u feel like ur ankle was like shakyyy like it moved involuntarily side to side a bit ( not too much) whenever u touched ur foot. Especially on the surgical side of the leg. Is it normalll?? 😭😭😭 like idkkkk does it mean my ankle is unstable but then i did surgery already its been 4 weeks post op 😭 pls replyy
I understand your fear, it happens to mee too. It seems like it's just normal movement of muscles and the foot but it doesn't mean your ankle is unstable. In any case talk about it with your surgeon, i may be wrong
I had surgery April 9th and my ankle is swollen so bad and I have numbness on top of my foot near my pinky toe and between my toe there not sure if it will go away and my heel burns .
Denali I'm still hurting when I walk 7 mons now since the surgery on April 9th 2021 I don't know what yo do I went back to the doctor that did the surgery a month a go he said it's planter facetious and told me to get a night splint I'm still using that and use the walking boot for 3 weeks I did that no change can hardly walk on my foot makes my ankle hurt when I'm walking I'm lost now I don't know what to think or do , do I go back to this doctor or let my primary care doctor know
I have CRPS so when you started rubbing the skin off it made me tingle lol, I cannot touch my leg like that I will freak out 😅 a little nervous for surgery lol
Thank you for this amazing video. I am 1 month and 3 days in and the exercises really helps me. It still kinda hurts on the heel part when I try to walk it barefoot.
Do you use the walking boot... I'm asking if it's a must cuz my doctor didn't mention it... I'm supposed to remove my cast the next week.. He only mentioned an ankle support
@@jinju8650 Nope. He made me walk barefoot. It was hurting so much on the heel part but it would heal by time. I am now 17 weeks and 1 day in and my flexibility on my feet has improved. It doesn't hurt anymore unless it is really used. (I play basketball) but everuthing feels great. Still recovering because my doctor said I needed to rest for 6 months before I can go play competitive basketball again. For now i'm just doing foot rehab.
I'm sure that in your next report you will be telling us your surgery was a success and that you're on your way to a full recovery. We are with you Denali! Go girl! 💪💪💪🌹❤️
100% it’s a nerve sensation and it may take a long time to go away. It’s most likely nothing to be concerned about. Long lasting nerve sensations is normal from my experiences and what doctors have told me. Hope this helps.
I had brostrom surgery on the outer ankle and had arthroscopic surgery to take a cyst out and bone fragment out April 26, no weight bearing for 6 weeks. I’m still in a cast until next Thursday then I’m in a boot.
I am 3 weeks in and love watching your videos cause my doctor did not really explain anything about 97% of what was going to happen. So thanks so much for your ankle videos.😎💕
I will be 4 weeks recovery this Friday. It is a long process and is very frustrating at times. Thanks for doing these videos, it makes me realize that my bad days are normal. I have 3 months where I cannot put any weight on the foot. 😢. But I am happy with my decision since I will stop falling all the time and can get back to running. Heal fast! ❤
How r u now, recovered fully?
Had this done two weeks ago plus a fusion AND an Achilles’ tendon lengthening. You got this!! 😘
I know this is old but I am 5 days post surgery -same one but also including posterior tibial tendon repair. This video series is saving me bc this sucks and I’ve gone through all the wondering if I’ve made the right decision. I am in the miserable stage right now but it helps to know it gets better. So thanks.
6 days post op. I can't wait to get this cast off.
just got this last week! how are you doing now?
I am 7 weeks out from Brostom, gastoc lengthening, tibial tendon repair/transfer, calcaneal osteotomy (he cut my heel bone off and moved it 8mm to the right to re-align my ankle with my leg) and cunieform osteotomy (top of my foot, removed wedge piece of bone and replaced it w/ cadaver bone, to give me an arch on the bottom of my foot.) all of these procedures because of multiple ankle sprains my whole life. The inside of my left ankle was caving inward. Do not repeatedly sprain your ankle or you'll be in the shape I was in. I am in a walking air boot with crutches, weight bearing as tolerated for 5 weeks. hope to ditch crutches in a few weeks and walk normally with the boot. Then in February I'll start PT. It is a long process. Thanks for your videos! They are very helpful, especially the exercises!
So very very helpful
Thankful to hear and everything resonates with me with the same injury
Just got the same surgery done 5 days ago and your videos has been very informative. Thank you for keeping things real 🙏
How long until you could full weight bear in a shoe ?
Love your sharing….getting wrapped remove this Monday after 2 weeks. I’m 64 my first broken bones ankle surgery similar to yours with one exception I have a rod in my heel. I suspect it will be a pain to walk on. Well I hope you got your shoulder, hip, and elbow address by now. I just wanted to thank you for sharing and providing insights on what’s to come. You took it all like a champion.
Thank you for your video! Wondering if you got any post surgery headaches?
I am so thankful to have found your videos. I just had this surgery 10 days ago. It is so hard!! I’m thinking what have I done. The pain is so intense. Just got a plaster cast for 6 weeks. Thank you for helping get thru this. You give me courage and information that is so helpful. ❤
Hi Denali. I just got my ankle ligament repair along with oz trigonum removal - a week ago, got my boot today . Very helpful videos. Thank you
Hey thanks for posting these. I’m right at 4 weeks with my Brostrom. I DIED at the bit about the dead skin rubbing off. Relatable 💀 Right now my biggest pain areas are my achilles and calf. Glad to see you doing the glute exercises too. Reassured me I’m on the right track and a bit ahead of PT 😆
Your videos is really helping me frfr
I’m on my fourth week from this surgery and I am feeling so anxious. It has been really hard doing the gas pedal exercises but your videos have been helping so much!
I'm so glad they are helping! I hope your recovery is going well.
A year since I watched these when I had my lateral brostrom done and here I am 2 days in from medial/ deltoid repair. Did you have both done at the same time? I think yes. Knucklehead move on my part for not going with the surgeon who proposed this 1 year ago.
Thank you for doing this video. I just had foot surgery myself. I am an athlete. Just wonder what sport you
do?
I'm a month post-surgery today for ankle stabilization surgery. Your videos have been really helpful, even though I am making progress much slower than you did. Today I got my cast off and the boot on and am just starting slooooowly moving my ankle. How long did it take you for the pain to decrease on the "gas pedal" motion? Mine is very stiff right now and does not want to move. Any tips as I move into month two?
I'm still working on that motion to be honest. I would say that movement didn't stop "hurting" until I a couple days of walking. the range and improvement that just walking normal makes is incredible. so keep pushing through the pain but nothing that would make you want to cry or anything that painful. When you are able to walk the dorsiflexion will come back easy but you will have to keep working on the plantarflexion (toe pointing)- also for this I like to assist my foot by simply applying some top down pressure with my hands. hope this helps! good luck with your recovery!
I feel the same way. But we are here. Having swelling all the time. And yea my back and knees are not doing well and that worries me a lot 😢
4 wks out today- thanks for the insight, I have not gotten much info from the surgeon (haven’t even seen him) I’m a rn and I think they think I know it all. This is surgery #9 (overall body…knees, shoulder, wrist, ankle). So I get the surgery but dam what did u do about sleep? I cannot even wear the hard plastic brace at night cuz it hits the surgical site and malleolus bones bilaterally. Any tips on sleep?
I am 6 weeks post op tomorrow. I'm wearing the boot 24/7. I can't start ROM_PT til after 8 weeks, for a total of 16-20 weeks. 😮. I'm still having pain, across top of my foot around to heel and at site of repair. During the day? Tolerable. Evening and overnight? Some nights I can't sleep and it feels likecweek one. I have another ortho appt this week and will discuss my pain with them again.
Thanks for the video and your perspective.
Is walking boot a must? ... I'm asking if it's cuz my doctor didn't mention it... I'm supposed to remove my cast the next week.. He only mentioned an ankle support
Hope you the best 💕
I’m on my 2nd month after surgery. How long until I don’t use crutches and walking 😢
Seeing crying girls makes me sad and also I found because my toe is slit and it's 3:40am here in Australia it HURTS!!!!!
Girl. You have CRPS II now. You and I are the same. I'm so sorry! You need to talk to a neurosurgeon because you have been injured by the surgeries. I would love to connect with you and tell you a story of what's happening to you. The total reconstruction of my shoulder labrum ruined me and now total ankle foot reconstruction on both feet starting May 10th. All my careers are over due to a work accident and I tore everything in my bilateral feet, spine, shoulders, hips, neck, and arms... To the point, the stress took my vision and pancreas out from the stress. You have got to stay strong and no doctor you had worked with will ever admit you developed CRPS II ! Find me. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
I had brostrom surgery on the outer ankle and had arthroscopic surgery to take a cyst out and bone fragment out April 26, no weight bearing for 6 weeks. I'm still in a cast until next Thursday then I'm in a boot.
How is your ankle now
I'm currently on my 4th week and I'm experiencing so much nerve pain!! I have no idea how to handle it. Also, my knee is swelling soooo much! I literally have been crying. Do you know if theres anything I can do?
I am now 2 weeks after surgery, and i have the same problem, since 5 days now 24/7 nerve pain and its burning, iTs like my skin is on fire.. i wish you all the luck
Thank you! I hope that things get better for you too! My doctor completely skipped a cast for me but I have to wear this boot for 8weeks and be non weight bearing for 6 of those weeks. Now I have been wearing this boot and its extremely uncomfortable considering I have to wear it 23hrs a day.
Courtney where is your nerve pain? How are you feeling now? your knee is swollen? have you been icing?
Mimi, where is your nerve pain and burning sensation?
@@denalimarie939 Hey! Thanks for getting back to me! My knee pain and swelling is still there along with the nerve pain. I went to my doctor to rule out a blood clot which we did but I haven't been able to get in touch with him about anything since. I will have my appointment to see him in a few weeks though.
Hi! Did u feel like ur ankle was like shakyyy like it moved involuntarily side to side a bit ( not too much) whenever u touched ur foot. Especially on the surgical side of the leg. Is it normalll?? 😭😭😭 like idkkkk does it mean my ankle is unstable but then i did surgery already its been 4 weeks post op 😭 pls replyy
I understand your fear, it happens to mee too. It seems like it's just normal movement of muscles and the foot but it doesn't mean your ankle is unstable. In any case talk about it with your surgeon, i may be wrong
I had tibial tendon surgery and bone fused. Wish I would have not done it. Recovery is hell. Hate not getting any sleep. I hope it is worth it
I had surgery April 9th and my ankle is swollen so bad and I have numbness on top of my foot near my pinky toe and between my toe there not sure if it will go away and my heel burns .
I had the same issues to be honest. Mine went away with time. How are you doing now?
Denali I'm still hurting when I walk 7 mons now since the surgery on April 9th 2021 I don't know what yo do I went back to the doctor that did the surgery a month a go he said it's planter facetious and told me to get a night splint I'm still using that and use the walking boot for 3 weeks I did that no change can hardly walk on my foot makes my ankle hurt when I'm walking I'm lost now I don't know what to think or do , do I go back to this doctor or let my primary care doctor know
I have CRPS so when you started rubbing the skin off it made me tingle lol, I cannot touch my leg like that I will freak out 😅 a little nervous for surgery lol
I'm on week 3 in the cast/splint
I feel you I had to stop Birth control before surgery and I hate the after feeling of the breakouts and everything
Thank you for this amazing video. I am 1 month and 3 days in and the exercises really helps me. It still kinda hurts on the heel part when I try to walk it barefoot.
I had surgery on my ATFL*
Do you use the walking boot... I'm asking if it's a must cuz my doctor didn't mention it... I'm supposed to remove my cast the next week.. He only mentioned an ankle support
@@jinju8650 Nope. He made me walk barefoot. It was hurting so much on the heel part but it would heal by time. I am now 17 weeks and 1 day in and my flexibility on my feet has improved. It doesn't hurt anymore unless it is really used. (I play basketball) but everuthing feels great. Still recovering because my doctor said I needed to rest for 6 months before I can go play competitive basketball again. For now i'm just doing foot rehab.
8:28 skin falling off is normal, cheers because ankle is healing :)
I'm sure that in your next report you will be telling us your surgery was a success and that you're on your way to a full recovery. We are with you Denali! Go girl! 💪💪💪🌹❤️
Awww thank you for all your support. I sure hope you are right :)
Anyone with this have a weird sensation when tapping the incision area after surgery? I feel a nerve sensation running up to my toe.
100% it’s a nerve sensation and it may take a long time to go away. It’s most likely nothing to be concerned about. Long lasting nerve sensations is normal from my experiences and what doctors have told me. Hope this helps.
Are those leg carts to make you lazy
Im just 5 days post op 😢
Te amo de verdad
can i please have your cast ajnd youyr walking boot
My energy is flat I feel like some chemical has been released
Video walking in the boot??
I’ll be sure to get it in the next video 😉
I had brostrom surgery on the outer ankle and had arthroscopic surgery to take a cyst out and bone fragment out April 26, no weight bearing for 6 weeks. I’m still in a cast until next Thursday then I’m in a boot.
Hi Jessica. I hope your recovery is going well!
Thanks. I never had any nerve problems, I was on aspirin for a month, swelling went down fast for me.