missyou009

Hey, I know that this response is really late, but I had a Brostrom done back in June, so I can tell you a bit about my experience. I'm 17, and I do track and dance, so I understand where you're coming from.

My surgery was fine. In an out in a day (I spent about 8 hours at the hospital total).

The first 2 1/2 weeks were pretty painful. If I moved my leg at all in the wrong direction or too much or anything, I would get a sharp pain that hurt like anything. I did however have a PainBuster and an ice cooler, so that helped a lot. I was prescribed Tylenol #3, but I didn't use that much. I slept most of the day.

After the first 2 1/2 weeks, things got a lot easier. I got taken out of the huge surgical cast, and got put into a regular, fiberglass cast. I was allowed to start weight-bearing as tolerated (I ditched the crutches completely about 2 days after I got the go ahead to weight-bear).

All in all, I was in a cast for 6 weeks.

When the cast was removed, I was put into a brace, and started physical therapy.

I was in PT for about 2 months I think, and that's all. It wasn't bad, just normal stuff, range of motion, strength, all that.

I'm now almost 5 months post-op, and yesterday, I had my final visit with my surgeon. I'm FREE! The one thing that I can't really do that much still is run, just because it still hurts my ankle afterwards, but, my surgeon said to expect that until about a year post-op, so, I'm good go go!

For more detail about the recovery, you can check out my threds:

[url]http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=497479&page=3[/url]
[url]http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=517723[/url]
[url]http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=521634[/url]

Hope that helps!