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Posted 3/30/2017 3:37 PM (GMT 0)
Good Morning to all,

I broke my ankle three months ago. No surgery (yay!). I am finally off crutches and out of the boot as of 4 weeks ago. Still have pain, swelling, and difficulties walking/weight bearing. Ortho thinks I have ligament and tendon damage causing these problems. I have still been working and living my life! I refuse to let this get me down. I am supposed to begin physical therapy on Monday. I'm concerned because I haven't had an MRI or other scan for this injury. I'm wondering if anyone else thinks this should have been done prior to this point? I have enough issues with Fibro and other problems. I really want my ankle to heal correctly! That being said the fracture is healing but slowly. Does anyone know if Fibro affects your healing rate?
Posted 3/30/2017 4:23 PM (GMT 0)
Michele, it sounds like you are doing fine. I'm sure x-rays were taken at some point, weren't they? That's how they most likely determined if you needed surgery. I have never noticed that fibro slowed down my healing of anything! I had major abdominal surgery and the doctors were amazed at how fast I healed...and I had already been diagnosed with fibro.

My mother broke her ankle when she was in her mid-30's and it took quite a while to feel better but she still had a little problem occasionally decades later.

My father-in-law broke his ankle and did need surgery and it too took a while to heal.

Neither of these people had fibro. I think you need to remember this is a weight bearing part of your body and it constantly moves when you walk! So it's not getting the "rest" then let's say a broken arm would get. You don't start lifting heavy things when a cast is taken off your arm because it's still healing. So I think this is what is going on with your ankle and will take more time. If you can walk without help I think that's good. I'm not a doctor but I think you ortho would run more tests if they didn't think things were healing normally.

I'm glad you are moving forward. That's important.

Sherrine
Posted 3/30/2017 11:34 PM (GMT 0)
Soft tissue damage can take longer than a bone to heal..

The physical therapy can really help..

I had a very old ankle injury that was never detected, which eventually was discovered by an awesome therapist..i still feel it with barometric changes..

But sherrine is right about it being a weight baring joint and harder to heal..

My ankle specialist wanted a topical anti inflammatory with micro current therapy..the pt scoffed at that..but it did truly help.

Alternating heat and cold help soft tissue issues also..

Speedy healing!!!
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