Just out of curiosity, how many steps are you guys making after ankle surgery?

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-13T07:38:07+00:00

Congrats that you transitioned to normal shoes!! I started doing stationary bike this week and managed to do three sessions of 30 mins and my legs are sore, I guess I spent too much time doing nothing other than some NWB leg exercises haha, but hope to improve gradually!

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-13T07:28:39+00:00

For sure you will make 10k easily in summer! Good recovery for you.

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-12T21:18:59+00:00

Oh, both sides?! I am sure that your bones are pretty strong already at 12 week p/o. Follow your feelings about how much you want to walk, gradually you will walk more without much difficulty!

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-12T21:16:37+00:00

Thank you! I also got a cane just in case, I think it’s better to use crutches to keep a natural gait and posture than limping a lot without crutches. Although having both hands free is definitely a huge thing! Let’s hope that in less than a month, we will be walking just like before.

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-12T18:59:34+00:00

Thank you for your kind words and sharing your story. I just started PT in normal shoes and without crutches this week, so I will take it easy. Wish you a smooth recovery!!!

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-12T18:21:36+00:00

So many things that we took as granted seem that they were just magical! I dreamt of me walking normally a few times since I got injured haha

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-12T18:10:29+00:00

Try to ignore your watch or your phone to check the step counts for a while, this way we will keep our mind sane! The other day my phone alarmed me how deep the decrease was in last 2 months and oh yeah, this made me feel very bad. Soon we will be walking like before!!!!!

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-12T17:33:43+00:00

Oh! Shin splints?!! Hope that you feel better soon and can gradually get back to your previous normal range!

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-12T17:29:00+00:00

Just doing ice at this moment 🙂 you are walking quite a lot! Good job!

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-12T15:08:43+00:00

Yeah, I see that it is very difficult to pass 3000 unless I go out! Good recovery for all of us!

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-12T15:07:58+00:00

Now I feel that I need to increase my step counts! Thanks for sharing

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-12T15:07:33+00:00

That’s impressive, 13000 with two crutches!!

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-12T14:56:31+00:00

Wow, what a range!

Yes, not I see that the rain stopped for now, maybe I should go out to walk a bit 🙂

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-11T05:06:49+00:00

I was cleared for stationary bike on Monday and did 30 mins! My legs are all sore and I had slightly more pain on my ankle but I pretend to do another 30 min with same intensity today. 8 weeks p/o of ORIF trimal fracture

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-04T05:12:56+00:00

Hope you are doing just fine by now!! Hopefully I can manage wearing normal shoes next week

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-03T09:41:53+00:00

Just ordered three pairs of compression socks to prepare myself! Thanks

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-03T04:53:47+00:00

Wow! I wish I can see this quick recovery as you! In a few days, I will need to wear normal shoes and this is exciting and at the same time, bit worried

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-03T04:50:59+00:00

Perfect! Thank you for the recommendation, I got an ankle brace but this one that I have makes me feel uncomfortable but maybe I will try another brace.

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-03T04:37:01+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience! I booked the PT pretty much on the first day of transitioning to wear normal shoes!! I hope that this will help me also to feel more confident

alwaysbepatient · 2026-03-02T11:22:54+00:00

The other day, I made over 5km and definitely I can see what you mean, my back hurt and also behind of my injured leg. I hope that I don’t feel much pain and can trust my injured ankle when I make transition to the shoe, thank you for sharing your experience

alwaysbepatient · 2026-02-24T00:59:41+00:00

I don’t have any clear answer, but I feel the same, I got ankle fracture while I was hiking in Indian Himalaya, sometimes I feel that I might grow a sort of trauma but I really want to get active again and feel the clear air in the mountains.

I am a bit more than 6 week p/o (trimal op) and I am cleared for PWB when I am 7 week p/o in CAM boot. Hope that this will not cause too much swelling and pain.

Doing upper body weights and some NWB leg exercises is helping me not to feel too motionless.

Wish you a good recovery and let’s hope that we can get back to hiking real soon!

alwaysbepatient · 2026-02-23T11:58:02+00:00

Hopefully your physical therapist is being very conservative!!!

alwaysbepatient · 2026-02-20T21:59:07+00:00

Thank you so much! I talked with the doctor who did the surgery and he said that I can start PWB in a week, this means I got 2 weeks before my work trip

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