I do have good days and bad days. I prop my foot all the time, but there are those days that it swells and when it swells, it hurts. There's no other way to say it. It's then that I get the 3 or 4 pillows back out, stack them high, prop my foot and ice it down. The swelling goes down in a couple of hours.
I can pretty much wear regular shoes now and that makes me happy. I can walk without a limp and that also makes me happy.
I will see Dr. Royer before Christmas, and then my visits will.be every 6 months and eventually every year.
My ankle and across the top of my foot is stiff, but I'm told that is nothing that should concern me. I can take stiffness as long as there is no pain. There are those few times that I walk and I actually forget there's anything different with that ankle.
When I finished PT 3 weeks ago, I had a scheduled office visit with Dr. Royer. He could tell that my ankle was very swollen and I told him that it really hurt. even though I had lots of movement! I could put one finger on that area and show him where the pain was/ He said that it was soft tissue impingement and decided to try a cortisone shot in my ankle joint in the top right of my foot. That shot helped alot with the swelling and even helped with the pain. Of course, it took a few days to really notice any difference.
There is no doubt in my mind that God led me to Dr. Royer. I love Dr. Royer. He has taken such good care of me and is really interested in this new technology. I am, indeed, his test subject. I have done more, faster, without his permission, than any other patient. That's because I am very determined to go, do and see everything I've been missing for the last two years. The man has given me my life back. Thank you, God and Thank you, Dr. Royer!
Here are the latest pics of my ankle. It looks almost like the other foot. I hope these help someone.........somewhere.
More updates later!
XOXO Jan
Pretty Close I'd Say
Hi Jan,
ReplyDeleteI had a STAR replacement 8/24/11 and when I started putting weight on and doing PT it hurt on the inside area of ankle, they had put a screw in for support. I see you have screws also. They ended up taking the screw out on 11/23/11 and immediately I had no pain in that area. After that surgery the outside area of ankle hurt really bad like it was bruised. It has been 4 1/2 mo since that surgery and if I am on it very much during the day at night I have terrible pain on that outside area when I start to relax. They gave me muscle relaxants a week ago and I slept for the first time two days later. Since that time if I am on it too much I get that terrible pain only at night like a sharp shooting pain when I try and relax. They took blood to see if there was infection but there was none. The Dr had said the next step would be CT scan. I was just wondering if you had experienced anything like this? So glad you are doing so good.