Hello fellow ankle fusion people, I had my ankle fusion surgery 6/23/14. After 6 different hard casts I am now in the walking boot. I hate this boot. I think from being in the hard casts I have developed a 4-5 inch callus under my heel so it hurts like heck to walk in this boot. I but a water insole in it but it is still sensitive in that area. Sleeping at night I have to put something around my ankle because it is sensitive to touch the sheets.
About a week and a half ago I got the walking boot and will have it for 8 weeks. In the mean time I need to find shoes to wear back to work and wonder what kind of exercises I can do when I take my cast off at night or while at my computer that will make my toes hurt less. The doctor has not mentioned PT but I assume that I will need that so that I can learn how to walk better when the boot is off.
It's kind of fun when people ask what happened I tell them that I fell off my stillettos while pole dancing. Haha, I am 56 years old and somewhat overweight so I get a lot of laughs.
Good Luck to everyone! Wanna finally go on vacations without having to be pushed around in a wheelchair. Tammy
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Hello fellow ankle fusion people, I had my ankle fusion surgery 6/23/14. After 6 different hard casts I am now in the walking boot. I hate this boot. I think from being in the hard casts I have developed a 4-5 inch callus under my heel so it hurts like heck to walk in this boot. I but a water insole in it but it is still sensitive in that area. Sleeping at night I have to put something around my ankle because it is sensitive to touch the sheets.
October 8, 2014 - 3:56pmAbout a week and a half ago I got the walking boot and will have it for 8 weeks. In the mean time I need to find shoes to wear back to work and wonder what kind of exercises I can do when I take my cast off at night or while at my computer that will make my toes hurt less. The doctor has not mentioned PT but I assume that I will need that so that I can learn how to walk better when the boot is off.
It's kind of fun when people ask what happened I tell them that I fell off my stillettos while pole dancing. Haha, I am 56 years old and somewhat overweight so I get a lot of laughs.
Good Luck to everyone! Wanna finally go on vacations without having to be pushed around in a wheelchair. Tammy
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