Broke my foot

Ruthanne

Ruthanne

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Has anyone else had to wear the air cast boot? I fell down the steps 11 days ago and broke my foot. It was a really bad fall down the outside concrete steps. Any ways here is what the boot looks like:

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I will probably have to wear it for a total of 6 weeks. It's such a pain! It's so awkward but I do understand it is protecting my foot and healing it therefore. I'm tired of it already, though.
 
Ouch! Sorry to hear that. I haven't had to wear that, but I've seen a lot of them. I had a foot injury a yr and a half ago (bad contusion) and had to wear a bandage and that elastic wrap. Took it a couple weeks to heal.

Take care.
 

applecruncher said:
Ouch! Sorry to hear that. I haven't had to wear that, but I've seen a lot of them. I had a foot injury a yr and a half ago (bad contusion) and had to wear a bandage and that elastic wrap. Took it a couple weeks to heal.

Take care.
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Thank you. Any foot injury is a real pain because we need to walk on our feet.

fureverywhere said:
So sorry Annie! May you heal up fast
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Thank you. That is a cute kitty!
Linda said:
I'm sorry Annie, that sounds very painful. I've never had to wear one of those, I'm just here to sympathize.
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It was very painful at first but not so much anymore. I have pain killers and anti inflamatories, too. Thank you!
 
I have had to wear one - years ago - shot my foot (accidentally of course) with a hollow nose tip bullet from a rifle - didn't know the safety was not on.
There are a LOT of nerves in the foot that connect to your whole leg and that is why it is so painful - and that "shoe" is painful to wear - but it is
necessary for the foot to heal correctly. Your foot will take months to heal, maybe even a few years to heal completely. But you must let it heal slowly,
especially at first, the first couple of months, for it to heal correctly. It needs total rest right now - don't put any weight on it at all right now.
I was told I would never walk again, but I can run now - but it took years to heal and to get strong enough to walk well on it- years!
 
Annie, so sad to hear about your foot, it must be very painful, hope you feel a little bit better soon. I'm sure wearing that cast is not a picnic, but it's good that it protects your foot so it can heal.

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Good grief! Never saw one quite like that! Looks almost like one of my old ski-boots!

Hope everything heals properly, and quickly! imp
 
Yaya said:
I have had to wear one - years ago - shot my foot (accidentally of course) with a hollow nose tip bullet from a rifle - didn't know the safety was not on.
There are a LOT of nerves in the foot that connect to your whole leg and that is why it is so painful - and that "shoe" is painful to wear - but it is
necessary for the foot to heal correctly. Your foot will take months to heal, maybe even a few years to heal completely. But you must let it heal slowly,
especially at first, the first couple of months, for it to heal correctly. It needs total rest right now - don't put any weight on it at all right now.
I was told I would never walk again, but I can run now - but it took years to heal and to get strong enough to walk well on it- years!
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I had to wear an air cast 5 years ago, too, when I also broke my foot. I am not feeling too much pain now. Maybe it's the medicines that are reducing the pain. I didn't know it takes so long to heal. Sorry you had such a horrible accident, too.

Ameriscot said:
Sorry Annie! That sucks. Hope it heals very quickly.
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Thank you Annie!

SeaBreeze said:
Annie, so sad to hear about your foot, it must be very painful, hope you feel a little bit better soon. I'm sure wearing that cast is not a picnic, but it's good that it protects your foot so it can heal.

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Thank you very much. Yes the air cast helps a lot. But I can't stand it still!

jujube said:
Bummer, Annie! I think the boot is better than a cast, at least. Do you get to take it off to shower? Do you have to sleep in it?
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Yes I can take it off to shower and I'm supposed to wear it to sleep because I get up in the middle of the night every night to do you know what. lol

imp said:
Good grief! Never saw one quite like that! Looks almost like one of my old ski-boots!

Hope everything heals properly, and quickly! imp
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Yes, this is the latest style in star wars boots! lol Thank you imp.
 
That's not good ,Annie ..Yes I had one of those boots after a accidentally kicked a 1" square steel leg of a couch in a holiday unit we were renting at the Gold Coast ( Queensland) I fractured two toes fairly badly ,
I ended up taking it off it gave me a real back ache due to walking lopsided
 
Broke my leg and ankle about 2 years ago. Plaster for 6 weeks, then into the dreaded moon boot for another two weeks. Quite similar to the air boot, but maybe not as comfortable.

Had to wear it in bed as well. My dog moved out - decided to sleep under the bed, that it was not worth sleeping on my bed and being "thumped" each time I turned over.

Took her a while to realise that it was safe to come back onto the bed at night.

I really do think those devices were invented by a person who just wanted to inflict the maximum amount of pain.
 
Kadee46 said:
That's not good ,Annie ..Yes I had one of those boots after a accidentally kicked a 1" square steel leg of a couch in a holiday unit we were renting at the Gold Coast ( Queensland) I fractured two toes fairly badly ,
I ended up taking it off it gave me a real back ache due to walking lopsided
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This is similar to how I injured my footin 2014. I swung out of bed fast and kicked the leg of a table beside my bed. It hurt SO bad I screamed and my cat (who was sleeping in a chair) flew across the room.
 
Kadee46 said:
That's not good ,Annie ..Yes I had one of those boots after a accidentally kicked a 1" square steel leg of a couch in a holiday unit we were renting at the Gold Coast ( Queensland) I fractured two toes fairly badly ,
I ended up taking it off it gave me a real back ache due to walking lopsided
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Yes, the boot can make you walk funny and I do walk funny now. I walk like some troops march. lol I'm sorry you went through that.

grannyjo said:
Broke my leg and ankle about 2 years ago. Plaster for 6 weeks, then into the dreaded moon boot for another two weeks. Quite similar to the air boot, but maybe not as comfortable.

Had to wear it in bed as well. My dog moved out - decided to sleep under the bed, that it was not worth sleeping on my bed and being "thumped" each time I turned over.

Took her a while to realise that it was safe to come back onto the bed at night.

I really do think those devices were invented by a person who just wanted to inflict the maximum amount of pain.
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Yes, I think a deranged person invented the boot to drive us all up the wall. My dog sleeps with me for awhile too and then jumps out of the bed after a little nap. She sleeps with her head on the pillow right next to me. lol Must have been awful to break your leg, too. Ouch!!

RadishRose said:
No experience myself Annie but I'm so sorry for you. Gee whiz, 11 stairs! Hope you heal quickly!!!!
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Thank you. It takes awhile to heal. I've had the boot off for awhile when lying down on the couch. Feels better with it off.

applecruncher said:
This is similar to how I injured my footin 2014. I swung out of bed fast and kicked the leg of a table beside my bed. It hurt SO bad I screamed and my cat (who was sleeping in a chair) flew across the room.
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Yeah, cats will do that. lol. I've kicked plenty of furniture, too, and man does that hurt bad.
 
In some respects that's a good thing because you are not bed ridden and movement/circulation will help it heal faster. Don't get cocky and when it comes off you might even miss it or feel you need it. Had a brace for almost 3 months. I didn't want to give it up at first.
 
WhatInThe said:
In some respects that's a good thing because you are not bed ridden and movement/circulation will help it heal faster. Don't get cocky and when it comes off you might even miss it or feel you need it. Had a brace for almost 3 months. I didn't want to give it up at first.
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After 2 weeks I saw the Ortho. doc. and was diagnosed with a broken foot and broken ankle. My foot seems to be healing as the pain is less but my ankle is still swollen after 4 weeks in the air cast. I heard the ankle can take longer to heal. I may have more than 2 more weeks in the air cast. I was sneaky and took the air cast off to walk my dog today. Didn't feel any pain and I walked really slow. Just wanted my baby to get some fresh air as she's been staying in with me and using pee pads. She's a real good doggie. Don't know what I'd do without her.

I don't think I'll miss the air cast as I've taken it off and done grocery shopping and walked the dog a few times now. I can't wait for it to come off. It is really awkward and almost impossible to get down 3 flights of steps.
 
Good to hear your foot is healing Annie. Glad you did okay without the cast, be careful. Bet your furbaby was happy that you took her for a walk, give her a big hug for me. :love_heart: Three flights, that's a LOT of stairs! :eek:

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Glad to hear you're doing better. I fell one day and sliced open my knee and that was bad enough...can't imagine broken bones. Hope you're up and jumping soon:)
 

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