Longer you put the surgery off the more damage and longer recovery time. My husband broke his ankle a year ago. It was a long haul, it takes a year after surgery to get back to normal.

Sorry 2 hear..

I am so sorry you are going through this. The thought of trying to heal, contemplating surgery and having to move so far away would be incredibly overwhelming. I hope the orthopedic surgeon has good news for you. As far as the other doctor is concerned, hopefully you will find a better one in Alaska. I don't know why some doctors are like that. It isn't fair. Didn't they take an oath to do no harm? Just one day in our shoes might change their way of thinking.
Good luck and keep us posted.
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Sorry that you are going through so much....we understand!

I have been to Doctors that don't listen in the last ten years it is a horrible feeling- those Drs suck.

I would give conservative treatment a chance - there are always real risks with any surgery. If your ankle hurts ask the ortho Dr for pain meds - it is not an unreasonable request.

I agree with milily. Surgery isn't always the best option. It's good to give less invasive treatment a chance. I know the timing sucks though.

I also agree that pain meds would not be an unreasonable request.

I hope you get through your move OK and find a better doctor when you get there.

I appreciate the support.

Surgery is practically a foregone conclusion. It's a just a question of when. I did so much damage to my ankle when I fell. From what I've read, with or without surgery it will never be "right" ever again. On the bright side, I feel the alleviation of all guilt associated with the notion over of ever being a runner. :)

I still just bubble with indignation everytime I think about the visit wtih my dr when I told her (six weeks after the sprain) it still hurt. She just feels I am overly sensitive to pain and just blew me off and ordered the MRI begrudgingly.

I sent her a letter detailings all my symptoms and asked her to refer me to someone who could help me and I have NEVER HEARD BACK from her. I know I need to contact patient advocacy and get tricare to assign me someone new. It just seems like a choice between the hell I know and an unknown hell. I can't decide which is worse. I suppose that is a topic for another day.

I'm sorry you are going through all this. I broke one foot then the other. I have a disease called Charcot Foot Disease. It is from diabetes...it makes the bones soft and they fractured with something minor. Each foot was done separately and each foot I had to be off of for 7months then wear a brace on each foot for a year. I've only worked 6 months of the last 3 years. I hope all goes ok with you. If you still have pain in your foot, i would find a good ortho guy and get the surgery. If you don't somewhere down the road it may not heal right and you might be stuck with pain when walking. Best wishes for you. Good luck/

Give that doctor the boot. I give a doctor two visits to straighten out and then I dump them. I REFUSE to let any jerk tell me how I feel. I would love to just squeeze their body in a vice to show them exactly what we are going through! I really hope you can fidn someone else. That is UNACCEPTABLE. She is in HEALTH CARE. Two words she knows NOTHING about.

We are here for you.
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Jbean