Foot Fetish Forum: Has anyone been on crutches?

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Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :

Been a cast and on crutches now for 3 weeks and another 3 to go due to a partial muscle and partial tendon tear. Any experiences?

Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :

Not myself personally, but I've got to poke fun at several friends in the past who hobbled around on crutches with gimpy legs after sporting accidents.

Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :

I play with my mates' whenever they break things...gives you callousy hands if they aren't the right rubber/plastic :/

Posted by nusuth (Member # 7372) on :

yeah, about 3 years ago i broke my tibia plateau and was on crutches for 12 weeks plus 16 weeks of PT. this is the worst time of the year for in one sense, but the best in another. with the nice weather at least you can wear shorts and dont have to worry about pants. hell, i even got to wear shorts to my office job. the bad side is that, depending where you live, getting around is ALOT more work and its alot hotter. stupid me agreed to visit the Bronx Zoo with my wife and kids and the day was in the 90's. i had been on them for probably 6 wks already so i was a pro at using them and had some stamina, but by the end of the day i was done. between pure exhaustion and the extreme chaffing under my arms, i couldnt have been happier when the day was over.

when i finally was given the ok to walk with only one crutch and put pressure on the injured leg, i also actually had to get comfortable walking ago. as odd as it sounds, i couldnt figure out how to to it right. that only lasted a day or so though. you might not have that problem since you are only looking at 3 months. good luck. [Smile]

Posted by sofatater (Member # 4209) on :

I spent 3 weeks on crutches and another 2 weeks with a cane after boogering up my left ankle and knee. I was draping a tarp over a load of pipe when a gust of wind snatched me and the tarp off of the truck and dropped us about eight feet to a frozen parking lot.

Posted by FtLckr26 (Member # 13998) on :

Been on crutches a couple of times. Fractured my left foot in 2007 and used crutches for a little over a month. The same foot was fractured in 1993, just in a different spot and spent about a month using crutches. Going upand down steps sucks.

Posted by bluetoelover (Member # 14736) on :

I should have been on crutches when I strained my hamstring badly about 4 years ago. I worked on it for almost 2 days(14 hr days constantly walking and carrying about 100lbs of gear over rough terrain) then finally went to the doc. Didn't give me crutches just pain relaxers and anti inflammatory's. I hobbled around on one leg and the guys I worked with started calling me "Fox"(as in Terry Fox).

Posted by Toetapper (Member # 6473) on :

Broke my ankle some years back and had to crutch around for six weeks; any weight on it would necessitate surgery so I was a very careful boy. I took to the crutches pretty naturally and could navigate with some grace (relatively).

I never could negotiate stairs well, however and developed a mild fear of them which I still have. My solution: just put the crutches down and hike yourself up & down the stairs on your ass.