I wore the air boot for a stress fractue in my right ankle for 4 weeks. when I went back they said it was 90 percent ok and if i felt compfrortable not wearing the boot i could do so. i have my follow up appt coming in May. However i am having sever cramps in the left side from my chest to my left ankle. hurts to even cough or sneeze. My left toes cramp bad as well. I know it is from the over compensation from the boot. i even bought the step up and placed it on my left shoe when i wore the boot but apparentely it didnt help. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get relief
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Are you feeling any better? I don't know why doctors are so insensitive about the heavy air boot. Too many people have problems from wearing it...there must be a lighter more 'user friendly' post op shoe.
I am a 65 year old woman in excellent health, and not overweight. I’m a regular roller skater and had skated 6 months before surgery. I had bunion surgery and correction for a hammertoe, all on my right foot on Nov. 27, 2013 (the day before Thanksgiving). I was put into the big black boot, weighing 2.2 lbs during the month long recovery. Since I had had previous back surgery 9 years ago on a ruptured disc I expressed concern about the boot. The podiatrist expressed no concern at all and said I had no options, and blew me off. I brought this up on at least two occasions in his office, but he still wasn’t concerned. I had bunion surgery 30 years ago and was placed in a lightweight, very user-friendly Reese shoe…so why the heavy boot now??
I got out of the boot on Dec. 28, 2013 and my back blew out on Dec. 30, 2013. Two herniated discs (L3/L4 and L4/L5). Very, very painful and scary, I couldn’t move! I had surgery on Jan. 28, 2014 to repair herniation and after excruciating pain and physical therapy I still have numbness in my left leg and foot along with drop foot. I have fallen 3 times and finally got an AFO (brace) to keep me from falling. All of these problems are because of wearing the heavy boot which caused me to walk uneven and throwing my back out of alignment, hence rupturing the discs.
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The podiatrist never recommended it, nor was he sensitive to my complaints of my back hurting. Had no idea my life would have been so compromised and now I am a cripple.
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Sorry you are having so much pain from the air boot. The boot should be banned!! I'm a cripple from it. Perhaps some type of exercises and stretching could help you? I also have cramping in my leg, foot and toes...all as a result of ruptured discs pressing on the nerves that go down to my toes. Surgery to repair the discs helped considerably but the cramps even wake me up from a sound sleep. Have you had your back X-rayed or scanned to see what's going n with your back?
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