Crutches! - Real Mum story on MoM

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This is more of a vent then anything else. I hate crutches! For a month know I’ve been hobbling around on the darn things, and it hasn’t gotten any easier. I broke my ankle and needed plates and pins surgically implanted. It’s extremely frustrating not being able to do things for myself. My partner has been fantastic, but my eldest has done nothing but complain about having to help me. Simple things I ask her to do she complains about and moans. She’s only 8 I’m dreading what’s coming as a teenager!

I’ve been pretty much laid up in bed for the last month, as soon as I try to do anything my ankle flares up. To make things worse I’m a month away from finishing my degree. Thankfully my teachers are understanding and I have a little longer to get things done by.

Anyway…crutches….how do I get used to these darn things???

Posted by sonja_holness, 16th October 2013

6 Comments

- - mom57522 said
  - 08 Jan 2015
    8:42 pm
You don’t! You just put up with them.

- - mom57522 said
  - 28 Aug 2014
    1:20 pm
I remember as a kid wanting to get crutches so much….

- - sonja_holness said
  - 16 Oct 2013
    3:01 pm
Thanks for the replies I have the moon boot on but can’t weight bear for a while yet. I might try the other style of crutches. Can’t wait to be walking again!

- - eliasjaypelenise said
  - 16 Oct 2013
    2:35 pm
Crutches suck , I had them when I broke my ankle

- - sanjipanj said
  - 16 Oct 2013
    11:27 am
They are terrible & hurt arm pits. Could you possibly wear a moon boot instead?

- - sueban said
  - 16 Oct 2013
    11:19 am
They are horrible to have, i had to use them after my hip replacement, first they gave me the under arm ones and i could not use them so i had the arm ones and found them much better. Good luck with your recovery and thanks for sharing.