Oh ouch! You are lucky that you didn't do more damage by walking around on that broken ankle. I hope you have a rapid healing.

Ouch!! I can imagine how painful that has been. I broke my ankle a number of years ago, and walked on it for 5 days before going to the orthopedic doctor. I also had an air cast, which is much better than having to deal with a cast. I was on crutches--non-weight bearing--for two weeks.

I hope it heals quickly, with minimal pain.

Oh, that sounds so painful, Mare. Living alone can certainly complicate things like injuries. I don't know what an air cast is, but I'm glad you're able to walk!

So sorry...but glad it was not worse. That is a deep hole to step into...you are fortunate, but sorry you had to wait so long to get medical attention....get well soon!

12 days - that's a long time! Thankfully walking on it didn't cause any more damage. And it's even better news that you can walk with your air cast.

Did you get to have Christmas with your son after all?
Please be careful - I know how cold it's going to be in your part of PA. Stay warm and cozy!

Maire

Mighty special thoughts in your healing process! Hugs~

I know your pain, unfortunately.
Been there twice in a year. Please be careful with your healing process! Glad no crutches are involved with stairs, I could never get that worked out. A lot of scootching on my bottom and pulling the crutches along!

I'm so sorry for your pain. When I had a broken leg years ago and then a foot and toes in 2011 I got up and down the stairs as terilyn said,"scootching on my behind' and holding on the railing to help pull me up. I never could manage crutches. We have a bed and a half bath downstairs and my DD wheeled me in a wheelchair out to the garage to have a shower with the water hose as I sat on a plastic lawn chair. We have a sink there so I was lucky to have hot water. I was in a cast for a long time with the broken leg.

That's a good bone to break. I actually broke that one in June and didn't get seen until September. You can walk on it. It is painful, but it won't stop you. I took off the aircast to drive, because there are so many other bones to help it do its job. And by the end of healing, you'll forget you even have an aircast on. You'll be up and going in no time!

Oh! So sorry you got hurt. Life can change in an instant. It can give you a fresh perspective on how infirmities can be managed.

Sorry to hear about the broken bone, yikes....But, glad to hear you're doing well... A week ago, my oldest son was working on a car and dropped the radiator on his foot...Yep, broken pretty bad, can put no weight on it and is on crutches...Tell a 60 yr. old not do anything, yea right! He hasn't sat still for 60 years...

When I was 13, broke my femur in 3 places, in traction for weeks and then in a body cast for months...But, while in the hospital, met the patient in the next room and 5 years later we were married....So, watch out for those broken bones you never know what you might catch, lol.....But, 60 years later, he's still here, so I guess I'll keep him for another 60.....

You are so lucky you didn't do any further damage walking around on it for 12 days. Glad to hear it's healing well and hope it heals quickly.

Thanks for the kind thoughts everyone. Bob, from your mouth to God's ears. Nothing would make me happier than to put this completely behind me in a few weeks. I now feel so foolish to have waited so long to be seen, but I think it was part denial and part due to it happening during the holidays. In hindsight, if I had known that I would be in an Air Cast, rather than a big plaster cast and crutches, I probably would have gotten seen a lot sooner. Every day I would wake up and pray that it would be a lot better. The Air Cast doesn't look like much, but it does reduce the pain while bearing wt on the ankle. Again, thanks for you good wishes.

I guess there are other people besides my DS who can ignore a broken ankle for DAYS! Well...now I'm not sure if his was broken or sprained, but he just would not pay attention to the problem. If *I* was carrying 200 lbs on a sprain or a break...oh, nevermind! (Boys! Men!)

mare -- At least you DID enjoy Christmas, and now we're hoping this will be only a memory before too long. (Will you please TAKE CARE now?)

Well, filly in wbpa ...

... you pretty well have to sleep more or less every day ...

... but you don't have to shower every day.

Probably won't smell too bad for a least a week ... unless you do something strenuous enough to break out a major sweat, which is rather improbable, on a damaged leg.

Hope that the pain has pretty well subsided, and you're able to get around without too many restrictions. Hope also that it heals well and doesn't leave complications in its wake.

ole joyful

You're so funny Joyful. Thanks for the filly comment, I'm long past that stage tho. Actually the pain isn't horrible, even while bearing wt on it. I slept with the cast on last nite, as I usually have to use the BR during the nite and it's easier with the cast on. I do shower every day tho and have taken it off for that. I walk as little as possible while out of the cast. Thanks also for your kind sentiments. Mare, not filly.

That sounds so painful! Hope you heal up fully and fast!

So sorry to read this. I haven't been to FB in awhile and I missed this (if you posted it there). Wishing you a speedy and complete recovery. I just learned I have osteoporosis....so working out details for treatment for that. And more supplements. Be careful....be kind to yourself.

Hi Marilyn C. I didn't post it to FB. Just here. Good to hear from you. Sorry about your diagnosis. I haven't had a test for that in a while. I think that this ankle would be broken with or without Osteoporosis because of the way it happened. Look for a message from me on FB, we'll get caught up.