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Anonymous(reply to Anonymous)
HI Alexandria,
My name is Krystal and I am also 24. I was in a severe car accident at the age of 16 and crush my R. Ankle. Since then, I have had numerous surgeries to remove pins, then clean out the scar tissue and bone spurrs, lengthen my Achillies Tendon (twice), amonge other procedures. Finally after 4 years of extreme pain and seeing no improvement, I had it fused in 2011. It took about a year to be where I was comfortable. I has abeen about three years since my Fusion and I WOULD NOT TAKE IT BACK!!!! It was one of the best things I did or myself and I am currently without pain. With strenious activity I do feel some DISCOMFORT, but nothing close to what I was feeling before my surgery. At times the pain was so bad I strongly contimplated having my ankle amputated.
Your post was from July, so Im assuming you have had the Fusion by now. So good luck with healing. And hopefully you have as good of a turn out as I did.
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HI Alexandria,
My name is Krystal and I am also 24. I was in a severe car accident at the age of 16 and crush my R. Ankle. Since then, I have had numerous surgeries to remove pins, then clean out the scar tissue and bone spurrs, lengthen my Achillies Tendon (twice), amonge other procedures. Finally after 4 years of extreme pain and seeing no improvement, I had it fused in 2011. It took about a year to be where I was comfortable. I has abeen about three years since my Fusion and I WOULD NOT TAKE IT BACK!!!! It was one of the best things I did or myself and I am currently without pain. With strenious activity I do feel some DISCOMFORT, but nothing close to what I was feeling before my surgery. At times the pain was so bad I strongly contimplated having my ankle amputated.
Your post was from July, so Im assuming you have had the Fusion by now. So good luck with healing. And hopefully you have as good of a turn out as I did.
~Krystal
September 11, 2014 - 7:25amThis Comment
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