Surgery: ankle tendon and ligament

Sweetnsimpleblond

Yesterday I had surgery to repair and reconstruct the tendons and ligaments on my right ankle. I'm on crutches and no weight bearing for 2 weeks. Has anyone else here had this done? If so how long until you were able to run again? Did you do physical therapy? TIA

kxbrown27

I had a severe ankle sprain 2 years ago which resulted in a couple of shiny stainless steel screws being driven into me. I was on crutches for 4 weeks and a walking boot for another 2. I started with short walks, gradually increasing distance and was able to slowly jog a mile after about 6 weeks. I tried it sooner but my body told me no. I didn't do any major physical therapy but I would do some stretches if I were sitting for a while to loosen things up a little.

Sweetnsimpleblond

Thank you. Thankfully I didn't get screws. They shortened my ligament because it was torn and starting to shred, and then put a divot in my bone and anchored my tendon that keeps dislocating to it. They removed some bone chips from an old fracture and then sutured some muscles over the ligment and tendon to keep them in place. It's actually not that painful just uncomfortable, but my surgeon says he doesn't release anyone to run until 3 months post op and will allow me to bike after 4 weeks.