Living with Osteoarthritis

Hello, my name is Linda. In 1992 I had serious car accident, which left me with many severe injuries. I was ejected from my car through the moon roof. I had a talus fracture with several other small fractures. The surgeon did an open reduction with much sucess.

Now almost 15 years later I have severe arthritis in the tibiotalar joint. I just went this week to a new surgeon because the pain is almost unbearable. He said I will have to have it fused soon. I’m very scared to have this done, but I really don’t think I have other options because the entire ankle is arthritic. I hope that I can make it a couple more years before having it done. Dr. said I will be total non weight bearing a min. of 3 months and it could be up to six months. My kids are still young and I’m trying to wait until they are a little older so that are old enough to do some for themselves. Well I hope the best for anyone that is reading this, because I assume you must be on this site because you are in a similar situation. Pain is something that only people in it can understand. Peace to you.