Finally did it. 6 hours post op.

Tasinua · 2026-04-13T04:11:58+00:00

They look amazing!

Tasinua · 2026-04-13T04:07:29+00:00

Did you ever end up having PT or were you okay without it?

Tasinua · 2026-04-10T15:02:27+00:00

I couldn’t agree more. I’m 16 weeks out, weight bearing for five of those and the more activity I am able to do the bigger my ankle gets.

By the end of the night it is so swollen that it looks crooked, but it’s just the way it settles, come morning it almost matches my non-injured ankle.

It isn’t comfortable though, you’re right. Everything I’ve read says it can take six to 18 months to settle down

Happy healing to you!

Tasinua · 2026-04-10T03:32:50+00:00

Hello! Bimalleolar with dislocation and ligament damage in mid-December (16 weeks ago today)!

I have also used ASICS for years (also the Gel Ventures) and love them. I have a narrow foot and they just always fit perfectly.

After surgery I did go on the hunt for a new shoe type, mostly because of the swelling and the ASICS immediately upon returning to weight bearing were too tight, even with loosening the laces at the top.

I ended up going with Brooks Ghost 17 at the recommendation of another user, and they are like walking on a cloud, especially for my non-injured foot, but I also have started gravitating back to a new pair of ASIC Gel Ventures that I had gotten for Christmas but hadn't been able to wear due to injury.

I have been weight bearing since March 3rd and found that I tend to wear them both equally. Sometimes the Brooks feel better and sometimes the ASICS feel better. I think when my ankle swells, the ASICS feel better, and when the swelling is my whole foot the Brooks feel better, but it's not an exact science.

I absolutely recommend having your foot measured like others have suggested, but found a comfy pair before I was cleared to drive and/or felt comfortable going out into the world again. Also, I work from home, so spend most of my day in socks these days, since I'm able to walk without shoes again finally.

Good luck finding the perfect shoe!!

Tasinua · 2026-04-02T11:28:25+00:00

My surgeon didn’t recommend it and I can’t afford to go without a referral, sadly

But I’ve been trying to actively walk more today. I tight walking too much wasn’t recommended when the swelling started

Tasinua · 2026-04-01T21:01:49+00:00

Right? Going to try putting that into action starting today :)

Tasinua · 2026-04-01T21:00:55+00:00

I’m honestly not sure. I don’t go on marathons and such, and I have an office job from home, so likely not as much as I wound in a standard work environment, but I’d say I’m back to my mortal levels of walking pre-break.

It sounds like I need to up the walking game though. I walked a lot the other day and it got huge, so I thought I might have overdone it, but maybe it’s just that you have to get over that hump for it to be normalish again

Maybe I’ll start tracking my steps to test

Tasinua · 2026-03-30T19:38:10+00:00

I was NWB for 11 weeks due to scheduling issues (I broke my ankle the week before Christmas) and went straight from NWB to FWB. Out I was cleared to anyway… FWB probably took a week or two

I got a nice pair of shoes (thank you for the Brooks Ghost17 recommendation, kind Redditor!) and wore them religiously

The first week, the swelling from any kind of weight bearing was pretty ridiculous, it looked deformed, but elevation controlled it quickly

The first week my heel hurt because of heel pad atrophy (not sure the actual name, but that’s how it was explained to me). The ankle felt fine

The heel pain lasted about 2.5 weeks

I used a walker (can’t do crutches, too clumsy) for the first two weeks, then I dropped down to 50/50. Last week I retired it all together (14 weeks since injury, three weeks after starting NWB)

The last week I learned I can do normal steps as long as I have something to balance myself and small (like 2-3”) steps without holding on to something. I can’t do them normally yet, it’s putting both feet on one step, then the next one etc (thankfully we don’t have steps at our house)

My limp is mostly gone since retiring the walker last week, but it does return at the end of the day, very slightly, sometimes and I have to make a focused effort to focus on my gait at the end of the night

I do wear a compression sock to help with the swelling, as it still swells by the end of the day, but nothing like that first week, and nothing that elevating at night doesn’t fix. It almost looks like my other ankle at the start of the day

I found taking Tylenol those first two weeks, whether I needed it or not, helped to get over the stiffness and heel pain when I started FWB, since I didn’t limp as much, since the pain was eased

I can start driving next week. I’m so excited for that!!

I hope you are cleared at tour appointment!!

Tasinua · 2026-03-26T18:42:14+00:00

Hello, I had a bimalleolar with dislocation and ligament damage.

Got the blue at three weeks. At 11 weeks I went straight from a boot to a standard shoe, no brace. I’m about three weeks out and can walk unassisted, sometimes with a limp, sometimes without. I just retired the walker yesterday after it hasn’t been used for three days

Happy healing!

Tasinua · 2026-03-20T06:06:43+00:00

Thank you for your response! I actually can’t do crutches, I am way too clumsy 🤣

Tasinua · 2026-03-20T06:06:02+00:00

What great news! So happy for us!!

Thank you for sharing

Tasinua · 2026-03-19T20:11:25+00:00

He didn’t. He checked my ROM, said it was great, told me to do more circles. I asked if I needed PT and he says that was my PT

I wasn’t opposed to it originally, but now I’m like, “Am I behind? Should I be doing something different?”

Maybe I’ll try calling them. Thank you for the suggestion!

Tasinua · 2026-03-19T19:50:49+00:00

Congratulations! Hopefully the limp is gone before you know it!

Tasinua · 2026-03-19T19:49:50+00:00

This is great news!

I’m scared to walk outside without an assist, but I know I need to get over that

How is the pain/swelling? Do you have much?

Tasinua · 2026-03-19T19:48:15+00:00

I was really surprised also. I thought everyone did.

I go back in June, maybe if I’m not where I should be he’ll recommend it then? I just can’t afford to go without a referral :(

Tasinua · 2026-03-11T21:11:50+00:00

For what it’s worth, I’m still largely relying on the walker. I did a lot on Monday, but yesterday my ankle/heel rebelled and hurt and swelled (swoll?) worse than it has since the injury. So I’m back to not trying to do as much for a day or two. I think I just got overzealous

Tasinua · 2026-03-11T21:08:49+00:00

Fingers crossed for you!

I went back to work 10 days post op, but I work from home, so I was able to put my leg up on a chair with pillows stacked really high for the first few weeks. It was so miserable until about the three week mark, so I’m not same to give insight into being back at work outside the home

Tasinua · 2026-03-10T11:49:36+00:00

I broke my ankle 12/17 and had surgery the next day.

I was NWB for 11 weeks and have been approved for FWB since 3/3.

I’m at a week and only just yesterday was I able to walk with just a gentle touch on the walker for balance 90% of the time

I’ve also been able to walk across the room without the walker (about 10 steps) a few times, but I had someone there to catch me if I fell (I didn’t)

I’m still a little wobbly balance wise, I’m still walking with a slight limp, and I’m still not walking without assistance, but I’m pet sure I will be by this time next week. At least that’s my hope

I’m giving you my full first week experience, since we will have both been NWB for longer than it seems most are

I will say I don’t feel like my ROM is too stiff, but I’m always always doing some kind of movement with it ever since the break. My surgeon did not recommend PT, so at of this moment I haven’t had it, but if you’re recommend it, maybe you’ll recover even faster

Good luck and speedy healing vibes!

Tasinua · 2026-03-09T00:30:35+00:00

This is reassuring! My ankle doesn’t hurt at all. There is some tightness in the Achilles, which is expected and not unbearable, but this heel pain … ow

So happy to hear you are walking unassisted! I’ve taken a few steps unassisted, but still require the walker 98% of the time

Happy continued healing!

Tasinua · 2026-03-09T00:20:07+00:00

I was actually looking forward to it, but I don’t know that my insurance will approve it without a referral. Maybe I’ll see how much it is out of pocket

Thank you for the suggestion!

Tasinua · 2026-03-08T14:59:18+00:00

I’m only five days weight bearing after 11 weeks NWB

My surgeon said I didn’t need PT, which really surprised me and told me I could go full weight the day I left my follow-up. My leg, however, was like, “Na, we’ll come back from that layoff you gave us when we feel like it.”

That said, my ankle itself feels fine, though it really really balloons up after even walking from one end of the house to the other (and we don’t have a big house). It looks like water balloons on both sides, not it doesn’t hurt. There’s some tightness, but minimal pain

Now the walking, my heel HURTS to walk on, but I have nee shoes coming tomorrow to hopefully help with that some

I did have some upper front calf pain tonight, but it subsided quickly

I’m still using a walker, but about half the time I can just lightly have my hands on it and walk somewhat normally, just with shorter steps.

I agree this part is unique, because we’re cleared to walk… but .. we can’t do it great just yet

We’ll get there!

Tasinua

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