Did I mess up the repair a week post op?
Hello all. Looking for honesty, but maybe a bit of optimism too? I’m 8 days post op.
I’ve been so careful after my surgery, but have had complications with DVTs and thus, a lot of handling of my foot. In the first week, I had to spend a lot of time with my foot down in ER’s and wait rooms, and so my swelling has been iffy at best.
Today, I lost my balance in the bathroom and pushed a fraction of my body weight on the floor with the back of my splint. I did catch myself with my good leg eventually and the whole thing lasted a few seconds seconds.
It didn’t hurt at the time and the doc said he wasn’t too worried over writing, but I’ve just had a dull, throbbing ache in my lower calf since. That’s literally how the original injury felt.
Could this incident have ruined it for me? My follow up is in a week still… can’t tell if the ache is from surgery, the DVT, or the incident.
Posted Feb 19, 2026, 10:09 PM UTC