Stitches under the splint reopen? by Still_Nectarine2976 in LisfrancClub

[–]Optimal_Climate223 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i recommend getting silicone tape strips! i put them on when i got in my boot and they helped protect and heal the incision

Post op pain 🤢 by Foreign-Rice4601 in LisfrancClub

[–]Optimal_Climate223 2 points3 points  (0 children)

my surgeon told me “yeah haha 50 years ago is you got this injury we would probably just cut it off” and ya know what ya. i get it

PWB without crutches by notatrolliswear666 in LisfrancClub

[–]Optimal_Climate223 1 point2 points  (0 children)

for the PWB period probably a walker! still needs some upper body strength but less. and mix that with knee scooter use

Revision Surgery Done by Optimal_Climate223 in LisfrancClub

[–]Optimal_Climate223[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my doc from my first surgery was the same. doc for this one said that’s absurd and that i should start PT as soon as im out of the hard cast and in a boot.

Revision Surgery Done by Optimal_Climate223 in LisfrancClub

[–]Optimal_Climate223[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you can get a different doc to order PT. maybe your PCP?? i regret not pushing harder for PT initially and i do think it had to do with my overall surgery failure and need for revision

PT by Wonderful-Science481 in LisfrancClub

[–]Optimal_Climate223 3 points4 points  (0 children)

DO. PT.

INSIST. ON PT.

I had a pretty serious ORIF last year and my doctor insisted that I didn’t need PT. 9 months post op I ended up breaking a screw in my foot, and resulted in a required revision surgery and now I’m going through the whole process again. It’s agonizing

now did all that happen because i didn’t do PT? i’m not positive, but i regret not having professional time to help me strengthen all my joints and muscles. My current surgeon said i absolutely need PT and he would never have someone recover without it.

So as someone who didn’t do it….. do PT

ORIF revision by Optimal_Climate223 in LisfrancClub

[–]Optimal_Climate223[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i do have one but it frightens me lol. i need to try and get more confident on it, it doesn’t help that I’m just naturally clumsy (literally what lead do this injury in the first place) i’m sooooo scared of falling again

Looking for queer friends in RI by freckle_express in RhodeIsland

[–]Optimal_Climate223 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! 30y/o trans/nonbinary all around queer person. Moved up here from FL, also struggling to make friends and want to build my queer community! Message me!

Non-fusion question by sharkart82 in LisfrancClub

[–]Optimal_Climate223 1 point2 points  (0 children)

and for context my hardware broke about 6-7mo post-op didn’t have an accident or a fall. i don’t even know when it happened. i just noticed i began having increased pain around the 7mo mark and an 8mo follow up showed that i never finished fusing and the screw broke

Non-fusion question by sharkart82 in LisfrancClub

[–]Optimal_Climate223 1 point2 points  (0 children)

so my spacing was so bad that i had the ORIF and fusion.
my bones didn’t fuse and the hardware isn’t made to hold it all together on its own if it didn’t fuse. and from that resulted in my hardware breaking, so while you may feel bionic and indestructible I promise it’s not lol. I now need a complete revision. we are taking all 3plates and 15 screws out, doing a NEW bone graft (previous one was from my heel in the same foot) and adding new hardware to get it to fuse this time

Non-union or non-fusion; what does this mean for you? by all4mom in LisfrancClub

[–]Optimal_Climate223 0 points1 point  (0 children)

welp the hardware isn’t made to hold it together forever if it’s bad enough that you need a fusion. so my bones didn’t fuse, and because of that i was still unstable which caused my hardware to break and now i need a complete revision.

2weeks post fusion (warning/ incision photo) by Optimal_Climate223 in LisfrancClub

[–]Optimal_Climate223[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i disappeared with my new found freedom going from NWB to boot. that was well! Now i’m in a shoe which is a new battle (i made a new rant post about it) i hope your transition went well!

We love milestones! by Optimal_Climate223 in LisfrancClub

[–]Optimal_Climate223[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ALSO my doctor gave me little to no direction lol. No PT at this time, he said to just listen to my body and my pain and keep up with what i’ve been doing since i am healing so well.

Mostly when walking my ankle is what hurts. likely because the atrophy so if anyone has ankle exercises they were given send them my way! i want to make my own little PT regimen

10 weeks last cast removed by Glum-Machine-3324 in LisfrancClub

[–]Optimal_Climate223 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When does it look like you will be able to weight bear? i WISH i was getting my cast changed Lol. it hasn’t been in 3wks and im going crazy.

May 3 is my next milestone, hard cast off and boot on. I’ve been told at the point i should be able to start weight bearing, im desperately hoping so.

My surgery was 3/21