[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I (tragically) fell right through a wooden decking while on holiday in the summer, TiBB was very worried about me it was all very sad, I don't think you were around .

Anyway, I have a complex foot fracture that pretty much always has crap outcomes even when spotted straight away - and mine wasn't spotted for 9+ weeks so the chance of a decent outcome is now pretty much zero. Consultant decided to hold off on surgery and give it 12 months before reassessing. Took about 5 months to be able to walk on it unaided but my weight distribution on it is bad (part of what the physio is addressing) and it aches constantly when I'm on my feet. Likely to have significant arthritis in the joint within 10 years even with surgery - and the only surgical option is permanent plates/fusion of the joint and bone graft.

It's so odd a guy I work with has this same injury. He's 10yrs younger than you though. He said walking up and down stairs helps. Do you have to wear boots with decent ankle support?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

It's so odd a guy I work with has this same injury. He's 10yrs younger than you though. He said walking up and down stairs helps. Do you have to wear boots with decent ankle support?

Yeah, walking boots are now standard footwear . Apparently it used to be much more common ... because the main cause of it was "falling off a horse but your foot gets stuck". Used to happen a lot back when horses were used as cavalry, apparently, and in "frontier times".

Mine was caused by an Air BnB cottage with **** home-made decking. 21st century problems!