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Posted: 11/18/2012 10:34:19 AM

I should have asked this question when I went to the doctor 1.5 weeks ago but I forgot. I can call next week and ask but I thought I would ask the peas. We are hoping that by the time of my next doctor's visit in about 1.5 weeks, that my fractures will be healed and I can finally come out of the boot. When you came out of your boot, how did that work? Did you stop wearing it immediately and go right into a shoe, putting full weight on it? Was there something more gradual? I am not sure if I should take a shoe for my other foot to my next appointment in case I get to come out of the boot or what the process is for moving from the boot back to normal walking.

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Posted: 11/18/2012 10:37:45 AM

I was in a boot for 2 years following a boating accident that caused nerve damage to my leg from the knee down. I was slowly released from the boot. After I got the clear, I would only wear the boot in public, just in case I fell. For me, it was a hard adjustment as my hip had changed due to wearing it for 2 years. I was very unstable on my feet. Going down steps was very hard for me. But, I have been boot free for 5 months now and I am pretty much back to normal walking.

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Posted: 11/18/2012 10:37:47 AM

I was in a cast for a broken leg, a broken foot, and a boot for a broken toe (actually the bone just below the big toe.) I went home in street shoes every time I had the cast/boot removed.)

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Posted: 11/18/2012 10:43:49 AM

Denise.......

2 years!! Wow!! That must have been rough. I am glad to hear that you are out of your boot. Luckily, mine is no where near that bad. I will have been in a boot for I think 9 weeks. I'm glad you are adjusting.

JoJam, it sounds like maybe I should take my other shoe with me if your case is typical. This is REALLY what I am hoping for.

Thanks for both of your input!

Is JoJam's situation pretty much the norm for others?

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Posted: 11/18/2012 10:55:10 AM

I was in a cast for a broken leg(near my ankle). I wore regular sneakers home after the cast came off BUT was still on crutches. Bearing full weight was gradual. If I remember correctly, the ortho guy gave me a schedule to follow.

Once I could bear full weight, I found that unless I wore a very "stable" shoe or sneaker, I had massive swelling. That took a long time to go away.

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Posted: 11/18/2012 11:23:59 AM

I did mine very slowly. I kept wearing it while out and about, but would take it off at night (I'd been sleeping in my boot per drs orders), while showering, walking around the house.
I eventually would just take it with me while working (shooting weddings, etc) and if my leg started to hurt I'd put the boot on.

It took me a couple months to feel comfortable completely boot free - but that's because I'd be on my feet for 10 hours shooting a wedding. If I were just at home or doing normal stuff, I probably would have felt ok within a couple weeks.

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Posted: 11/18/2012 11:31:10 AM

My boot was a step down from a hard cast. I was supposed to be relearning how to bear weight on that foot with the boot on, but I was terrified of putting weight on my ankle. If I had been testing it more, I probably would have gone straight into a regular shoe and been full weight bearing. Once my doctor declared my fractures healed, I could wear a regular shoe. I think I wore regular gym shoes to my first physical therapy appt.(which I mainly needed to get over my fear of weight-bearing).

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Posted: 11/18/2012 12:38:32 PM

I was in a boot for 3 months due to a partial tear of my Achilles tendon. I went into athletic shoes or Dansko clogs when the boot came off, and these were the only shoes I could wear for 6+ months. I was able to walk on it, but was not very stable for a week or so. I had a lot of swelling for a long time and had to elevate my foot several times a day.

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Posted: 11/18/2012 12:46:36 PM

Thanks for all of the input!! It sounds like I should probably take tennis shoes because those are stable. I will need to come straight home after my appointment because it will be a work day so if I am not feeling stable enough, or the dr. doesn't want me doing full weight initially, I can wear my boot back home, put on the shoe and use a crutch.

I have a trip coming up and I MUST get out of the boot and get my foot/ankle going again. I am going to Puerto Vallarta and it is NOT handicap friendly. The condo alone is 70 steps up (and down) and there is no elevator.

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Posted: 11/18/2012 4:19:37 PM

eebud, I've been half and half since the 4th. Doing more and more with my walking shoes and an ace wrap or foot brace (neoprene material). I also have had exercises to do since I got out of the ER split too.

Now I was allowed to do showers with some weight bearing, and when I first went to wearing a shoe, I used my crutches the first couple days, then gradually stopped. I still use a cane with shoes.

I can do stairs, not at "full speed" up and down, when not carrying anything more than a coffee cup or equivalent. (Carry weight, Doc wants me in the boot).

I am walking farther, but not yet faster. Even our old dog Chance walks faster than I do out of the boot!

It's been 11 weeks since my break. Last X-rays before Halloween, breaks were healing, good unions, just the one metatarsal still had a sizable crack.

Hope this helps, go slow, don't start running or carrying things yet.

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