hi emma! wow, our stories are remarkably similar. i had a tib/fib fracture, it happened when i went into a turn but otherwise sounds exactly like yours! my surgery was delayed 2 weeks after the accident because the swelling was so bad, i have a plate + 4 screws on one side and a narrow pin that goes over to the other side. i've been pretty mobile on the crutches (well, as mobile as one can be with one leg and not being able to carry stuff around!)
i am really surprised they let you take off the ace wrap and moving the ankle around...yours must be slightly different from mine. you should definitely get some more percocet, because as your mobility increases you might experience random bouts of pain! i am a wimp about pain, but doctors are stingy -- always ask for more!
i too am starting grad school (in cambridge) in september and although i should be in a walking boot by then, i am also super nervous about mobility issues. good luck to you in new york! i can't recommend the forum and diaries at mybrokenleg.com highly enough...i have my journal there, at http://www.mybrokenleg.com/jesse/
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Date: 2006-08-17 12:24 pm (UTC)i am really surprised they let you take off the ace wrap and moving the ankle around...yours must be slightly different from mine. you should definitely get some more percocet, because as your mobility increases you might experience random bouts of pain! i am a wimp about pain, but doctors are stingy -- always ask for more!
i too am starting grad school (in cambridge) in september and although i should be in a walking boot by then, i am also super nervous about mobility issues. good luck to you in new york! i can't recommend the forum and diaries at mybrokenleg.com highly enough...i have my journal there, at http://www.mybrokenleg.com/jesse/