Ankle arthritis

cloughs

Hello.

Anyone here suffering from ankle arthritis,?

It has changed my life completely and looking to see if I can find a way back without ab ankle fusion.

Thank you.

Cloughs

noddingtonpete

Hello @cloughs and welcome to the Online Community. We are a friendly and supportive group and I hope that will be your experience as well.

I understand that you have ankle arthritis. I've put some information in below from our website which I hope will be of some help, and also a booklet.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/osteoarthritis-oa-of-the-foot-and-ankle/

and

osteoarthritis-of-the-foot-and-ankle-information-booklet.pdf

Please keep posting and let us know how you are getting on.

Best wishes

Peter

Baloo

@cloughs all my joints ache so its hard not to identify with totally everyone. I did learn after a while though I must get the weight off my ankles or I would suffer. Finding a seat on the tram. Not standing too long in one spot. Not walking too far. Setting some DWP taxi support. One had to adapt.

AnnieN

Can I recommend the fusion? Your ankle will not get better, unfortunately.

It's a long recovery, so not a walk in the park, but it's amazing how quickly you are out of serious pain. I'm 6 months from a mid-foot fusion and now able to walk almost normally again [better with shoes] and certainly faster and more reliably. It should continue to improve over the next 6 months, but I'm already happy.

I've heard better recovery stories than mine as well.

remmingtonwildhunter

Like AnnineN said it will not get better it will get worse you will have back ache leg pain ankle pain will keep you awake tramadol wont work the cocodamol took some of the edge of mine…

Leg in plaster 3month's/Airboot 8 weeks then learn to walk again yo have 20 odd more none's on your ankle to compensate...

injection's lasted 7 week's had my fusion in 2018 3 screws,off work 6 months as im a gardener best thing i did pain free had to have another part fused in 2020 my avatar is my ankle im still a gardener ride my bike swim walk it's your choice wether to get it done but ive never looked bk...

Christine164

hello. How lovely to find (at long last) others with O/A ankles. It seems pretty rare in comparison to hips and knees.
I had a left ankle fusion 10 yrs ago and a right total ankle replacement 18 months ago. I’m now able to walk 5 miles, even up slight hills. Am able to cycle, work, gardening etc, and pretty pain free. Please ask any questions you like !