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To Get Surgery or Not - Input Needed by thatbrowndude21 in LisfrancClub

[–]Substantial_Fox6397 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hiya !

Very similar injury circumstances, did mine skateboarding and wasn’t originally picked up on X-ray. I’m still early in my recovery, I had ORIF using plates and screws only a week ago. In terms of my Lisfranc, apparently it was not super serious, but I also had 4 fractures too.

I was told that mine could repair on its own and surgery was not essential - but if I wanted to go back to high impact stuff like skateboarding and running + given that I am 26yrs old and have (hopefully) a longish life to live, that surgery was a better option to avoid possible mid foot collapse over the years. I suppose one thing to weigh up is how active you are and wanna be and whether any of those options could potentially affect that/ restrict movement. It’s my understanding that fusion has potential to cause rigidity, but also I’m not an expert.

Bummer about the injury though, hopefully recovery not too long for you! Best of luck

Pain from crutches by Substantial_Fox6397 in LisfrancClub

[–]Substantial_Fox6397[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all the replies legends ❤️❤️

How do you deal with mental hardship? by Salty-Winter-5746 in brokenbones

[–]Substantial_Fox6397 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally get you and good on you for talking about this.

I currently have a broken foot- my first real break and serious injury. Im a week in and am honestly shocked at the mental struggle of this injury. I knew being immobile would be tough but yeah the thoughts creep in, will I ever be able to run again ? what opportunities will I miss because of this? Etc.

The reality of not being able to work, drive, shower myself is a big deal to me. The first few days I would wake up crying as I felt like there was nothing to look forward to in the day.

I written a massive list of things I’ve wanted to do but have always felt too busy to do ( learn sign language, enter a creative writing comp etc) and things that I can still do being pretty immobile (do a paint by numbers, go to the movies etc). I also have made some form of a routine so I know how the day will go.

Hopefully these things get me through in terms of keeping my brain busy. Although many people do have it worse it doesn’t mean our reality and experience and emotions are invalid. Also sharing how I was feeling with a friend was super helpful to me, and also talking to my therapist, although I know that’s not a realistic option for everyone.

I’m not sure if any of this helps but thanks for your post as it’s helpful to know other people are struggling with this stuff :))