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I had my left ankle replaced Nov 7 of last year. Apparently most people don't even know this is a thing! The outside of my foot is still numb from the nerve slicing to get in there and I have a limp caused by a pain that I am sure is the fibula (small leg bone) end rubbing against the joint. My doc says there's clearance but my joint hurts every time I try to step off the left foot. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/91672/20181115_160447_jpg-1030284.JPG View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
I had my left ankle replaced Nov 7 of last year. Apparently most people don't even know this is a thing!
The outside of my foot is still numb from the nerve slicing to get in there and I have a limp caused by a pain that I am sure is the fibula (small leg bone) end rubbing against the joint. My doc says there's clearance but my joint hurts every time I try to step off the left foot. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/91672/20181115_160447_jpg-1030284.JPG |
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I lost my shins in Korea. View Quote (I got that reference) Speedy recovery... |
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That's when you tell everyone " yeah but you should see the other guy."
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I had never heard of this until today.
I always am in amazement over the medical advances that we have made in just the last 100 years. If I had been born a century earlier, I would have died twice already. Best of luck with your ankle. Hopefully, the pain will ease off for you soon. |
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Be thankful that we live in a time where replacement of several joints including ankles is even possible. It wasn't so many years ago that if you had a bum ankle, knee, hip joint, shoulder, etc, your alternatives were to live with it or you could live with it.
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One of my basketball officiating partners had both ankles done when he retired.
Best wishes to your speedy recovery. By the way he had it done again when the bone around the implants started to degenerate. |
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Well it isn’t being done everywhere. There are only a handful of surgeons doing it.
Where did you have yours done |
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Have you hit on the "smoking hawt" nurse?
p.s. when you wake back up, she'll not a be a 10 anymore... dem drugs they give u is gud. |
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Well it isn’t being done everywhere. There are only a handful of surgeons doing it. Where did you have yours done View Quote |
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Quoted: I’m sorry man. What are they going to do for you? View Quote But back to you; good luck. Everybody's experience varies. I met a woman from MN who was tickled to death with her new ankle. She had it done a year before I did and she could move like normal with no pain. She lifted her foot and rotated it all ways like a champ. So don't take my whining as gospel. You'll be fine! Oh, get a knee cart (I recommend the outdoor version). It'll save your life until you can put weight on the walking boot. Speaking of pain, one interesting thing I found out about oxy; as soon as I swallow I start puking it up! Terrible, irresistible heaving of a yellow liquid! They had to give me anti-nausea pills to keep it down. I only took the first 4 and said "F**K this!" Still have the balance. I just gutted the pain out, but truth be told, it wasn't that bad. |
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Never heard of ankle replacement. What does that entail? View Quote Total Ankle Replacement with STAR implant |
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Speedy recovery.
Good luck with PT. It WILL heal, the pain will subside, you will get to walking, it will seem like slow motion and there will be a lot of changes every day. Remember, after the pain comes the gain. That tiny ice pack ain't doin' shit, you want quantity. Do not hesitate to get real pain meds on board and keep them flowin', you'll know when it's time to start cutting back. Do not let them bully you on pain meds. |
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I had never heard of this until today. I always am in amazement over the medical advances that we have made in just the last 100 years. If I had been born a century earlier, I would have died twice already. Best of luck with your ankle. Hopefully, the pain will ease off for you soon. View Quote |
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Be thankful that we live in a time where replacement of several joints including ankles is even possible. It wasn't so many years ago that if you had a bum ankle, knee, hip joint, shoulder, etc, your alternatives were to live with it or you could live with it. View Quote |
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@paulthepreacherman What manufacturer was the implant? I did quite a bit of design work on the Wright Medical ankles.
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Quoted: I've been back to the doctor twice (once every two months) since then and he keeps wanting me to do physical therapy. It's almost as if he thinks the muscles or tendons are not stretching enough, but it isn't that kind of pain. You can tell the difference. But back to you; good luck. Everybody's experience varies. I met a woman from MN who was tickled to death with her new ankle. She had it done a year before I did and she could move like normal with no pain. She lifted her foot and rotated it all ways like a champ. So don't take my whining as gospel. You'll be fine! Oh, get a knee cart (I recommend the outdoor version). It'll save your life until you can put weight on the walking boot. Speaking of pain, one interesting thing I found out about oxy; as soon as I swallow I start puking it up! Terrible, irresistible heaving of a yellow liquid! They had to give me anti-nausea pills to keep it down. I only took the first 4 and said "F**K this!" Still have the balance. I just gutted the pain out, but truth be told, it wasn't that bad. View Quote |
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Speedy recovery. Good luck with PT. It WILL heal, the pain will subside, you will get to walking, it will seem like slow motion and there will be a lot of changes every day. Remember, after the pain comes the gain. That tiny ice pack ain't doin' shit, you want quantity. Do not hesitate to get real pain meds on board and keep them flowin', you'll know when it's time to start cutting back. Do not let them bully you on pain meds. View Quote |
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Two weeks is nothing - I had a triple arthrodesis on my right ankle and was 12 weeks non-weight bearing. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/766/20181126_092219_resized_-_Copy-757272.jpg View Quote |
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Might need this in the future. Broke both of my Talus bones in one shot. Ended up with 15 screws in them.
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He said it was a Wright Medical brand device, and that it was part of a line that could interchange with further revision devices of the same line. |
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I wish you a quick and painless recovery OP. Please take good care.
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@gotigers: He said it was a Wright Medical brand device, and that it was part of a line that could interchange with further revision devices of the same line. View Quote Wright makes great implants. They are the leader in ankle implants. |
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I’ve had both hips done (glorious surgeries), a shattered scapula (that one hurt) and a full open rotator cuff after a dog mauling). The rotator cuff post op reset my pain scale to “Im gonna kill you”.
Honestly, surgical pain is just really bad soreness... you will get better fast. And tell the nurses you are in pain. It’s far worse to let it build and get to the point they have to hammer you. Maintenance is the key. Be well.. |
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I’m 45. I walk 3mi a day on average. I’m a scuba diver, a hunter a father, husband, teacher and pastor. The only way I get a day off is to take a day off. I’m hoping this helps my pain at the end of the day. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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