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to weight bear at all. I went yesterday to have the cast taken off and the stitches out and the ... partial weight bearing and a walking boot. I am finding it incredibly hard to put any... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Birma Ram Hudda
( General & Family Physician)
do have to occasionally put some weight on it just to stand near the sink, etc. or to keep from ... cast up correctly. Should it be tight? Or, semi-tight? If I am not walking, but just putting... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Praveen Tayal
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
bottom of my foot. I was placed in a weight bearing cast for 6 weeks and the cast came off 5 days ago. I ...I broke 3 bones in my foot and initially I was placed in a non-weight bearing... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Praveen Tayal
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
the cast came off? Should I not have been doing full blown jumps at 11 weeks post op? I fear I may ...I ruptured my right Achilles tendon and had surgery 12/2/11. Wore a cast for 5 weeks and was ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Jasvinder Singh
( Internal Medicine Specialist)
stitches and healing looked good and a non waterproof fibreglass cast was put on (now non weight bearing ... until tomorrow to get a new cast? Or will it dry if I keep using the hairdryer? FYI... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Praveen Tayal
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
I broke my distal fibula back on July 9th. In a cast for 6 weeks. Cast taken off on Monday the 22nd. Now in a walking boot for 2 weeks. My question is when I take off the boot can I put... View answer
Answered by :Dr. A Amin Homeopath
( General & Family Physician)
cast tonight my crutches slipped I saved myself by putting weight on my ankle I m worried I may have done damage what should I do I only have 2 more weeks then my cast comes off then I should... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Praveen
( General & Family Physician)
4 weeks ago I ruptured my Achille s tendon and was put on a plaster cast for 3 weeks. Last Wednesday, I took the castoff and my foot was placed into an aircast or walker boot. Yesterday I started ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Raju A.T
( General & Family Physician)
Hi i had a spiral fracture of my fibula 6 weeks ago. Today they took my castoff and I have minimal healing. Ask me if I was diabetic, which i m not. They gave me a walking boot instead of an air... View answer
Answered by :Dr. GOPAL GOEL
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Hi... I have a high ankle break & my doctor has me wearing a walking boot cast. I am to wear the cast 23 hours a day & can take it off for an hour for bathing purposes. I m now experiencing... View answer
Answered by :Jay Indravadan Patel
( Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist)
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