Injured ankle

Tori_Scope

I'm not a medical professional, and so would of course encourage you to seek professional advice on this before doing anything, but could using a wheelchair help for the time being do you think @Broreb1981? 

sunshine1981

I'm working myself up about my ankle. If I need surgery I need someone with me on the day to sit with me before my op otherwise I will be really anxious. I had an allergic reaction to anaesthetic and nearly died and I need to be sure everyone at the hospital understands. Would someone be able to wait with me on the day because they normally say to be dropped off and picked up later. I have schizoaffective disorder 

SueHeath

Morning @Broreb1981 Bless you - wont do any harm to remind the hospital, but i'm sure it will be on your notes about your reaction with anaesthetic. When the time comes i should imagine the hospital will allow you to have some one with you, just remember to tell them why.
Have you been given a date yet. 

sunshine1981

Finally has my MRI yesterday, for the last 3 mins of the 20 minute scan I was having terrible pains in my ankle. They had to repeat the last 3 minute scan but I still moved a little. I asked the radiographer if the surgeon would still be able to see what he needed to see and he said he should be able to. I have an appointment for the results next Monday. Im so nervous, I don't want it to be unfixable. 

SueHeath

Bless you @Broreb1981 at least they will see whats going on and hopefully it can be sorted with injects, try and go with the flow and see what they say next Monday.

janer1967

They can do wonders now to put things right 

Surgery doesn't always mean general anesthetic is required.  I have had lots of leg surgery just with local or spinal blockers and is a lot better than a general 

Hannah_Alumni

@Broreb1981 I'm glad you've finally had your MRI and the follow up appointment isn't too long a wait! As Janer said, they can do all sorts of surgeries with spinal blockers now.

I think the only worry I'd have in that situation is what to download on my tablet to watch whilst they'd be working! 

Keeping everything crossed for your results!

ShirleyW

@Broreb1981 I can understand your fear of a general anaesthetic because of an allergic reaction.

I too had an allergic reaction 8 years ago when I had my first knee replacement operation.  However this wasn't a reaction to the anaesthetic but to one of the intravenous antibiotics they gave me.  All my hand and arm swelled up enormously and was a dark purple colour.  It was very painful too.

Since then I've had 6 further operations.  Some with a general anaesthetic and some with a spinal block.  I make very sure to take a note into hospital with me with the name of the antibiotics I am allergic to.  I tell everyone who comes to see me before the operation, the consultant, the anaesthetist, the nurses etc so that everyone knows.  Then I tell them again when I go down to theatre.  Since that first time everything has been ok.

Make sure that the severe adverse reaction is also on your GP medical file.

Good luck and I'm sure that everything will go ok.

sunshine1981

Thank you for all your replies, it really helps. I suffer terrible anxiety if I'm in a situation that's out of my control or out of my normal routine. I have already had a horrible experience with a surgeon for my ankle who was the most uncaring person I think I ever spoken to in the NHS. He has really shaken my confidence, he told me it's just a sprain and to come back in a year. What if this surgeon is the same, I can't live like this. 

SueHeath

Morning @Broreb1981 If it is the same surgeon i doubt if he will remember you - sometimes the Doctors will say things like this as well just to check if things get worse, hope i'm making sense. 

Lou67

@Broreb1981

Hi so sorry to read everything youv been through, I really hope they can help you soon.

I had a full knee replacement with a spinal block and felt nothing throughout the operation, I can’t even remember it.
Hope your sorted soon.

Take care❤️

sunshine1981

I'm absolutely devastated the surgeon has told me I have complex regional pain syndrome. He would never consider surgery on my ruptured ankle ligament because of this diagnosis. And the ligament can't possibly cause the amount of pain I'm in, also the colour of my ankle and the temperature changes are classic symptoms of crps. I burst into tears when he told me, I was so scared it was going to be that. He is referring me to a pain specialist and physio. How am I going to live like this I'm only 41. I can't wear a shoe, or even a flip flop because it's so painful. 

Hannah_Alumni

oh @Broreb1981 I'm so sorry  Hopefully the pain specialist and physio will be able to shine a light, so you are not in as much pain When do you see them?

SueHeath

oh bless you @Broreb1981 i'm sorry to read this, hopefully you will get appointment quick.