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Originally Posted by sugarwood
Do you remember your recovery timeline?
How long until you could stand, walk, jog, or feel normal?
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My injury appears different than Zaks: My t/f were broken but my ankle, oddly survived the accident unscathed.
The arch of my left foot, however, was also fractured, same side as the t/f.
The doc came in and was really a bit of a dick, I got an odd sense. When I told my Dad, and why I loved him, he basically said doctors are like plumbers, lets find another one.
So we did. Great guy. He patiently explained why he felt I did not need a pin, that it would take a little longer but the breaks would heal better without a pin.
So we did.
5 months in two full leg casts, then 3 months in a half cast. Nothing in my life has hurt more than getting my knee movement back.
After that, they did a plastic protective cast I wore for another 2 months. Getting the ankle back was a lot easier than the knee.
My mistake was trying to move too fast on the rehab. The t/f mended well but I tried too hard and the arch fracture became the issue. That added another six months to my timeline, which got me booted from the program. Th t/f breaks have never been a issue. The foot still is.
My mistake: my PT warned me but I was, uh, stubborn. Remember, this was in 1977.
For Zak, who seems like a very good young man, two years is my completely uninformed guess just based on my experience.