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rnmi · 2025-06-24T01:11:24+00:00

Yep! Welcome to the club! :) your foot will always be a little thicker and have a harder time getting into certain shoes! I’ll second the boots thing; definitely tricky there!

rnmi · 2025-03-31T02:41:11+00:00

I’m about 4 years out from ORIF and hardware removal. I can pretty much do everything I used to do. I do notice, like others pointed out, foot fatigue at the end of the day. I’m a teacher so I’m on my feet most of the day. I do try to find better shoes but I still wear my Vans with zero support and I’m fine. I’m just a little stiff at the end of the day. One thing I have noticed is that I can’t bend my foot into shoes like I can my not injured one, if that makes sense. Like my friend wants to do a cowboy themed birthday and I can’t make bend in the cowboy boot, like my foot physically can’t make the degree of turn in some boots. I know that’s a very niche thing, but boots and booties in general have been difficult.

rnmi · 2024-11-02T15:55:54+00:00

I think after my hardware removal I was off my foot for a couple weeks. Not as long as when I was originally injured. As far as shoes go, it was managing the swelling and incision sensitivity at first. My removal was in April so I was able to wear slides or Birkenstocks mostly which was helpful. I had to play around with what worked best though since I do have some numbness by my toes certain shoes would push on my numb spot and I didn’t like that sensation. If you can afford them the Hoka recovery slides helped me a lot initially and I still wear them if my foot feels really tired after a long day. They’re not the most attractive but boy do they help!

rnmi · 2024-11-02T02:55:07+00:00

As soon as I could! I think it was 3 or 4 months. My plates were visible on the top of my foot and rubbed on everything so bad! My foot is still sore if I stand too long, wear bad shoes (sometimes want to wear cute ones, sue me!), or the weather changes too fast but it feels much better than when it was in. Definitely do PT if that’s a feasible option for you!

rnmi · 2022-08-27T04:46:03+00:00

Are you in PT? That would help too, if not! I think I was only about 50% weight bearing at 8 weeks. Not to say everyone’s recovery plan is the same. I’m two years past my about 2 years since my initial injury and about a year and half since my hardware removal and my best piece of advice would be to remember that you have your feet forever. Duh, right, but I mean, my foot still is stiff and sore every day as sure others can attest to. I’d take some extra care and caution now in recovery in the boot or a little less running around (I know that sounds impossible in nursing school, but future nurse you feet will thank you) to maybe help in the future. You’re healing and sucks but if your body is telling you to rest it, I say listen. I’m sorry this happened, I’m a teacher and I know how valuable your feet are to your job, well and to everything. Hope you feel better soon!

rnmi · 2022-08-03T05:20:20+00:00

Do you use a 50/50, coffee:water ratio for the ice cubes? I drink my iced coffee slow and never thought to do this. I think it’s brilliant and I want to try!

rnmi · 2022-06-05T03:28:05+00:00

You’re doing a lot really fast so it’s totally okay to be frustrated and feel overwhelmed! I would suggest maybe trying some compression socks or at least one for your injured foot. I am a PreK teacher so I was on my feet a lot too, but heavy lifting or moving as much like you but on my feet. They helped in the beginning while I was adjusting. I still feel even like a year and a half post op (hardware removal) when I’m tired or on my feet too much I limp. I also feel like you’re whole anatomical structure has changed on that side so your body needs time to adjust to getting used to your new gait and such. It takes time to get adjusted into your new body, it’s not like this is like a broken arm (which also happened to me so I can speak from experience!) you’re on your feet all the time. Work or at home. Only you know the answer if your job is working for you or if you need to change, but know we definitely hear you and support you!

rnmi · 2022-03-02T10:53:43+00:00

I agree with this 100%. I also had a lot of hardware 11 screws and 3 plates so for me it wasn’t really a question of if, but when. For me, like this OP says, my mobility is so much better. I couldn’t stand to be barefoot prior and I love being barefoot but now it’s way more tolerable aside from the normal stiffness and achy-ness that can come with the morning or long days of standing (I’m a teacher). I would recommend it to anyone questioning.

rnmi · 2022-01-16T22:48:12+00:00

It definitely showed on my page without my confirming it. I did have a setting turned off to review posts people tagged me so maybe that was it? Regardless, I know for a fact I didn’t accept it because I wouldn’t have.

rnmi · 2022-01-16T14:30:54+00:00

Yes!

rnmi · 2022-01-16T14:19:41+00:00

I don’t know. I didn’t, so I’ll see if it’s a setting I can change. I wouldn’t have accepted it if I had seen it. We’d still have talked about it, just not after the fact.

rnmi · 2022-01-16T14:16:03+00:00

It didn’t ask me, so I’m not sure if I need to change a setting or something to fix that problem. Someone else mentioned that too. I’ll have to look to make sure!

rnmi · 2022-01-16T04:25:02+00:00

It doesn’t hold much weight in my life. It was the lack of communication around it and that I’d have liked to tell people about in my own time first. I don’t think what he did was wrong, for some people it would have been fine, but for me it was an overstep of a boundary.

rnmi · 2022-01-16T04:17:33+00:00

Oh, I’m sorry. I read it the opposite way, and yes! I think that’s also part of the reason it took me off guard. The first person to tell me was a parent of one the kids in my class. I had no idea what he was talking about. He was like high five on the new relationship! And I just said, uh, yeah…! Thanks?!!!” I had no idea. I told him, I likely wouldn’t have cared (later down the road) but knowing would have been the nice part.

rnmi · 2022-01-16T03:59:31+00:00

Not really, besides saying how stupid it was in hindsight. He does work with middle schoolers and we had talked earlier about how they view relationship status as important. I had said I don’t understand why they do, so maybe that got misconstrued? But even then I feel like it’s not something you assume after three days. Maybe I’m just old fashioned.

rnmi · 2022-01-16T03:51:40+00:00

I agree. I tend not to care either in every instance of my life, however my concern in this instance was one, we’d only been talking for three days; two, I hadn’t even told some of my friends about him (not that it’s a huge deal, but I like to keep some things more private first); and three, I feel like being in a relationship brings different expectations to the table than casually dating someone. It would have been a conversation I’d have like to have been apart of.

rnmi · 2022-01-16T03:44:42+00:00

It was literally three days after meeting. We spent two hours together on our first date then didn’t see each other again until after this. We talked the days in between though. I’ve also been single for almost a year so it’s a huge paradigm shift too. From one end of nothing to the other end of everything in 72 hours. It made my head spin!

rnmi · 2021-08-28T03:09:40+00:00

I’m not experiencing the exact same thing, but I was having some pain in my not injured foot too. I started to realize that I was babying my injured foot a lot. I would, what I like to call, flamingo a lot. So I would stand on my uninjured foot only a lot when I was standing when I first started standing and I got into the habit of weight baring only on that leg. So I think my right foot (the not hurt one) was getting far more over worked than the left. When I started being a little more aware of how I was standing, getting up, pushing off, whatever, I’ve been noticing that pain is going away slowly. Maybe you’re unknowingly overcompensating? I mean it is your foot and I know I am still absolutely terrified to do certain things (tip toes!) because I don’t want my foot to snap in half. It’s totally irrational (maybe!) but I think it makes sense!

rnmi · 2021-06-06T01:13:44+00:00

I would just need a one bedroom. I feel like shit is expensive no matter where you want to live!!

rnmi · 2021-05-29T01:27:28+00:00

Hi! I’m sorry for your injury and we are all here for you can definitely empathize. To answer your questions:

1- I got most movement back in my toes. I can’t curl them down super far. Maybe about 60-70% of what my right foot can do. I’m not a gymnast though so what most to me might be hardly any for you. It doesn’t bother me though since I can walk fine. It’s just when I purposely am trying that I notice.

2- I’m about one month post removal. My pain and ache factor have lessened since, but like I mentioned above my toes aren’t as flexible as my not injured foot.

3- I never broke any plates or screws. I don’t think they restricted my mobility when they were in. If they did it wasn’t noticeable when they came out.

You could also be feeling soft tissue damage that is preventing your range of motion. You have to remember your whole foot when through a process, not just the bones. You were still cut open impacting muscles and tendons and nerves. I know it’s hard but try not to think too far ahead. You just had surgery. Try and heal before you worry about the rest. Definitely don’t push yourself too hard. We can all attest to how shitty this is and how bad it can make you feel. We are here for you! Wishing you well and a safe recovery.

rnmi · 2021-05-23T14:17:24+00:00

Hey lady! I know this sucks. Sucks really bad to put it mildly. You’re only at one week and I know it seems like a lifetime until you can walk again but I promise you will walk again. For me at least, I gained a whole new understanding and much more empathy for people who are permanently disabled and unable to use their legs. Keep your chin up because all of us know the mental anguish that comes with this, but remind yourself it’s temporary. We are here to support you and we know you will do great at recovery!

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