Had ankle fusion in December- expect 8-12 weeks. You will be put into a walking boot at about 6 weeks- this gives you some mobility though they say you cannot drive - depends which foot is operated on.Once out of the boot, standing for an amount of time does become uncomfortable but you can get by with the use of crutches - first two then one. It will be a long recovery no matter what they say- you can probably expect 6-8 months for complete recovery. PT helps a great deal as do orthodics.
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Had ankle fusion in December- expect 8-12 weeks. You will be put into a walking boot at about 6 weeks- this gives you some mobility though they say you cannot drive - depends which foot is operated on.Once out of the boot, standing for an amount of time does become uncomfortable but you can get by with the use of crutches - first two then one. It will be a long recovery no matter what they say- you can probably expect 6-8 months for complete recovery. PT helps a great deal as do orthodics.
July 7, 2008 - 6:27amBest of luck!
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