Question:
Will a fractured ankle postpone sugery?
On 5/10 I went to see the nutritionist for preop counseling and I fell at her house. I fractured my right ankle. I'm in a soft/gel cast for 3 weeks. Will this postpone my surgery? — Bernice C. (posted on May 14, 2001)
May 14, 2001
I sprained my ankle a few weeks before surgery. My surgeon said the
surgery would be postponed unless I could walk on it without use of pain
medication the day before surgery. He indicated that it was essential to
be able to walk immediately post op. Have you talked to your surgeon? I
would think this would be a question his/her office could respond to pretty
quickly. If you do have to postpone, it sounds like it wouldn't have to be
too long. Perhaps they can switch your date with someone else scheduled
for next month?
— BethVBG
May 14, 2001
You will have to talk w/ your surgeon.. I think as long as you are able to
walk around after the surgery you are ok.. is your date scheduled yet? Any
date or estimates on the time frame for healing whats wrong now? How does
that fall w/ your surgery date or estimated surgery date etc?
— Dawn R.
May 24, 2001
Although my ankle isn't fractured, it is worse, I have had two
reconstructions on the tendons, ligaments, and a bone graft since last
August, with the second surgery being 2/20/01. I just became weight
bearing on 5/7, however, am still in a lot of pain walking. My gastro
surgeon still scheduled my surgery on 6/19/01 since I am able to get up and
walk, even a little. I believe as long as you are mobile you should be
okay. You are lucky that it is a fracture, believe me I have had both
fracture and soft tissue ruptures. I have been in out of fiberglass cast
since 6/29/00, and with a fracture, the most that I know of, is six weeks
in a cast. Good Luck!
— Cassandra R.
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