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Originally Posted by lbertoni
My daughter broke her ankle in several places. She has had surgery and a plate and screws were inserted. This took place in Massachusetts. I would like to bring her down to The Villages to recooperate but she will need follow up care with an orthopedic. Any experience or suggestions as to who I can call? I need help.
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It sounds like an ankle surgery I had 6 years ago. I had a plate and 5 screws and a cast for 6 weeks, followed by 6 grueling weeks of physical therapy. During the 13th week, the surgeon removed two of the screws. I stayed off the foot for 48 hours and then was good to go. (I actually walked all over the DC Tidal Basin admiring the cherry blossoms with my brother 2 days after the screws were removed.) If your daughter will need to have any follow-up surgery, I would be inclined to go back to the surgeon who did the initial fix, but what do I know?! Except for the removal of the cast and then the screws, I did not need any follow-up other than the physical therapy.
Being in a single story house during recuperation certainly beats dealing with stairs on crutches! I wish we'd lived here when I was going through the ankle recovery.
Since I have lived here, I have had a consultation with Dr. Olivierre relative to some hip issues I have developed. He is a highly recommended orthopedic surgeon. Good luck to both of you
