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aghzombies t1_je2uzhp wrote

Yeah I broke my ankle very badly (it wasn't pointing the other way, but my foot and leg were "only connected by a skin sock" thanks for the lifelong nightmares doctor) and I was in hospital for 3 days waiting for the swelling to go down enough for surgery.

They put a heart monitor clip on my toe to keep an eye on my circulation and the... Not nurses but did some stuff? They kept stepping on the cable and yanking it 😭😭😭

I hope you get surgery soon (the relief is quite astonishing although it's unfortunately only a relief compared to what's happening right now) and mend with no further trouble. DO. YOUR. PHYSIO. It sucks but it's magic.

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skumgummii OP t1_je3jhxl wrote

My god sounds terrible! You mean the orderlies? The people who come when you ring the bell, help you to the toilet, do routine blood pressure checks etc.? What type of physio do you do?

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aghzombies t1_je4rh0u wrote

Yeah.

I got some physio on the NHS where I went to the hospital once or twice a week. The main thing is I did it every single day without fail, often twice a day, to restore range of motion etc as best I could. I was 6 weeks non weight bearing which didn't help.

I broke my leg end of 2016 so I don't have a physio any more but I still do the exercises when Legbert starts arsing around again.

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