![]() Also, I agree with otherone that posted about mental health. It takes at least 6 weeks for bone to heal. It's disturbing that no one told you complete no weight bearing for at least 4-6 weeks. I'm just stoked to not have surgery and hope it continues that way. Either I'll get a walking cast for limited weight bearing or be in boot with no weight for another 2-3 weeks. At that time, which will be this Tuesday he'll xray, see how healing is and go from there. Went back 2 weeks later, xray, said it's still stable and continue 3 more weeks with aircast no weight bearing. He said it was a cast issue and took it off and put me in a aircast boot, still no weight bearing. But week 1, I went back cause my toes were turning blue. He x-rayed again for his own piece of mind, said it was a stable fracture and put me in a hard standard cast for 3 weeks, absolutly no weight bearing, then would recheck. Went to ER, they put me in a splint and I couldn't get to Orthopedic surgeon till the following Monday. I had a lateral malleolus fracture on sept 14 by stepping in a hole in my back yard cleaning up debris after hurricane Irma. I would call the insurance commissioner.tell them what's going on and see if they can reccomend a specialist. Wow! I'm sooo sorry you're having this hard time with your insurance. I was lucky at 69 y/o and who knows why but when you are thought with all of this the bad memories fade and the time no longer seems quite so long. You are right about others that are in healing process much longer than you have been. I really hate that healing takes so long and the it was my right foot and couldn't drive. I even had to wear the boot to bed because my doctor didn't want to walk at all without support. 4 weeks in the totally non weight bearing cast and then another 4 weeks in a huge knee high boot and walker. What is your doctor saying about your healing time? Are you in pain? Stilled bruised? Swollen? How old are you and how is your health otherwise? Is he able and willing to consult with another doctor by sending your xrays for a second opinion? You need to tell him how upset you are about this situation because he needs to address your mental health too! I went from a short boot in the ER into a full foot and leg cast when I saw the orthopedist in a week. It doesn't sound like my orthopedic is doing anything differently than your MD is doing so I don't know that traveling would do much for you. Has your local doctor actually shown you the xrays and explained what he is seeing? Based on my broken bone experience ( a much smaller bone a "Jones" fracture) it took around 9 weeks to heal but I could see the changes on the xrays of the fracture site after 5 weeks. I know there is someone worst off than me, and that is what keeps me going. Just had a break down, do not know what to do if I do not get an ortho appointment. My be able to get an appointment in about 100 miles from here. Needless to say I am beside myself, thinking I have to live with a lateral malleolus fracture. Went for an xray Monday, which is 3 months after the accident, no change! With the insurance I have my dr. So I am thinking, surely the next 4 week off my feet, should be healed. Went for another xray, they said very little change. I borrowed a scooter and stayed in the house, with very little on my feet, for the next 4 weeks. Well, 3 weeks later went for an xray, no change, not healing. They put me in a boot and said it is like walking on air. Three days later it bruised up, so I went to the er in my town, and took an xray, and have a lateral malleolus fracture. It did not bruise right away, so I thought I just twisted it real bad. Twisted my ankle, walked into a ditch bare footed, and twisted, and rolled my ankle. I factured my left lateral malleolus July 7th. ![]()
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