What to do after getting your cast removed
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- If you’ve ever been injured to the point where you needed a cast, and now your cast has been removed, you’ve probably noticed a few things..You may have noticed you feel stiffness in your ankle, weakness, limping, and one calf being smaller than the other
Yes your leg is healed, but the soft tissue, ligaments and joints are still weak. So we need to strengthen it.
So how do we fix this?
Well we start a training program where we’re constantly putting weight on the leg to get it used to moving and holding it’s share of the load again. This includes running, walking, strength training.
What this does is helps your body create more bone making material called “Osteoblasts” which help in creating stronger bones.
As much as we want to strengthen the bones, the joints play a crucial part in your recovery as well so an exercise you can do for your ankle is:
1️⃣Ankle Cars: Sit on the floor, hug your thigh, and move your foot back wards, to the left, down (away from you), and to the right, then moving all the way around in a seamless motion.
Next in the calf, we found that one calf will be smaller than the other one after removing your cast, so let’s equal it out. we do that by doing:.
2️⃣Calf Raises: Start by standing shoulder width apart, and going from your tippy toes (holding for 5 seconds) then slowly descending to get your heals to the ground. Repeat for as many reps as needed. Feel free to add weight to increase the resistance.
Lastly, one thing that happens after taking your cast off is that yes you’re healed, but chances are because you have been favouring a side, you’ve triggered muscle imbalances.
We can work on creating a balance by doing exercises something called “proprioception exercises” on a Bosu Ball like: .
3️⃣Bosu Squats: Start by standing on a Bosu. Once stabilized work yourself into a squat position and hold. The Bosu is not only challenging your leg stabilizer muscles, but challenging the ankle to also control and stabilize itself. Which will help give it mobility and strength.
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I hope and will pray for every person in this comment section who is going through pain suffering and anxiety…you guys will make it dont loose confidence just rest ample and let it heal dont make movements while you have a cast on …do finger swings to regulate blood flow and if swelling try to keep your feet elevated above heart level and lastly i wholeheartedly hope you all get better asap
thank you Ritik
Thanks
So sweet ❤❤
Thanks for this I can't wait to get it out
just got my cast off thank you for this video
I just got my cast off today,this’ll help me a lot thanks
Me too
I did yesterday it hurts a lot. When does walking pain leave usually?
To everyone who is discouraged - a had a MT fracture and was in cast for 3,5 months, cause it didnt want to consolidate( Now i'm off and at first I couldn'r even walk, my ankle was soooo stiff. I felt panic, I felt like i'd never walk again. I couldn't even put my weight on a leg cause ankle stiffness wouldn't let me. And today, on 5th day of training i suddenly can make small ugly step without crutches! It's ok to be stiff after cast, especially a long one.
I have some anxieties myself.... I had a tibia fibia two inch smashed zone about three inches from the ankle with no ankle injury..... Confined in casts for about two and a half months and I have pain and the same kind of axiety you seem to be expressing...
Wow. I had multiple nondisplaced toe fractures and for 3 months was in a cast (from foot to below knee with stirrup). I had it removed 4 days ago and still cannot walk because my foot is stuck in the lateral and flexed position (the way it was in the cast) and all my lower leg & foot muscles plus soft tissues are painful especially the Achilles tendon and heel. 😢
Ortho doc told me to just start walking like he has no clue the problems a cast causes.
The cast had also squashed my toes together that they are now too close and one toe feels sprained. I hope I regain flexibility in my foot because I need that to walk and balance. I am scared I will never walk and resume weight lifting and exercising.
I broke my ankle and the boot came of yesterday. But the bottom of my heel and either side of the heel is so painful I still can't walk.
I ain't there yet.... I have a great deal of pain in my ankle..... I had a crushed tibia and fibula in the distal third that didn't effect the ankle directly.... Othopedist eventually put it in a tension cast that I had on for two weeks, then I got a below the knee cast. When it was time for that cast to come off, I took it off myself. The bone hadn't complealty healed but it was good shape set.... It had been over two months in total...
Ouch!
Hello.....Can my fibula fractured will just be healed after using a leg immobilizer for 4weeks now.?I was a victim of hit and run vehicle so I don't have money for casting I njust borrowed a leg immobilizer to our neighborhood......when I'm going to stop using this immobilizer(which I used 4weeks already until. to day)...........hoping for your positive reply.....,.thank thank you
Oh that was fast. My cast just been remove today
Done my Achilles in z leg in plaster then a boot learning all I can to improve recovery quicker I got a lot to do thank you, il write my pirates adventure books in the meantime arrrrrr
I broke my tibia and I needed a closed reduction and a full leg cast. therefore, I could not bend my knee to a certain point without experiencing severe pain in my knee. So basically I can't do any exercise. Any advise to help my knee to wake up?
i got my cast taken off and they didn’t give me a walking boot or anything and just instructed me to start trying to walk using crutches to help. would a walking boot help me start walking without the help of crutches? i have graduation soon and would not like to be using crutches.
I broke the bone behind my knee and after having my cast of the next day I realised my foot was swollen and I was so confused and my foot hurt so bad.. I have no idea what to do know
How many times should we do each exercise
I only had them on cuz I tiptoe and the tiptoe one gives me anxiety
I just got mine off thank u so much
I get my cast off tmr high key scared but whatever, I’m non weight bearing for the past months and a bit more than a half but I know my leg is completely healed and am not pushing past any pain like that but iv been doing walking for the past few days so hopefully it’s not terrible when I get the cast off
i get my cast off next week i’m scared
This is so unrealistic. I can hardly move my foot never mind walking or standing on it. This might be good later on but not once the cast is removed especially if you've been non weightbearing. My muscles are shot all on that side of my body after 10 weeks immobilized. I'm doing ROM ad much as I can but the progress is so slow. I get discouraged 😞 I just want to get better but not sure what to expect of my self each day.
Being discouraged from time to time is normal! But I know you can do this. I’m right behind you. I’m getting my cast off in 5 days. I know that physical therapy days will be tough, but each time you push yourself to complete the exercises, you’ll get your body and mind closer to 100%
@@CHarr1991 I appreciate your encouragement. Things are improving a little each day. You have to do the work each day to see it. 6 weeks after cast removed and still a long road ahead. All the best in your recovery.
@@exclusive_. almost a year later and they have diagnosed me with crsp. The cast caused trauma to my foot and the brain keeps sending pain signals. So I have pain with walking, nerve irritation and the circulation in the leg does return blood flow so pooling in the foot and leg. They arwnt sure how to fix that. Trying some things but easy to irritate this sensitivity. Not sure when it will get better. But it has very slowly improved over the months. So grateful for that! I can now do housework for awhile...woo-hoo!
@@joanw9091Omg. I have constant pain in my foot, heel and lower leg too after the cast removal. The Achilles tendon is extremely painful. I am applying ice every day. The pressure of the cast on my leg and foot was too much. I am thinking of seeing an osteopath.
@@m.taylor I went to an osteopath to get bioflex laser which helps with pain and healing. It's painless treatment. Physio is best for everything else. Dunk your foot in a bucket of the coldest tap water or add ice if not cold enough. 10 min 3x a day.
This doesn't help anybody non Weight bearing. After a cast your foot goes purple every time you put your foot down and the foot is very sensitive to touch down at first. How do you work through this to get to these exercises you show
Yess same I wanted to ask if it is common that your ankle and foot is purple after removing a cast of 25 days
I sprained my ankle pretty bad last year, but it's probably nothing to the pain my best friend feels after breaking their leg a month ago, it'll be time to take the no weight cast off before we know it and I just want to do everything I can to make sure they are comfortable after something like that, any tips or videos anybody could recommend? Thanks!
how many weeks u took to heal ??? I sprained my leg 1month 2weeks back .and i still can't walk
@@jannaththycin2465 yall re scaring me
@@jannaththycin2465hi - when did you finally heal ? Its 7 weeks for me and yet i cant walk normal
Please help me,my cast is removed 3 weeks back,when im walking continuesly the pain is reducing,but when i rest and walk again.. I'm having so much pain,why... please let me know
I took my cast last month on the 26th no seeing physio what should I do next
I got removed my cast today and I can't walk nicely. When I walked I don't get that much of strength. I will this happen please tell anyone?
I think your body needs time to relearn how to walk properly.
What does it mean when the cast comes off ?
It means the bone are healed and won’t shift place ?
I need an answer to this as well. My cast will be removed in 2 weeks.. So worried that I will break my foot again.
It would be great to have a video doing exercises with a toddler. I have a 2 year old who just got her leg cast off. Doing these exercises with them is impossible. I can get her to try walking or move her leg and foot for her. But since its the 1st day with the cast off. She tries to walk but it is too painful and is cries trying.
Please tell me there's a light at the end of the tunnel! My 2 yo just got her cast removed today, cries when attemps to stand/walk, and I'm devastated because idk what to do
@@lilchadzy121 yes there is light to come. The first week was hard. Warm baths, afterwards I'd massage her leg and ankle area using lotion. Ankle area was the most painful part...she fussed. Did it once a day & gradually to massaging a few times a day. By the 3rd week she was finally walking on it with a limp. Took about a month or 2 to go back to fully walking normal. Their muscles have to regain strength, which takes time. I hope this helps.💜
It’s my 2.5 year olds 2nd week without his leg cast. He still won’t fully step on it. He crawls around or on his tippy toes. I massage his ankle daily but it’s still super stiff and he cries during our stretching routines
@@3ric661 on the same boat here.. after how long did you toddler go back to walking normally?
Does a leg blend to one side after cast removal
My cast is removed but in the xray the bone it not heal my ankle is swollen and I cant walk or put any weight on my leg.
Bad doctor
I JUST GOT A CAST ON YESTERDAY BROKE TWO BONES IN MY RIGHT ANKLE ONE IN THE BACK OF THE ANKLE AND ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY ANKLE I PRAY IT HEAL COMPLETELY AS IT WAS BEFORE 😭
How is it now
I got a soft cast on my foot for 3 weeks until December 8th. Wish me well everyone
I get it off December 2 which is tomorrow wish me luck and you too
I will come back when I get it off and I will tell you
So I got it off and it hurt a lot
It’s going to be stiff and it’s going to hurt I had mine all the way to my thigh go my whole leg is stiff and in pain
Quick recovery got mine removed yesterday. The leg still hurts hoping to heal quickly and be back on my feet.
Wdym I can’t even stand in my two legs
Tried to step and my ankle wouldn't work like before and collapsed to the ground... T.T
No fun oof
I have my hard cast off for like 4 weeks and I’m in my boot cast for another week and I broke my foot so I’m really nervous to put weight on my toes
Has it fully healed dude
I have complete oblique fracture in my 4th metatarsal bone ,,it is 1 month in cast now?when can i remove it?
I would say give your doctor a call and ask :)
I have a 5th metatarsal oblique and they told me up to 6 weeks then to a boot. Every doctor has different recommendations though. That’s why I was saying call them.
its been 9 years after the cast and my calf is soooooo smaller than the other what should i do, i workout aswell 😔
I found this just after cast removal. Is this applicable for metatarsal fracture too . Anyway thanks for very detailed information. 👍
yeah i just got my 5th metatarsal cast and my ankle is killing me, are you feeling the same pain?
@@izaiuh_ same here. Removed it 2 weeks ago and made progress every day just by gettig back to walking. But right now pain arround the ligaments isnt getting better. Did mobility exercises help in your case?
Hey! I also had a 5th metatarsal fracture ..does pain persist at that particular point just after cast removal ...im hving pain on walking and im too scared....what was your experience ...kindly share it with me .
@@stevenk7418Hey! I also had a 5th metatarsal fracture ..does pain persist at that particular point just after cast removal ...im hving pain on walking and im too scared....what was your experience ...kindly share it with me .
@@izaiuh_Hey! I also had a 5th metatarsal fracture ..does pain persist at that particular point just after cast removal ...im hving pain on walking and im too scared....what was your experience ...kindly share it with me .
Can we walk with crutches ( putting the foot on the ground but no a loy pressure ) the 1st week after the cast comes off ?
Man after 4 weeks I could walk perfectly, why y'all so scared
@@falc0n2222
How old are you?
@@falc0n2222everyone’s body’s different my man
6 weeks non bearing, now 50% with crutches my foot swells and turns purple first 30min😭
I just had my cast plus stirrup removed from my foot and lower leg. The muscles, soft tissues and achilles tendon are extremely painful and my foot is stuck in a dorsi flexed position (the way it was in the cast). I cannot move my foot freely to even walk nor exercise. I have been icing my foot, achilles, and muscles to relieve the pain but still cannot unstuck my foot.
The Ortho doc told me to just start walking. He had no clue that the muscles and soft tissues stiffen up when in a cast. Never again will I let anyone put a cast on me.
Ohh god..
I'm afraid,, this cuff raise gonna break my foot(bone) again 😓
Fr tho
Why are there no exercises to unstiffen the foot and toes that become stiffened from wearing a cast? Until the foot is unstiffened, how does a person do strength exercises properly? I cannot even walk without a single crutch because of the stiffness.
Tibia medial malleolus fracture (no surgery) cast for 6 weeks ... What will i do after cast remove
How are you now
Updates?
I get my long arm cast off in 2 weeks than I have to wait 6 weeks
Yeah but the thing is I've broken my ankle in 3 different places and I cannot run
I still have 10 days left with my cast and today I noticed that my leg muscles are starting to athropy. I got scared and hopped on google and they made me more scared 😭 Gosh I hope I recover fast when I start my physiotherapy.
How u feel now
10?! i have to have 4 casts im only on 3rd-
How are you know?
I'm in 8 week in cast, 4 more till the end, my doctor gave me rubber heel on the cast and tell me to do weigh bearing... first 50% than 75
Just got out of my cast after 12 weeks as well
@@andrewpeterson3065 Nice to hear, i just out my cast after 14 weeks, I'm one fizio therapy right now, calves and leg muscles are shrink, foot swole...
I just got a moon boot today I feel weird cause I had 4 plates and 12 screws inserted
Hell I am waiting for a follwup from my xray on a fractured ankle bone.. i havent even got a cast and im already watching recovery videos
I broke my ankle exactly 2 months ago. Trimalleolar ankle fracture. The doctor told me that this kind of fracture needs surgery but since I am type 1 diabetic we will try to heal it with plaster. I'm curious what type of fracture did you had and how are you doing now?
@@animalkingdomalbania1730 i had the same exact fracture back in October. I got surgery on it and just got my cast off. I’m anxious to start walking again. How are you healing up?
It's my first full day and a half with my cast off
It’s been 14 weeks and I got mine of last week and I need this video broke my leg in 2 places
im in the same boat that you were in just got my cast removed last friday, how long did it take you to stop limping?
is it normal to have pain in a different area after cast removal?
Maybe take a look at reflex sympathetic dystrophy and see if it rings a bell or talk to your doctor about it.
same, how are the conditions now?
I gotta do that , I had a cast on my right ankle for 2 months and after a week of cast I fell on my other knee and completely damaged my ligament 😬
Bruh
Well damn 😂😂😂
what the
really sorry for you :((((((
honestly it sucks, i had my cast on for 12 weeks, i was so excited to get it off, but when i got it off it was much harder to do anything, ive almost fell over a dozen times, but fingers crossed i havent yet.
I got my cast off yesterday and i can't move my ankle it's normal or not?
Think about it. Your ankle has been stuck in the same place for 6 weeks. Ofc you won't be able to move it much a day after it got removed. You have to exercise it and move it.
I have 13 days left let’s go guys #cast removal
My experience:
Got my cast off 11 hours ago and i got a boot
My fibula is still bent a bit and i have a chip in my tibia still. It doesnt get aore when i walk on it so i can use thia video for some hwlp to strengthen
I know this is old but which country are you from?
@@yandamckings2466 why do you need to know
@@K15A6 I need to know so that I can know if I would get it in my country or I will have to but it
@@yandamckings2466 Im in the U.S.A
Had my cast removed yesterday and cannot even walk . My muscles have become very stiff and it hurts
How are you now..?? Are you able to walk 🥺 i just removed yesterday.. Feeling bad
updates?
We will miss you bro
My tibia cast is in 11 weeks,my docter said he will change the cast the different is it will place only in the half of my leg.i dont know how long
How's it going
I recently got my leg cast removed and when I try bending down or stretching my knee hurts a lot
Same I just got mine off today how do you feel now?
@@Ttv_scottypippen it feels a lot better but you got to stretch ur knee a lot and work it out but at first don't force anything just do what ur knee let's you do
That happen to me it went away I know this comment is old I just got mine off but did ur heel hurt when u walked? It’s happening to me and it’s Preventing me from walking
@@joshualara7757 same situation with. Me now ,can u plz tell me how are u feeling now plz
@@Ok-sv4wh how are you now plz tell me
Are these applicable for rehab after metatarsal fracture as well??
Hey! I also had a 5th metatarsal fracture ..does pain persist at that particular point just after cast removal ...im hving pain on walking and im too scared....what was your experience ...kindly share it with me .
Hey my rehab went well you will have pain and stiffness for 2 -3 weeks and you will be hesitant to walk thinking you may break it again if you put your weight thats just your brain playing games so dont stop walking or doing your stretches for toes . You will be back to normal soon
@@manas8623 Thank you for your reply😊
Can u tell me u had ur cast on for what period of time..
I got it off in 11 days
It ws an avulsion fracture of 5th metatarsal
@@Tanvi-xm3ko i had it for 8 weeks and i had fractures on 2,3,4 metatarsals
@@Tanvi-xm3ko hows your current xray looking like has it joined ?
I removed mine 2 weeks earlier, am I suppose to wait for the 2 weeks to end to do the exercises? Is swelling normal ?
Swelling is perfectly normal just when you go to sleep have it elevated
You have to be in a cast for 4 weeks minimum, if you removed it after 2, you need a new cast my man
@@falc0n2222 I’ve had mine for 4 weeks and I can walk, I don’t feel any pain. I’ve also put weight into it and it doesn’t hurt I do want to remove it but idk man what do you think? Should I be fine or wait 2 more weeks they told me I had to have it for 6 weeks but I can walk without pain and no need to use crutches, I wanna remove it so bad
@@W888H this is what I want to know
I removed my cast by week 5, I was actually supposed to get surgery my first week but since I didn’t go to the orthopedic it healed by itself, these doctors just want to milk the shit out of you it’s all business. I knew it was going to heal. I can walk without a boot but sometimes I do wear it as it sometimes gets swollen if I’m working a lot but other than that it’s healing up good, doesn’t really hurt unless I step funny, but I usually walk without my boot I got the boot used of eBay in case anyone wants to do what I did, if you go to the doctor that same boot will run you for over 400$ + the doctor visit, I payed 40$. I did go for X-rays tho & it’s properly healing up if your ankle gets swollen sometimes that’s normal it won’t fully heal for 1 year or more depending on your genetics ig
I had my cast on for 3 months
I am 17 yrs old...and I had ORIF surgery in my right medi malleolus...I had two screws and ss wire...I am 42 days post surgery...and my plaster cast will come off in 1 or 2 days...My question is when my cast comes off can I walk without support??I mean I will walk slowly but without support...Can I?? Plz replyy??
Are you good bro
@@zooman6316 my ankle is fully stiffed now can't walk without crutches
@@priyangshuroy3914 bhai ab kese ho
So my cast was taken off (fractured ankle) and noticed my foot is still swollen. Why?
its normal its because the blood flows differently while the cast is on
How's it now
I had a cast on for 6 weeks and I’m 16. I got my cast off a couple days ago. How long would it take for me to be fully functional again?
It takes 1 year
@@user-rc5qf1ml3e are you dumb lmfao it takes 4 weeks to heal completely and after a week you could go by your normal activites
@@wawiixyz reddit has the worst answers possible so does qoura, Speaking to your doctor is the most "real" answer
How long did it take?
My ankle was broken. I didn’t need surgery but I wore cast for 6 weeks. After I got my cast off I started walking, but when I walk more than 30 minutes my ankle starts swelling and hurt. Is it normal?
Ask your doctor, this is a TH-cam video lol
Same here but couldn't walk after the cast. Still 1 month later now doing exercises and still can't walk or put full weight. Getting discouraged. How did you walk right away🥺
@@joanw9091 are you walking now
@@zalayia17 I am but painful. After many investigations, I have something called crps. The cast was too tight and caused trauma to the small peripheral nerves which makes the foot and ankle very sensitive, stiff and overreactive. Bare feet are the most comfortable. I still have hope to improve while I keep up physio. If nerves heal it takes a long time.
@@joanw9091 k I had an ankle injury with no surgery needed and get my car removed Monday but I'm scared I won't be able to walk right away
Im getting my cast off tomorrow I’m tweaking😩
I got my cast removed after 8 muffin Weeks . Two moths and still hurts like a mofo
Wtf my ankle is still fractured cause I saw my x-ray so Evan with the cast off I can't do the stuff shown in here so odd video
Odd question? If the video doesn’t apply to you don’t watch lol
I get my cast off in 1 day. I’m lowkey scared 😂
Does it still hurt? I got mine off like 3 days ago and it hurts when I bend
@@Thatnibbathatnibba yes, for me it’s my ankle. Movement is still stiff and pretty sore/painful even 2 weeks after
When he took of your cast what did he do after
@@yffarah7231 you just get more x rays
@@Thatnibbathatnibba so he doesn't start touching or twisting my leg
After my cast is remove why cant i walk it really hurt
How is it now
Because the cast puts constant pressure and weight on the limb for a long period and causes the muscles and soft tissues to stiffen and hurt. Plus the position of how your limb is casted may be unnatural.
i’m getting my cast removed next week after a soccer injury. They’ve added some pins on my ankle also. Does anyone know if it is painful when they remove them?
Today I removed my cast
my ankle ligament torn
So I wear cast 2 weeks
removing it's not painful
But pain in leg because
No movement in 2 weeks
That's why it's painful
no worry
After removing cast strengthening your leg
everything will be ok
Getting the cast removed is not at all painful but you will be given an aircast boot to wear while the fracture is healing which usually takes 4- 6 weeks.
Is your pins inside or outside? If on the inside of your skin, those pins are there to stay for a while. In some cases, they are there to stay.
Good luck.
I get it off TOMORROW!! AFTER 5 WEEKS
I just got it removed
My ankle is stiff
My ankle cast get off today
My cast come off in 4 days
I'm pissed off cause I hurt my ankle went to A&E got an x-ray they say it's fine and that I should walk on it. 2 days later get a phone from the hospital that I need to come back cause there is a fracture. Week later think I'm getting a boot cause the lady said it's just a small fracture. Week later get a new cast turns out it is a twist fracture and I'll have to have a cast on for another month and no weight bearing. Thankfully trying to walk on it for two days didn't put anything out of place so i didn't need surgery so I'm expecting the guy I get next is going to say surgery can't wait for the 30 November
Hows it goin I just got my cast off today
@@chrisjohnson3956 aye it's going good. I got my cast off on the 30 of November and altho it's still sore I can walk fine on it and I'm naw far off running lol but I Hope your ankle heals well. Happy new year
ay yo dont get scare nothing will happen 1st thell take yo cast off and the take u to xrays and if ur bone healthy there comes the boot i got mine off on he oct 28 2020
thats when i broke mine i had surgery and im walking
So when I get my cast off I would go get a new max for my dead lift 😂😂😂
nah practice walking and loosen that ankle up big bro
Im geting mine off on friday
@@penguin6304 same
Hi! Should this be done "right after" cast removal? Or is it a day or week after?
I have a broken fibula at the ankle that needed surgery, it's been 5 weeks since I broke it and 2 weeks since Surgery, I just got my boot 3 days ago. My doctor recommended to exercise my ankle daily and not to let it get stiff.
@@STUKABAKER36 i broke my ankle (fib)Aug 26 2022 and got surgery sept 2 5 screws and plate I got my boot right after surgery and I was able to partial weight bearing with crutches then after all that I’m currently no boot and I just be cycling to get some strength
My foot won't even lay flat to start walking. They said Physical Therapy will help my foot become Neutral.
I have another 4 weeks with this cast right now.
Uhh mine just came off 3 weeks ago ... I’m in the process learning to walk again ... I’m week 1 and already ditched the crutches but I feel like I walk heavy and very silly without the crutches 😂🤦🏽♀️
@@moohmoohj thanks for the reply. Looks like I have a lot to look forward to 😂😂
@@thenumber1ize oh yes ! I don’t think anyone understands our pain lol ... it’s the learning how to walk again process 😰 but you’re gonna get there .. I’m not 100% yet
Oh and the smell after the cast is removed !! 😖😖 in between the toes ... that’s the conversation people are not ready for ... but use organic olive oil when the cast come off .. it makes your skin recover super fast !
@@moohmoohj goodluck with your recovery and thanks again for all the tips!
I broke my heel and im getting my cast away in 1 week
I have my foot cast removed in 6weeks
Could you where your normal shoes again?
I already had the cast removed after 2 months, now I’m wearing the boot but the dr told me I can’t walk yet because I had 3 fracture on my ancle fibula and tibia one of them now is a hairline and the other 2 still healing process...my next appointment is 2 more weeks I’m hoping to be able to walk after 3 months this has been eternal journey. I’m an athlete gymnastics, professional dancer. I used to run 3 miles every day and hasn’t been easy, My right calf is notoriously skinnier than the other.
Alexa Marieee i’m in the same boat :( 2 months in and cast is removed but the fracture hasn’t healed yet and I still need to wait a month or even more for it to fully heal. Its so hard not being able to go to the gym and workout and losing all the hard work i’ve done the past months... also it feels like you lose 1-2 hours a day because everything you do is slower. Can’t wait till its all over
@@coldasiceLY1 Hang in there a lil bit you almost there, you're already half way. I've been working out upper body like doing crunches, and I workout my arms I have some dumbers at home. Of course I asked my Dr before with her consent if is ok to workout at least upper body. But my right leg is disproportionately way too skinny like is very noticeable I guess I'm not going to wear skirt or. anything that shows my legs for a while 🙈 Hope you get better soon, sending positive vibes!!!
Alexa Marieee thabks a lot! Glad that you are on your feet. My calves are weird looking too lol the size difference is insane lol and my foot looks like a zombie’s foot. The doctor recommended i start using a fracture walker and walk on my injured leg with crutches but very carefully and low weight on it but im concerned cause the fracture is still there and not even 40% healed :( i’m very paranoid.
@@coldasiceLY1 Hmm sound just similar as my situation except that my dr told me I can't walk yet nor bear any weight in my fractured leg since is not completely healed. I would feel the same way as you just knowing the fracture still not healed. I workout with dumbers sitting in the chair and do some crunches in the bed, but I don't use my leg at all. I know is a process, I haven't even started with the therapies yet. That area is normally stiff, and might feel discomfort,after the cast is removed. There's some flexing moves that I learned in youtube channel, it could be helpful is a little bit boring, I started doing that this week very carefully, now my ankle have more flexibility. But I know at some point I would have to start little by little walking again despite me being worried of hurting the same area but 1st I need to make sure my bone is good to go.
Lol i had never broken my leg previously , I got my cast removed today at home (cuz of the corona situation) , I immediately jumped and completely collapsed right back to the bed for like half a minute.
I will probably stick to what doctor says from now on 😂
Take care guys
Im getting mine off in 9 hours🎉😊
A few years ago, I had a cast on my right arm because I was hit by a car.
Don't need the background music, please
I just got my cast removed last week, after 12 weeks of being in a cast, 6 weeks in a full leg cast, 6 week in a lower leg, if anyones got any questions or anything about your own injury, ask away and i will try my best to answer, compared to my own experiance.
Hi, how is walking? I was in a cast for 12 weeks and I can't walk now, although I had metatarsal fracture, my ankle is completely stiff. I practice to walk, but it s been 3 days and I m scared, cause I can't yet put my weight on "bad"leg, the ankle stiffness won't let me. I was completely non bearing all these 12 weeks. Have you experienced something like that ?
I took my cast off before the tibia was compleately healed.... It seems to be mostly healed two days out and I am experiencing pain and swelling and axiety about if I will ever walk normal again...
Any advice?
@@liakiwirose I am like two days our of being healed and about two weeks out of the cast most of which the bone hurt a little with pressure... Now that the bone is not an issue anymore I am experiencing anxiety about mobility...
@@urrywest its been about 2 months since ive had my cast off now and my leg still swells and sometimes it does ache, i only recently stopped limping and still limp if i over use it or have to walk at a fast pace. But dont worry it can take up to a year to completley heal, the best advice i can give is to use the leg as much as possible, without hurting your self.
@@liakiwirose even though my injury was with my leg, my ankle was extremely stiff since i hadnt moved it for so long, but within about a month, range of motion increased alot, just keep on doing the exercises and it should all clear up, dont expect it to be instant because 3 days is not alot at all, i was worried my self but within a months time, (if you are using it enough) you shouldnt even think about it when walking.
I’ll get my cast off after 10 days 🎉
Anybody else skate?
Yes
I ate shit and broke my leg
Just got my cast off today
Broke my ankle trying to do a turn on my rollerskates. My cast came off Monday just gone. I'm in an air boot now. Looking forward to getting back in my skates. Once I can walk
Fractured fibula from skates 😭 I’m week 3 on the boot
Some of these exercises are too extreme after 6 weeks and would like cause more stress on the ankle. Just do normal home strengthening exercises.
I'm getting mine off in 6 days
Im getting mine off in 7 days
After you get your cast off... you WEIGHT TRAIN?? 😂😂😂😂
I can't put weight on my foot:( these exercises look like they are for people who have recovered. What to do for those of us who are struggling the 1st week
I'm getting my cast off today so I really hope I can at least walk cuz I have an event to go to lol
What was your fracture? And how're you walking now?
@@nameandaddress im walking better now, my cast has been off for like a week or two but now I'm better
@@nameandaddress also I didn't fracture my leg I just twisted my ankle really badly and I couldn't walk but now I'm fine.🙂
@@lucianopetry93 I know this is old but can you tell me if you were swelling after having it removed? Did you do any exercises? I removed mine 3 days ago and now I get tired when I walk but I didn't when I had the cast on
@@yandamckings2466 hi, yes my Anke was berry swollen but after doing exercises like moving my foot from a to z like the alphabet then it started to get better.
I got mine removed 2 days ago 😃
If u can do this in the first 2 weeks after cast removal you're not himan😂
I think that too. I am more than one month after cast removal and still cannot stand on tiptoes on both feet without pain in the mid to forefoot.