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WOW. that’s good to hear your doing well with the ankle. 10
years is a long time ! Sorry it was a difficult recovery for you .Hope your walking without pain now ??…I don’t have any PT yet other then moving my foot back and forth pulling toes towards nose . which i am constantly doing. still elevate my foot during the day to help reduce swelling …I am amazed at how tight my skin feels it actually feels like i have tight sock on. but it’s only been 5 weeks since surgery and i’m the internal healing takes. bitt too ! i hope you continue to do well with the ankle…..hoping i get 10 years without any big issues happening. thanks for responding …let me know how your doing !
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I’m doing fine enough although my overall situation is complicated now with osteoarthritis at age 75. That slows me down.
I had fractured my leg in a bicycle accident as a younger adult and there were big problems with how it was set. That led to multiple orthopedic surgeries including the ankle replacement. Some bone spurs developed around the new ankle early on but once they were removed my range of motion improved quite a bit.
It just takes time for things to heal,
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I also had one 10 years ago when I was 76. The best thing I ever did (except marrying my husband and having 2 great sons). Once I convinced the rehab place that I did not need any more pain killers, my recovery time was great. Mostly in a wheel chair as I couldn’t use scooter. As soon as cast was removed, I swiftly went from boot to walking and driving (was my driving leg). Amazed all the PT that where working with me. Ten years later that ankle and foot are doing great but the other leg has venous insufficiency and some peripheral neuropathy.
Keep up all the exercises and think of all the great things in your life.