Hi Patrik. Great to hear other good recovery stories, thanks for sharing. 14k steps a day is quite impressive!

Hi sir are u indian pls tell me i have many doubts about fusion life after operative ankle

@@user-ju9is5nb8s I am from Sweden 🇸🇪 and have no regrets about my fused ankle.

Good to know thanks 🙏🏻

Hi I'm 11 weeks post op. Feeling alot of pain in my achilies and the fatty part of my heel. Can you remember if you had this type of pain? Thanks

Thanks. That’s a good timing, enjoy your summer staying fit and healthy, and get prepared. I believe enduring the first stage of the recovery is easier in Fall/Winter and when Spring comes you’ll be in a good shape to restart your outdoor activities. I wish you all the best in your journey!

Thank you! I wish you all the best in your surgery and a speedy recovery!

Thanks! I hope you can have your surgery as soon as possible and everything goes well for you too. Cheers!

Thank you Wayne! I can relate to the ups and downs, some days were really hard… I wish you a great success on your next surgery and all the best in your journey.

I wish you great success in your upcoming surgery. Each case is unique, so do your best in your recovery to achieve the best outcome possible for you. I am sure you will have the determination to live without pain and enjoy life. I wish you all the best in your journey!

Thank you too!

Thanks again Mark. I’m really glad. Take this time to get prepared, you will see it’s going to be important. Be sure I will be cheering for you all the way in your journey. God bless you and your family too.

Thank you too!

Thank you! I wish you all the best in your journey!

Hi Young lady, did you notice when you started walking? Do you have pain on your heel and on one side of your foot whenever you walk? I just wanna thank you for responding. I pray for you. Also, may I ask what country I have a curious mind

​​@@MarkGlover-re5we Yes I had a pain on my heel when I started to walk but disappears when time goes. It started with much pain but now is just like no pain maybe if I walk long distance I feel some. I'm from Kenya, indeed GOD is faithful

​@@MarkGlover-re5weI even feel some little pain on ankle joint when I'm walking a distance

@@Cgeophrey thank you so much for responding. You truly are a wonderful God-fearing young lady. I pray for you and your family. I am from Canada. I always wanted to visit Kenya. I hear it’s such a beautiful country. God bless stay in touch. I will also pray for you and your family to have long life and good health, God is blessed us

Thank you. It means a lot!

Valeu Gica! Que saudades querida! Se cuida aí, um pouco de fisioterapia e pequenas alterações nos hábitos podem trazer muitos benefícios. Grande abraço.

Thanks 👍

Thank you Merci, for your kind words and sharing your story, it’s really emotional! I am glad this inspired you, I hope you can have your fusion soon and I wish you a great success on your journey!

@@PricoTu We are going to make a decision by May 30💙 All your physical activity really encouraged me especially swimming 😃I have a new born grandson in Africa that is 6 months old by my only child. Mi hijo is 26. I have not seen him in two and a half years . I didnt physially meet his wife or my grandson yet.😢 My name for him is LOLA. It is grandmother in Tagalog. I picked up your accent it is very nice😇. I know a little of 16 languages. The most English, Spanish, Italian, French, Patois, Vietnamese, and Tagalog. Sorry I dont know your language however I did have a Portuguese kind of like Uncle when I was young🥰. My family is large. My mom and dad are highschool sweethearts and they had 9 us. All with the same parents. Im the oldest 49 years old. The baby my brother is 31. Mi hijo has been very adventurous since he was about 3 years old. We have bunjee jump, parasail, rockclimb, cliff dive, jetski, snorkel, scubadive, been human sling shot, horse back riding, kayaking. Indoor skydiving, REAL skidiving, whale watching etc. I am a true BOY mom❣️ My foot came off from me trying to do something I saw Mi hijo do and it WENT completely wrong😡However I am still alive and want to be my most improved self when I meet my grandbaby. Im working on more French now since English will not be his first language. My parents would allow foreigners to stay at our home for about a week or so. We also adopted a child in Africa when I was young. We kept her picture on our refrigerator and I used to write to her. Ironically freelance writing and poetry are two of my gifts.✍️ I love things with infinite possibilities like food, music, traveling, different languages, and reading books. Can you tell me a good Portuguese dish to try?. I have a few foreign friends that are Nigerian like me, Russian Vietnamese, Filipino, Hindi, Dominican, and from Yemen. They all teach me different things from their culture. My daughter in law is Somali. She speaks 5 languages fluently😎. If you ever want to reach out to me directly related to fusion or about dishes from your culture my email is chooseyoutoday@gmail.com This is no disrepect to a wife or partner you may be with. Im NOT flirting I simply love to learn from people of all cultures in life. Blessings👐👌💪 Thank you, Grazie, Xie Xie, Give Tanks, Shukran, Merci, Asante, Gracias , Salamat.....9 languages🙃

Thank you! I only regret not having it earlier. Yes the initial phase of recovery is hard, and it requires some effort to be back to normal, totally worth it.

Both are good options, discuss your issues and worries with your doctor and decide it together. I believe that the outcome depends a big part on the person and how they go through the recovery.

Thank you for sharing. Having mine in 6 weeks.

I am 59 and my doctor told me I was too young for ankle replacement, as a replacement only lasts about 15 years, and you can’t do a second ankle replacement. After the ankle replacement fails, they would try and do a fusion, but it is much more difficult to do a fusion if you have already had ankle replacement. I am getting to the point where the pain is, causing me to move ahead with ankle fusion. Hesitant to go through the long recovery, but inspired by the results I’ve seen on videos people have posted who have gone through it.

Valeu Boy! Me esforcei pra fazer o vídeo que eu precisava ter visto. Obrigado por todo o seu apoio durante essa jornada e pela amizade de tantos anos. Abração.

Good to hear from you! First weeks are tough, but after that you will see everything improving faster. Take this time to rest and be patient. Soon you’ll be back on your bikes. Wishing you all the best in your journey.

Thanks!

Thank you Eduardo. I wish you all the best in your journey!

Thank you! I wish you all the best.

Thank you! I wish you all the best in your recovery journey. If I may advise you, start with physiotherapy as soon possible and do your best, take care of your joints and keep yourself healthy and active to prevent complications in the future.

@@PricoTu thanks for your advice! I started it already. Unfortunately next Sunday is my wedding, i just broke my ankle at the wrong time haha. I want to speed up the recovery, but realistically it will be hard.

Hola. En mis primeros paseos también tuve algunos dolores. Entonces, reinicié lentamente en senderos más suaves y fáciles. Al principio me centré en girar las piernas, recorrer algunos kilómetros y recuperar fuerzas. Sentí que pedalear era más fácil que caminar y un gran ejercicio de rehabilitación. Unas semanas después, con más fuerza y confianza fui aumentando paulatina y lentamente la dificultad del terreno. El dolor también disminuyó y finalmente desapareció. Así que tómatelo con calma y te deseo una buena recuperación.

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I can only imagine how hard it would be. But as you mentioned your journey made you stronger, and now it’s part of your history. Well done! Best regards.

Hi Mark, good to hear from you! Did your doctor confirmed that your ankle has fused? It seems so, as you are slowly increasing weight bearing. This pain is normal. I also had it. Take it easy and go slowly in this stage, also alternate easy walks and leg elevation for at least 20 minutes, several times per day. Compression socks can also help in this process. Are you having physiotherapy sessions? These professionals can make massages to relieve the pain and prescribe you drills and exercises to overcome this. Anyway, I believe this is part of the process to get used to have weight on the foot again. If you notice something more severe, contact your doctor. I wish you all the best in your recovery journey!

@@PricoTu yeah he said it’s fused. I start physiotherapy sometime this week. I’m still in a lot of pain but I think that’s normal. He wants me to put more more weight on my foot every day to get comfortable with walking again thanks a lot, brother.

@@MarkGlover-re5we great! This is the way.

Olá Ricardo, posso usar qualquer calçado, mas prefiro usar tênis com um bom amortecimento e ainda melhor tênis com “rocker bottom”, desculpe não sei o termo em Português, tem uma curvatura e facilita muito o caminhar, foi muito bom especialmente no início. Desde a minha primeira cirurgia há muitos anos eu ando muito pouco descalço, mas alguns meses depois da fusão eu tenho andado um pouco mais descalço sem o grande desconforto que tinha antes. Eu não gosto muito de andar descalço, mas sem problemas pra ir ao banheiro ou andar em volta da piscina ou na praia, prefiro não abusar. Valeu! Muito obrigado pelo comentário. Abraço.

Hi, as mentioned in the video I had a Tibiotalar. The triple fusion involves one more bone, so an additional complexity. I think of fusion to solve pain from the joint, it can decrease mobility slightly, but if you dedicate yourself, with physiotherapy and exercise you can recover some of it and live very well, respecting your body’s limits, most importantly without pain.

Hi Chandan, thank you. Yes rocker bottom shoes can help making walking easier. You should also try having some physiotherapy sessions, it might help preventing additional deterioration of cartilage. If things get worse, fusion or replacement are good options.

@@PricoTu thank you sir for your kind advice

Hi Matt, my doctor mentioned that replacement actually wear out according to the equipment lifespan, while fusion doesn’t, but in the long term it could increase the risk of arthritis on other joints of the foot, so I must be attentive to that and keep myself healthy and active to prevent that.

@@PricoTu thanks, similar advice to what I have received which is reassuring!

​@@PricoTui have a doubt, does replacement or fusion increases risk of developing arthritis on same foot or other?

Hi Mark. It’s normal, try to relax and enjoy these days with your loved ones before the surgery, some meditation and visualization techniques can help. My calf increased 4 cm since the surgery, and now it’s slightly bigger than before the procedure, but It’s still smaller than the other one. Honestly it’s quite hard to engage the calf with fused ankle. I found the best option for me is to use a standing calf raise machine in the gym, in unilateral way. So I can focus in the single leg and put adequate weight, it’s taking a lot of time and effort but it is getting better. I wish you a successful surgery, I will be cheering for you!

Thank you so much for the quick reply. I really appreciate the response and all the information you’re giving me. Thank you so much and I’ll keep you updated and how my progress is going. God bless and God bless your family.

You are right about mental health when you’re going through this process it’s good to talk to someone that’s exactly what I’m doing now but thank you for everything you truly been a blessing to me

Hi Mark I had my fusion on Thursday and I'm now recovering from home. First day and night in hospital was hell I won't lie. Pain is much better now. Trying to take it in stages. Get my stitches removed 2 weeks after surgery

@@daviddonnelly8248 I had my TT ankle fusion surgery on March 12 currently I have no pain. I’m hoping it’s a successful surgery. Hoping for a speedy recovery for both of us.

Yes. It took me some time to regain the muscles, now no problem. Only small issue with certain angles of steps that my foot can’t achieve, then I have to bend the knee a little more. Rocker bottom shoes help a lot and for longer hikings I like to use walking sticks for extra support, specially going downhill.

Awesome, I am 27 and I get my fusion on the 4th next month. Like you I plan on being hyper focused on Physical Therapy and not allowing my body to regress. Thanks for the videos very helpful! I plan on making a KZfaq as well to help people just like you have.

@@adventures_often_9318 Great! I wish you all the best in your journey. And keep me informed on how you are going.

Hi, I’m not a doctor, so I can only advise you to follow your doctor’s. I learned that cartilage regeneration can be achieved, but it not easy on ankle joints. If I were you and if you can cope with the pain for little longer, I’d try. And if you don’t achieve the expected outcome, you can still have the fusion later.

@@PricoTu thanks alot sir

Thank you. Good idea! I will try to include an automatic translation. The result was great. I’m doing very well these days, no more pain and with good mobility.

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I don’t play cricket, sorry. I can’t say if it would be harder with fused ankle. I can try to ask around if you want.

Check out ankle fusion guy he plays cricket

What type of shoes you recommend after ankle fusion

@@coryminick3494 hoka

@@coryminick3494 I prefer to wear rocker bottom shoes (Hoka, MBT, OnCloud, etc), and some good running shoes with extra cushioning. Please take a look at my Community page article: (www.youtube.com/@PricoTu/community)

Hi Don. Thank you! This initial stage is the hardest, not just physically but also mentally and emotionally. I also experienced ups and downs. It is great that you have good support from your wife, remember to be patient with her. For now focus on your recovery, be patient and stay comfortable. Be aware that changes will happen, good ones and not so good ones, and you will be able to face them when the moment comes and you will be able to adapt yourself to the new situation. I wish you all the best in your journey!