ankle problems 6 months after surgery 8 months after breakage?

Question

I snapped my fibula and chipped off my ankle bone (atleast i think he said i CHIPPED it after xrays.. but i was on loads of morphine at the time as the doc had to reset my leg when i got into casualty dept.) and had to have an operation a few days later as a result (had ONE screw in my ankle joint so it musnt be just chipped?) and was put in a cast, after the inevitable painful lightweight cast change/staple removal and many months of healing i've noticed my ankle 'juts' out some what when i walk on it and i've still got a limp, swelling and pain.. is this normal this long after an op/break? has anyone had the same problems post ankle break?

Answer 1

I'd get another opinion. The bone may not have healed or healed poorly. Eight months is a long time for an ankle fracture to still give you problems. Usual time frame for an ankle injury such as yours is eight weeks and then you should be back doing the things you want to do by three months.

Answer 2

I broke my ankle in three places (trimalleolar fracture) May 6th, 2009 and 6 months later I am still in a world of hurt and limping. My surgery was 20 days after the break. Ankle breaks suck.

Answer 3

I even have had a male and lady kitten as quickly as, i suffered from a similar element. I asked the vet and he reported it became widespread, b/c the cat starts off to locate a mate on the age of 8 months. different issues (hormone correct) take place besides. i do no longer think of there is yet another answer different than for neutering the cat, in any different case eliminate it. (which isn't an decision, believe me i couldnt enable bypass of the two my cats lol)