I'm sorry to hear that you are having so much pain. Sounds like you're doing the right things by elevating, icing, and pain meds. Are you also taking an anti-inflammatory? Ask your doctor about some to see if it will help you any. Have you tried to massage the area where it's swollen? They did that in physical therapy and it really seemed to help.
What type of shoes are you wearing? I had a hard time with shoes as well and the swelling doesn't make it any easier. I noticed that my swelling increased when I was on my foot a lot (at the beginning a lot was 20-30 minutes). The swelling in my ankle really didn't decrease until after a couple of months of physical therapy and I still have a little there that just hasn't gone away, but it no longer hurts.
Stiffness in the ankle is still an issue for me and it's been 2 years since my ankle fusion. It's not as bad as it was in the beginning but it's still there. I try to avoid sitting for long periods of time and if I can't get up and move around I try to move my leg (up/down) as much as possible.
Does anyone else have any suggestions for Geraldine? If so, please share.
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Hi Geraldine,
I'm sorry to hear that you are having so much pain. Sounds like you're doing the right things by elevating, icing, and pain meds. Are you also taking an anti-inflammatory? Ask your doctor about some to see if it will help you any. Have you tried to massage the area where it's swollen? They did that in physical therapy and it really seemed to help.
What type of shoes are you wearing? I had a hard time with shoes as well and the swelling doesn't make it any easier. I noticed that my swelling increased when I was on my foot a lot (at the beginning a lot was 20-30 minutes). The swelling in my ankle really didn't decrease until after a couple of months of physical therapy and I still have a little there that just hasn't gone away, but it no longer hurts.
Stiffness in the ankle is still an issue for me and it's been 2 years since my ankle fusion. It's not as bad as it was in the beginning but it's still there. I try to avoid sitting for long periods of time and if I can't get up and move around I try to move my leg (up/down) as much as possible.
Does anyone else have any suggestions for Geraldine? If so, please share.
I hope you get to feeling better soon!!!
~Ang
July 14, 2008 - 3:59pmThis Comment
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