Thanks for the quick reply! I have not put any weight on my right leg since I broke my ankle. And then after the surgery it was suggested to use Eucerin lotion which is great for dry skin. It also caused all the harden skin to come off the bottom of my foot. So it is very sore from me trying to walk on it. My foot is turned a little to the left - but that looks normal to me... That is another issue - when I was born my bones from my hips down were crooked and I had to wear braces on both legs to straighten them out. Which they were still a little crooked.. I have neuropathy in that leg also. I have had 2 back surgeries and the 1st left nerve damage that bothers my leg at times.. I have Restless Leg Syndrome really bad too.. So have had leg problems forever.. And being a diabetic things don't work right at times.. But I am just now being able to put weight on my leg. And starting to walk. Of course I have to wear my rocker boot to do any walking. He did tell me once I felt comfortable with my walking I could drive. I could take my boot off and wear a shoe while driving but boot back on before any walking.. I go back in a month for more xrays and see how it is doing. He had said it was completly fused and looked really good. And I could possiably go back to work after I go back to him... Which I stand for 8 hours and do walking and carrying stuff at times. Right now it seems like my foot comes straight down and I hit that hump in the middle and it hurts my foot.. I have tried to hit heel first but I look and feel really strange and it takes more time to do a step. I can go faster with foot straight down than trying to put heel down it looks like I am in slow motion.... But I need to learn how to do it.. I am also having to lean on my walker to move my right leg. The Dr had said it could be a 1 to 2 inches shorter.. I haven't had it measured yet... I need to know how to get my foot doing right while I am still struggling to learn how.. I don't like the feel of the rocker - I feel like I am going to fall when trying to go from heel to toe on it..
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Thanks for the quick reply! I have not put any weight on my right leg since I broke my ankle. And then after the surgery it was suggested to use Eucerin lotion which is great for dry skin. It also caused all the harden skin to come off the bottom of my foot. So it is very sore from me trying to walk on it. My foot is turned a little to the left - but that looks normal to me... That is another issue - when I was born my bones from my hips down were crooked and I had to wear braces on both legs to straighten them out. Which they were still a little crooked.. I have neuropathy in that leg also. I have had 2 back surgeries and the 1st left nerve damage that bothers my leg at times.. I have Restless Leg Syndrome really bad too.. So have had leg problems forever.. And being a diabetic things don't work right at times.. But I am just now being able to put weight on my leg. And starting to walk. Of course I have to wear my rocker boot to do any walking. He did tell me once I felt comfortable with my walking I could drive. I could take my boot off and wear a shoe while driving but boot back on before any walking.. I go back in a month for more xrays and see how it is doing. He had said it was completly fused and looked really good. And I could possiably go back to work after I go back to him... Which I stand for 8 hours and do walking and carrying stuff at times. Right now it seems like my foot comes straight down and I hit that hump in the middle and it hurts my foot.. I have tried to hit heel first but I look and feel really strange and it takes more time to do a step. I can go faster with foot straight down than trying to put heel down it looks like I am in slow motion.... But I need to learn how to do it.. I am also having to lean on my walker to move my right leg. The Dr had said it could be a 1 to 2 inches shorter.. I haven't had it measured yet... I need to know how to get my foot doing right while I am still struggling to learn how.. I don't like the feel of the rocker - I feel like I am going to fall when trying to go from heel to toe on it..
Thanks much!
February 3, 2011 - 8:39pmSharon
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