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by Midhael
(Arizona)
Badly fractured my ankle after slipping on ice when exiting my car....61 years old.......inside of ankle....operation......months of physical therapy....everything seemed fine....was walking 2-3 miles a day on my treadmill and taking daily walks in our local park and out into the desert....other than a bit of stiffness I thought I was home free....then one morning I got out of bed to use the bathroom and fell flat on my face.....felt like someone had jumped up and down on my arch.....pain and swelling increased to the point that I thought my skin would explode so went and had an X-ray....two different doctors looked at X-rays...one was the operating surgeon on initial fracture...both said no new breaks or fractures but looked like I had a bit of arthritis....talus bone.....I stayed off foot for months and took daily doses of ibuprofen to reduce the swelling.....now after 10 months I can walk around the house without the use of a cane with minimal pain but quite a bit of stiffness but going for a walk in the park...on sidewalks or grass results in quite a bit of pain after a few hundred yards....still a bit of swelling in the ankle and weakness at times......is this due to arthritis or should I be concerned about something else going on.........thanks for your thoughts.....
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