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Broken Ankle
I'll try to make this short as possible, please bear with me and if you have had a broken ankle before, please share your words of wisdom.
I broke my ankle at the end of June 2010. It happened when I was double bounced on a trampoline. My right foot broke in two different places: the ankle and on the outer side. Plus it was fractured in five places on the top of my foot. Lets say it wasn't pretty and there was a lot of pain! The doctors casted it for a month and when I finally got in to see a foot specialist he said it shouldn't of been casted. I could not put any pressure on it or walk for four whole months (best summer ever, ugh) and even now, almost a year later it aches and is in pain if I walk on it for lengths of time.
After three hours of my job as a cashier my foot really kills me, but that's not what I'm even fully concerned about - I want to take culinary arts which requires you to be on your feet for a long time. It's something I've always wanted to do so I have reapplied since last year and am starting in a couple months. I am also determined to go whether it kills my foot or not. I just need to know some ways for better support or to make it easier when standing. Right now I find myself wearing an ankle brace part time, standing on one foot, leaning on a counter or wondering which foot aches more: the broken one or the supporting? I honestly believe I may need surgery on it but until then what else can I do right now? What kind of shoes are best? etc. I am an almost 19f. Thanks!
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I too suffer from chronic pain so I know what you are going through. You say you saw a foot doctor that does not tell me if you saw a podiatrist or orthopedist. You need to see an orthopedic surgeon. The best one I found was by using the patient referral line at my local trauma hospital. If you do not have a local trauma hospital use the referral line at one of your local hospitals for a staff doctor.
After you have seen the orthopedic surgeon and if it is found that the foot has healed properly or that nothing surgically can be done at this time. Then ask to be referred to their pain management clinic. This is where I'm treated for my pain problems. The pain management clinics have ways of treating pain that family doctors are not familiar with.
Other than that the only other thing I could recommend is a lace up boot that comes up over your ankle. A good boot with good support that you can lace up and wrap the laces around your ankle may give you better support. Try the orthopedic doctor first, then pain management if needed.
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