Hi all,
Back in the summer (early July) I fell down a few steps in the garden and sustained what turned out to be a fracture of my heel. The injury was initially missed at my local hospital. I believed at the time that the injury was within my ankle, although this wasn’t x rayed only my foot was. I was sent away with a tubigrip and no crutches. I couldn’t physically put any weight on my foot so I crawled on my hands and knees until I was able to borrow crutches from a neighbour. whilst I didn’t have crutches, I slipped in the bath, causing the injury to throb so I went for another x ray which I was told would be reviewed as there was a question mark over it. 3 weeks later the hospital wrote to me to confirm that I had fractured my heel but basically it was too late to do much and to use a tubigrip and walk on it minimally but keep moving it.
I’m almost 5 month months post injury now and it’s still incredibly painful. I’ve just been to do the weekly shop and I’m having to sit with my foot up because I have pain all along the side of my foot, into my ankle and around the back of my ankle.
I didn’t want to waste the GP’s time of this is normal after an injury - I’ve never done anything like this before but Christ it’s making me miserable being in this much pain everyday 😖
AIBU to think that this is not right or do these things take forever to heal?? (I’m only 41 btw and otherwise fit and healthy)
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To think that this should not still be this painful?
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Onionbhajisandwich · 21/11/2023 13:03
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