bett- i know havent been around. not much change, still lots of pain. dr tried thinking out of the box, plastic surgeon nixed the idea of a fat graft, skin too fragile. ok, still on some pain meds,...

it's becoming apparent to me, sadly, that i will need pain management for my life for chronic arthritic pain.perhaps the break i had is so wretched because of my age as well as it was, as the dr said...

ok, bett here . had my second shot (rooster comb) and for two days i could have felt better but managed as yesterday was fathers day and of course, in my house. when everyone left i passed out with...

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yup, that's why im having the rooster comb shots they give for knees, not fda approved yet for ankles and shoulders, had first shot friday, this coming fri next shot and fri after the...

hi guys- bett here. somehow my last long post, sorry, is in the beginning of the thread. can someone read it and give me some info . getting those shots in the ankle, starting this friday so im a tad...

hi, bett here. i know, i stink, havent been around. well, let's see. still going to gym 5x a week, and have pt (thank god for my union) once a week. pt thinks im awesome, dr thinks im awesome,...

I'm coming around to 19 months post accident. dr thinks I'm awesome, pt thinks I'm awesome.
and I'm still crying 5 days out of 7 from pain. shoes? sneakers or very limited. incision freshest-19...

ok, bett here. all hardware removed feb 25. feels better but now waiting for the two,or three incisions (one small one in center of ankle) to fully heal, as if anything rubs against it, the pain is...

bett here- off the gabapentin as it made me rather nuts. got a date for pre surgical testing and a date for surgery, feb 25 (or is it the 26th). i am beyond nervous. anyone have stores of success...

ok, going to dr tomorrow to get a date for hardware removal. in the midst of this stress, asthma has started. great and oh yeah, they no longer will cover the one of two antibiotics i am not allergic...

ok, bett here. now dr wants to remove all hardware . i have early jan appt to make a date, and then out it comes. he told me it's an outpatient procedure, i walk out, and do what makes me happy . no...

sounds good to me. the PT said , usually, if the plates or screws hurt and they can come out, ……it's really the plate that is so close to the skin and hurts like a …….but i also have close to 19...

went to ankle dr yesterday. complained about the plate and he now tells me he can , as outpatient remove all hardware . originally he said hardware stays in but now……we're talking about two plates...

ok, so yesterday i had an appt with ankle dr and pain dr, took my friend cristina with me, (shrink, but a dr). complained how the plate hurts and i can feel it when i wear shoes, constantly hurting....

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i don't know if it's because most of you guys are so much younger than me (67) but i am not a woosie and there are times that the pain is so bad i am ready to bash myself into a wall. my break was...

going to pain med dr on wed and will discuss alternatives. probably not able to take anti inflammatories due to previous ulcer issue. i am a mess, huh?
are you thinking of neurontin? what is the...

I meant PILON ANKLE FRACTURE

I am a 67 yr old female,who on dec 23, missed one step, dislocated and pilon fracture, complete with 3 pressure wounds.had surgery on dec 30, 14 pins, 2 plates and told it was a very very very bad...