been 4 weeks
feel pretty good, but still bruised at insertion site... this normal?? its not awful, but wanna feel close to 100%
screws cause a bit of discomfort on the medial side when putting pressure, but think that will go away
gonna be 5 weeks on thursday
my leg has felt very good for the past few days
still a bit paranoid to walk without crutches, but in maybe 2 weeks, i'll be doing it.
i heal well, so im thinking ill be pretty much recovered very soon. i wot try running, or jumping for a while, but that'll come
im a big fan of nailing... the experience has been much better than my external fixation. i know i had 2 broken legs, and was lengthening, but external fixators are a nightmare
LISTEN TO ME PEOPLE
DO INTERNALS, BUT IF YOU CANT, DO LON
external is just too hard,and too long.. these knee pain issues you hear about are overrated.
took a walk... with crutches.... for half a mile other day
been 5 walks, but leg has very little soreness now
i will be conservative, and keep using crutches a while, but i can already tell the difference between now and before... almost like my old normal leg
i should have fixed my leg earlier, but cant go back in time now... i fixed it in time though, and thats all that matters
been 11 weeks
i dont really have any pain... might wanna get screw removed soon
left leg is aligned and better, though i still have a limp... seems normal to have one after 11 weeks... im guessing it will not go away for another month or 2
STILL NOT WALKING NORMALLY AND HAVE A LIMP
right leg seems okay, but the left one definitely is not
not sure if this is normal... i stretch out, try to put weight on it, etc... but left leg still is not functioning properly. its been 12 weeks, so i dont know how long recovery takes for this normally, but ive definitely lost all my patience
stretching, weight bearing, exercise... still limping... im hoping this is normal, but losing confidence.
sorry to hear about your situation....
what does Dr. Monegal say?
How much walking are you doing? It took me months of walking several hours a day before I started feeling normal.
sayss more pt
but my left leg has a limp, so its not easy
medium,... u walked for hours?? how slpow eree u in the beginning... its a real struggle for me... need to regain flexibility too
I say You need to go and see a PT which You haven t done.
After a Long period of external fixators plus surgery in the Achiles tendon plus nerve issue, It requires a Long Long time to recover normal walk.
When I met You (after all These experiences in India) your leg s muscle condition was extremely poor. Plus we did limb allignment in july and Now limb is alligned with no pain and full ROM.
So Now your situation is an alligned limb with full ROM at joints and no pain, with a massive muscular weakness. 0 PT as You do not trust PT be cause They are not doctors.
I have said That hundreds of times to all my patients. Surgery is a second in your recovery, but most important after a good surgical procedure is to do a good PT plan. Otherwise limp will last because of muscle weakness.
Quote from: crimsontide on September 27, 2015, 01:48:29 AMmedium,... u walked for hours?? how slpow eree u in the beginning... its a real struggle for me... need to regain flexibility too
Really slow in the beginning - like two hours to go around the block with the walker slow. And by the time I was done, my legs and feet were swollen and throbbing so bad I'd have to lie flat and elevate the legs on the couch for half an hour. So going around the block twice a day took 5 hours out of my day every day.
Recovery from LL is not easy and it's not fast.
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