despnhurtn

Hi - I'm new here but I can give you a little advice. I take it everything has healed nicely in order for your Dr. to ok weight bearing. I went from boot where weight went on back of heel for a while, then into soft tennie bearing weight. Go ahead and step down to point where you can bear the pain, you will be restretching tendons and ligaments, that's the pain you will be feeling. If you are not having any physical therapy, try these at home. Take a bed pillow against the wall, sit on the floor, press your foot into the pillow at a 90degree angle, hold for ten seconds and do this ten times. Lay on couch, hang foot and ankle only off edge of couch and write the abc's with foot. But the best one is lay on floor, bend knees, keep feet flat on floor, raise buttocks pressing feet into floor, hold five seconds, do fifteen times. Do all these 3 to 4 times a day. It will help you stretch everything so as you try to bear weight it will be less painful. Take a warm bath and press foot against wall of tub, this will feel good. Be sure to get foot elevated as swelling starts, before it gets too bad. One week of this and you will be amazed at weight bearing ability. My problem is a frozen big toe after 13 weeks and 8 of those in therapy. Hope this helps!!