Re: ankle mobility after surgery

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No, I don't have any mobility in the fused ankle. Which would seem

like a bad thing, but actually there was a little silver lining there

that neither I nor my dr expected...I have a built in AFO!! This foot

actually lifts now just as though I had on an AFO. I do wear an AFO

on the other leg and they lift at almost the exact same height. So I

don't notice any pain in my lower back or hips that would be

associated with imbalance.

The leg with the fused ankle is about 1/4 inch shorter now so I wear a little

lift in my shoe along with an insole. But that too is ok because it helps to

cushion the spot where I can otherwise feel the rod that they put up thru the

bottom of my heel to help support the ankle and foot to the leg. This sounds

all kinda bad, but compared to what was before - all is good!

PS - the only reason the leg is so much shorter is because after the

first fusion that failed my dr had to clean up all the mess and we

lost a little bone in the process.