Hello anonymous! If you are looking for honesty, you have come to the right site. You'll find empathy, sympathy and no b.s. You can read some of my other comments if you wish, but to make a long story short, I was in a 100 mph head on back in 97. I had a broken tibia, along with my ankle being totally pulverized. After 2 years of external stabilizers, casts, crutches, wheelchairs, canes, walkers, air boots, p.t., massage therapy, etc....I finally had my ankle fused. It wasn't the best thing I've ever done, but I quite frankly had no other choice. Because I had no ankle anymore, my foot angled off to the right and that was how I walked. Very uncomfortable and threw everything off. When I had my fusion, my doc told me my leg was twisted, my foot was as straight as it would ever be and I'd have hip and knee problems down the road. Well, he did not lie. Fast forward 16 years, I am now having knee and hip problems, my ankle itself doesn't hurt, but the area all around it does. My foot is extremely arthritic, the area around my ankle has been swollen since my accident. My option is more surgery, which I will not do right now. I have rsd, which is a deterioration of my sympathetic nerve system. This happened because of the blunt force trauma I suffered. To be totally honest....I knew the day of my wreck life would never be the same. I knew it wouldn't matter how many surgeries I had, I'd be a fool to think I'd be able to walk the same, do the other physical activities I participated in and not be pain free. It doesn't matter how many meds I take, how many pain clinics I go to, how many doctors I see, nothing will change what has happened to my body. That's fact. Be prepared to have several shoes at a time. Yes I wear ugly shoes, but they're the cutest ugly I can find. lol I gave away all my heels, I had 40 pairs. I still sigh when I see the gorgeous, funky shoes that are so popular now. My best find have been Skechers rocker bottom shoes and Z coils. But, I'm alive, I'm walking, some days better than others...I have pain, some days more than others......but my good days I take advantage of it. I am working in my yard, the first time in a long time. It feels so good to get in the dirt....my rsd dictates how much I can do. I have learned to listen to my body differently. I can't lift like I used to because I have no umph on my bad side. There's just a number of little things that can add up to big things. I used to travel quite a bit....I don't do that anymore. I'm not comfortable in large crowds. I don't drive the distances I used to because it bothers my right leg....but I still can if I choose. Most importantly, every morning I turn it all over to the big Man and his Son. I should not even be alive, but I am because God still has a plan for me. Take care of yourself and be gentle on your body. Suzi
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Hello anonymous! If you are looking for honesty, you have come to the right site. You'll find empathy, sympathy and no b.s. You can read some of my other comments if you wish, but to make a long story short, I was in a 100 mph head on back in 97. I had a broken tibia, along with my ankle being totally pulverized. After 2 years of external stabilizers, casts, crutches, wheelchairs, canes, walkers, air boots, p.t., massage therapy, etc....I finally had my ankle fused. It wasn't the best thing I've ever done, but I quite frankly had no other choice. Because I had no ankle anymore, my foot angled off to the right and that was how I walked. Very uncomfortable and threw everything off. When I had my fusion, my doc told me my leg was twisted, my foot was as straight as it would ever be and I'd have hip and knee problems down the road. Well, he did not lie. Fast forward 16 years, I am now having knee and hip problems, my ankle itself doesn't hurt, but the area all around it does. My foot is extremely arthritic, the area around my ankle has been swollen since my accident. My option is more surgery, which I will not do right now. I have rsd, which is a deterioration of my sympathetic nerve system. This happened because of the blunt force trauma I suffered. To be totally honest....I knew the day of my wreck life would never be the same. I knew it wouldn't matter how many surgeries I had, I'd be a fool to think I'd be able to walk the same, do the other physical activities I participated in and not be pain free. It doesn't matter how many meds I take, how many pain clinics I go to, how many doctors I see, nothing will change what has happened to my body. That's fact. Be prepared to have several shoes at a time. Yes I wear ugly shoes, but they're the cutest ugly I can find. lol I gave away all my heels, I had 40 pairs. I still sigh when I see the gorgeous, funky shoes that are so popular now. My best find have been Skechers rocker bottom shoes and Z coils. But, I'm alive, I'm walking, some days better than others...I have pain, some days more than others......but my good days I take advantage of it. I am working in my yard, the first time in a long time. It feels so good to get in the dirt....my rsd dictates how much I can do. I have learned to listen to my body differently. I can't lift like I used to because I have no umph on my bad side. There's just a number of little things that can add up to big things. I used to travel quite a bit....I don't do that anymore. I'm not comfortable in large crowds. I don't drive the distances I used to because it bothers my right leg....but I still can if I choose. Most importantly, every morning I turn it all over to the big Man and his Son. I should not even be alive, but I am because God still has a plan for me. Take care of yourself and be gentle on your body. Suzi
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