dislocated ankle fractured tibia and fractured biamalleor

hi all.....i am currently still in pot i have 3 weeks left...i have been in pot for 4 weeks ..i had a bad accident whilst on holiday in turkey i slipped down some wt stairs i dislocated my left ankle fractured my fibia and broke my biamalleor...my foot had no blood supply for a hour before it was replaced...i had my op in turkey i have a massive scar down the outer leg were they put in a plate with 9 screws and on the inner leg a medium scar were they placed a very big screw....i just wanted to know the seriousness of my injury..i am 35 and a mother of 4 and i cant wait for this knightmare to be over....i have been no weight bearing ...i am going back to hospital on the 5th october..i was wanting some info as to how long i will be to get back to normal and how long i will need physio...

any replys will be greatly appreciated as i am very concerend as i have had nothing explained to me fully.
I have been to hospital in the uk and had a new pot on a and some new xrays but the consulatant said we will get u waking again and that was it ..

Thanks for reading my post look forward to anyones info

Thank s guys !

Louise

Hi, This sounds quite similar to what I did (broke my fib and tib and dislocated my foot). After the short pot I had an aircast but was stil none weight baring for 3 months after my injury. I then had the bolt/large screw removed during a day surgery. After that I was told I could weight bare in the aircast once I wasn't so sore anymore. I felt fairly confident and could walk a few days after surgery. That was April and I can walk now although I don't have the full range of motion etc back yet. I can't run or walk quickly for a long period.

I don't know how the lack of blood supply will affect your recovery but you sound to be in a pretty similar situation to me. I kept my foot elevated as much as possible and that really helped with the swelling and stuff too.

Hope you get better soon :)

Hi thanks for your reply...I not having any screws removed the doc said if the one in my inner ankle causes me and discomfort I can have it removed in six months.....can I ask what u mean wen u say air cast? ?? ...I have a fibre glass one on and have done so since my accident...its. so nice to hear from other people who understand...how did you injure your self...its been the most painfullest thing I have ever been. Through...
Look forward to hearing from you x

If you google air cast you'll see it's also called a walking boot. it looks like a part of a storm trooper's armou but you can take it off to shower etc. Is it a through the joint screw? I was told mine had to be removed incase it breaks but I guess all cases are different! Yeah it was really painful especially post-op I just woke up screaming on morphine. Fun! I got knocked over in a club which sounds rediculous for such a serious injury. Bouncers and a and e staff all thought I was being a bit mellow dramatic and I'd just sprained it... Til they x-rayed it that was! Hope you're healing well and managing to keep it elevated that worked wonders for taking the swelling down.