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Thanks guys.
I guess I wasn't really thinking too clearly earlier when I posted that- I just had thoughts of 'oh no, what am I going to do- help?!'.
Having read all these replies and thought about things more, of course the correct thing for me to do is concentrate on recovery and getting better before even thinking about a camino. I do usually find it amusing when folk seek medical advise on forums instead of asking they're doctor but now I understand it's a way of externalising your worries. Of course my surgeon and dr are the only ones to be asking.
Yes, the camino will still be there! That's what I'll do and hopefully when the time comes and when (hopefully) everything has healed, then I'll start thinking about planning and rescheduling my trip. At the moment I'm still accepting the fact I just need to rest for a while. It helps to know others have recovered though!
Thanks and I'll enjoy reading others progress until I'm ready.
Wishing you a speedy recovery!Thanks guys.
I guess I wasn't really thinking too clearly earlier when I posted that- I just had thoughts of 'oh no, what am I going to do- help?!'.
Having read all these replies and thought about things more, of course the correct thing for me to do is concentrate on recovery and getting better before even thinking about a camino. I do usually find it amusing when folk seek medical advise on forums instead of asking they're doctor but now I understand it's a way of externalising your worries. Of course my surgeon and dr are the only ones to be asking.
Yes, the camino will still be there! That's what I'll do and hopefully when the time comes and when (hopefully) everything has healed, then I'll start thinking about planning and rescheduling my trip. At the moment I'm still accepting the fact I just need to rest for a while. It helps to know others have recovered though!
Thanks and I'll enjoy reading others progress until I'm ready.
Hi Neoscan,
In October of 2016 I was walking the Norte two weeks out of Santiago and slipped on some wet slate. I had to continue on for 3 km before finding my way to the bus and then a pension in Navia. I was unaware my ankle had a fracture and I had planned to just rest a few days and continue. Problem was it never felt better. So I returned home and had surgery like yours. The following September 2017 I started my Camino again in San Sebastián with my husband. I had absolutely no problems with my pack or walking distances averaging 22 km. Since then we have done three additional hikes in Europe with no issues. Listen to your body and be patient. You will be rewarded.
Hi Neoscan,
I've walked 3 caminos Francis, 2 in May one in September. Now the later is very much hotter, so October should be as cool as May. We had more fruit ripening on the way. It's such a long way off....for the healing process to kick in.
Also had a foot break May 2018. It was swollen but not painful at all so I kept walking for 200 Klm on it. I was determined to finally finish to Finistere When I had it x-rayed on the Gold Coast it turned out to be a chronic fracture but it healed up by itself. One year later I'm walking the Portuguese Camino from Lisbon this May. So far I've had shin splints, twisted knee, & broken foot bone. The body heals well on my green juicing vegan diet. (no dairy).
Good luck and keep on planning.....
I had a similar double break with displacement (and ironmongery) last February. I'm 71. The consultant was excellent, and I was non-weight-bearing for only three weeks, but plaster cast on for six. He said I would be my own physiotherapist (ex-personal trainer, so did all the exercise for muscle build-up). It helped that I was fit beforehand. HOWEVER! Although the fractures healed well, the soft tissue injuries and the mechanics of that foot continue to cause problems and pain. The worst problem, however, is psychological: I am not the person i was, and have an irrational fear of falling over now. I know I have to 'get back in the saddle" so am planning a "short" walk (160km) in Sicily in March, but the feeling of extreme vulnerability from the impact injury remain. My advice is do all the exercises the physio tells you, and as soon as you can - walk. Use hiking poles once you have abandoned your crutches.Hi,
So, I managed to slip and break my ankle in Norway last week. I've had it operated on with a metal plate and screws inserted to fix the actual fracture and a bolt to keep the tibia and fibula bones together as ligaments are shot.
There goes my plans to walk St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago this coming May. I think. Has anyone else had such an injury and did it cause any problems with camino walking afterwards? I have to be non-weight bearing for 2 months and then, presumably, it'll take another few months to build up muscle and get used to walking again. Fun times!
I had thought of postponing things until September or October but I don't know if it will even be possible to walk distances then or not. I suppose I'll just have to wait and see how the recovery goes.
If anyone has any advise on such matters I'd be grateful to hear them. I'm now wishing I'd gone to Spain last year to walk.
I broke my ankle and really messed up a tendon on the side of the foot in December before we walked the Camino last year. We did not walk the whole way though; just from Sarria to Santiago. I did a lot of physical therapy, acupuncture, etc. from December to June and took some Motrin along the way but was able to do it. I suspect you will have a bit longer of a recovery but you will be able to do it if you do all of the things the physical therapist tells you to do. So sorry that happened.Hi,
So, I managed to slip and break my ankle in Norway last week. I've had it operated on with a metal plate and screws inserted to fix the actual fracture and a bolt to keep the tibia and fibula bones together as ligaments are shot.
There goes my plans to walk St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago this coming May. I think. Has anyone else had such an injury and did it cause any problems with camino walking afterwards? I have to be non-weight bearing for 2 months and then, presumably, it'll take another few months to build up muscle and get used to walking again. Fun times!
I had thought of postponing things until September or October but I don't know if it will even be possible to walk distances then or not. I suppose I'll just have to wait and see how the recovery goes.
If anyone has any advise on such matters I'd be grateful to hear them. I'm now wishing I'd gone to Spain last year to walk.
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