Posted by 1948CaseVAI on September 19, 2018 at 06:45:06 from (99.13.22.147):
In Reply to: O.T. prayer request posted by IA Roy on September 18, 2018 at 20:52:16:
I had that same broken leg and shattered foot/ankle three years ago and can tell you a couple of things I wish I had known to hammer my surgeon about in advance.
Make sure he understand that you demand your leg to come out to be the same length it was before! That sounds like you should be able to take it for granted, and I did, but I also came out nearly a full inch shorter on that leg and it will cause me grief the rest of my life as orthotics and lifts are not the same as having legs the same length. They can use cadaver bone if needed (so yes, sign that permission slip for the cadaver bone!)
Make sure he knows you expect your foot to point in the right direction! I also took that for granted and now my left foot points outward 40 degrees and causes pain.
Have him do his best to leave you as much movement as possible in all joints. If he freezes your ankle you will not be able to go down stairs without a lot of pain and hassle. I have to go one at a time, carefully, and I still have some motion. If my ankle was frozen I would have no pain, but would be seriously restriced on even getting in and out of my house.
Do not be in a hurry (yeah right - I was sick to death of waiting on things). But I am three years and three months out of my surgery and it still gets a little better every month. I actually put on a soft canvas brace and used the walk-behind mower to mow my medium-sized lawn yesterday. You cannot imagine the pain of walking that much on an uneven surface, but the pride of doing that simple job is amazing. I even walk on sloped sidewalks and ramps better now, although going down is a lot better than going up.
When you have healed and are ready to walk again make sure to get the very best, most supportive shoes that you can. I like New Balance with leather uppers because they support so much better than mesh shoes. With my orthotic being so thick it still fits in the NB shoe OK and that gives me less pain than others, although there is still pain in every step.
You are right - it is a life-altering event and I pray for you. I am just thankful that in my case I was already retired when it happened otherwise I would have been forced to retire.
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