Ongoing thanks for your content. A broken ankle is such an abrupt interruption and so labor intensive. You give voice to the whole saga. Thank you, thank you. With a resource like your material, I've been more open to my own resilience and that's one of the good things of the experience. Strong! - Ginny

Thank you for your dedication to doing these videos, Mihal, even many years out! Hearing others’ stories helps so much during the early stages of uncertainty, and your updates do bring a sense of comfort. I know without a doubt my ankle will never be “normal” ( 5 months out, trimalleolar break, plate & 10 screws) but I am settling into a feeling of “new normal,” and this week I have noticed actual moments that I DON’T think about my ankle. This is progress. PT has been good for me and I hope to get back into yoga when I can bend a little more! - Carren

I had ankle surgery 6 weeks and 2 days ago on my lower fibula (one metal plate and five screws) after falling while penny skateboarding. I just wanted to thank you for sharing your experience and being so honest (including the challenges of peeing post-op). Living in a college dorm with no elevator really sucks, but reading your posts helps me realize I'm not alone. I relate to every one of your posts, and find hope when I want to break down and cry like a baby because my friends want to go do something fun and can't understand why I don't "want" to go. Truly, only people who have been on crutches understand the daily struggles (and perhaps our boyfriends who have been there every step of the way). — Jihyun

So, I woke up this morning crying and frustrated because honestly, I just want to get up and walk across the room without a gangster limp. After a self pep talk, I decided to turn to my friend the internet since God knows nobody else truly understands what my life has become. So, I googled "will I ever f**king walk normally again after ankle surgery?!" and that led me to you. :) I just read your ENTIRE blog. Even the videos. Words can't express how happy I am that you made this blog. Not just because I can share your experiences, but because you're NORMAL. And by normal I mean, relatable...at least to me. I'm a 21 year old college student, I'm active, creative and when I google orif recovery I don't want to read estimates from a doctor or the stories of 60 year olds. So thank GOD for you Mihal!!! — Amber

Hi Mihal, thank you so much for keeping this blog and thread open, it has been a godsend to me for the past 2 years. I’m having 9 screws, 2 pins and a plate removed next week (27.2.18) and after re-reading this particular post (and all the comments), I feel soooo much better about the surgery. I just have the usual ‘will I die under general anesthetic?’ fears but I’m sure everyone has that thought! Thank you again for your wonderful blog, it got me through some very dark days after my first 2 surgeries in 2016 ❤️ — Kate

I love your blog, I broke my ankle 5 weeks ago. I'm still in the non weight-bearing stage and it sucks. However, finding your blogs has given me comfort, it made me laugh and got me out of the broken ankle blues. I'm looking forward to putting this behind me already. — Anonymous

Thank you for this amazing video. Has already passed two months since I broke the tibia and fibula bones, it was a sad and crazy time for me. So many things happened ever since. I lost my job, got bad grades at school for missing classes and tests. But, watching this kind of videos brought me so many hope. Now I'm in the last steps. I only wear the boot to go outside. I use crutches to walk, my foot is very sore and feels very weird to walk. But I'm positive that until next week I will be walking without crutches or anything. Thank you for inspiring me to keep positive and happy with myself in a such hard time ♡ — Anne

Just want to say a million thanks for this info and for your willingness to reply to comments. I am having my 3 screws and plate removed in 48 hours and even though I am a doctor I still have lots of questions about the process afterwards. My surgeon says I can walk on it right away and basically nothing to keep me from working right away, which I have thought was a crazy notion since ahhh i am having surgery you know! You helped relieve some of my anxiety about what to anticipate afterwards and that is much appreciated. — Adrienne

I stumbled on your site this morning and wanted to thank you for taking the time to document your experiences with ankle surgery. My surgery was five weeks ago and I graduated to being able to put light weight on my foot/leg last week. Today I've begun one-crutching it. I suspect my injury isn't as bad as yours was but I'm only basing that on less hardware. Living alone, with four dogs, has been trying to say the least. Unlike you, I'm 57, but like you, it's the first time I've managed to wreck my body and need surgery. Your site has given me the best frame of reference of what to expect and has been very informative and encouraging. — Elizabeth

Mihal, you have been a godsend. I found you right before surgery last year and you have helped me so much all year. I was telling my surgeon about you and he asked me fo the name of your site so he could refer patients :) Anyway, thanks for the response. I do feel better after listening to your videos. Thank you! Keep doing what you’re doing. You helped me through many hard months. - Peggy

I've just completed watching all your ankle videos. I feel reassured and confident now as to what to expect. What a gift you've given to all us ankle breakers. I broke my ankle 2/2/16, and I was was seriously upset, depressed, panicked, because I live by myself and didn't like asking for help. Now I'm post-op by 12 days, if I did the math right, and I've been doing some flexibility exercises until they allow me weight-bearing. But it's so reassuring to know what to expect. My best to you. Thanks again. — Tamara

I just came across your blog and HOLY SHIT, tears of joy. — Jayne

I love looking at your videos! You have such a calming presence that stops me from despairing too much. — Bidisha

I came across your blog today and it has so much helpful information and solutions! I have also encountered this BO issue with my ankle break. I broke both my wrists in 2013 and did not have this issue, so it was bothering me as well. I am so grateful you posted the solution. Thank you so much for sharing many of the other issues you experienced, as I am having them as well and I hadn't found much specific information on the web about them. — Anonymous

I just cried, I have 3 weeks until therapy, thank you for giving me hope, this has been the most depressing times of my life. — Paige

This blog is like reading my biography of late (minus accident details, of course). My boyfriend and I were in Vietnam and were in a motorcycle accident just shy of halfway through our trip. I broke my medial malleolus and my proximal fibula, the former requiring surgery in Vietnam…Reading your blog eases my anxiety, knowing that my progress is coming along normally. Glad to know that over space and time we're not alone in this. — Merith

Thank you, thank you, thank you. You are the first person that understands fully what I am going through. — Joseph

Thank you, for just showing and sharing this. Your video has brought hope and encouragement through this process! - Diana

Mihal--Thank goodness for you. It's such a relief to know that other have gone through this process and come out whole on the back end. Broke my ankle in 3 places on Sept. 30th. Like you, I am missing yoga something fierce. Weight is falling off me and my left calf is a slack animal I do not recognize. When I am feeling low, I read this blog of yours and feel so much better. Thank you for creating this! — Annonymous

Thanks so much for this, Mihal! I almost started crying when I read your "I fantasize about yoga" comment...same here! I'm only 2 weeks post surgery so still have a cast but your modifications helped me get back on the mat and ohhhh....does my back feel better after being on the stupid couch for so long! Love, love, love! Namaste and thanks again! — Pauline

I just wanted to write and say thank you for your blog and e-book~ I have read and re-read them many times during the past six weeks. They have been lifesavers in this ankle breaking hell. Apart from the tips (which are great!), it's nice to hear the voice of someone else who has gone through this! I have a whole new appreciation for how crappy it is to break your ankle and how much of a blow it is to your independence (and how inaccessible the world is to people with disabilities...I try to remind myself how lucky I am this is only temporary!). Anyways, suffice it to say I am very thankful I found your blog and book and videos, they have been so great. — Rachel

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Mihal, you are a miraculous inspiration for all of us needing ankle healing. Thank you so much.

Just a note to thank you for your wisdom, good humor, and generosity in sharing it with others who find themselves in this ridiculous, yet horrible situation. I came across your site yesterday while laying in bed Googling “why is my foot purple?” In the same post, I learned that your feet once looked like mine, and I’m not the only one who smells bad.

Seriously, I learned more from you in a few hours than I have from my doctor in 6 weeks. I am a breast cancer survivor (surgery, chemo, radiation), so my broken ankle is only the second shittiest thing that has ever happened to me, but it is still really awful. With each of these experiences, I have learned a lot, and especially have been made aware of the wonderful people such as you who are out there and willing to help. — Lil

Thank you for your videos which are ministering to me at this stage of recovery! - Carren

It has been just 6 weeks since I broke my ankle while running. I broke both sides of the ankle and have seven screws plus some metal reinforcement in there. Anyway, you keep me strong and positive! — Martin

I cried watching this video, thank you you, are helping so many of us. — Chris

Hi Mihal - I *JUST* found your blog at two weeks post-op for a tri-mal fracture of my right ankle. Nobody ever warns you about the mental side-effect of an ankle broken so badly that it needs surgery, so reading your posts helps me through my journey. It's nice to see that I have hope for the future, even if it will be a slow recovery. Keep posting lady. You're helping us all. <3 — Tara

I found your blog today and read the entire thing, because I am currently 3 1/2 months out of surgery for a right broken ankle, right leg also. The 2 differences are: 1). I had a right total knee replacement 15 months prior to the broken ankle and 2) I'm almost 72 years old, and not nearly as lithe and fit as a younger person would be. At this stage I'm walking in shoes without assistance and going to physical therapy twice a week. I have also found that massage does help a lot, but it really gets expensive. Like you, I still think about this stupid ankle every minute of every day! It was very reassuring to read that eventually you start to think about it less and less. I'm looking foreword to that time, and I'm also dealing with a knee on the same leg that built up a lot of scar tissue during those weeks of limited and non-weight bearing. You have helped me feel like there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks so much! — Judy

Your blog: I laugh, I cringe, I laugh some more. — Kellie

Your video compilation of your progress from partial to full WB has been absolutely invaluable to me. It really gave me a best-case-scenario example of where I might be a month from getting my cast off. I've shared it with my husband, my four year old son, my folks and in-laws to really give everybody a sense of what we're in for. Managing expectations is a huge part of feeling prepared, and I can't thank you enough for sharing your experiences so articulately, honestly and humorously. Mind you, I'll be going through that rehab at 35 weeks pregnant and by the time I may have figured out how to walk again I'll be going into labour. Woohoo! Your timeline gave us real talking points to sort out what level of help we would realistically need beyond my NWB recovery period - thank you for that. Forewarned is forearmed, as they say. — Jessica

I explained to my friends what happened when I broke my ankle and broke down crying so unexpectedly. I had no idea how emotional this experience would be for me. I still have about 8 weeks in my boot. Your videos and posts give me so much hope. I’m reminded that I’m not alone and what to expect during this journey. Thank you for sharing. ❤️ — @natural_fit_beauty

Your videos are very good! Thank you! I've learned more from this video/You Tube /Google about my ankle fracture/surgery/recovery than my doctor's office. Isn't that a sad state of affairs. — Sue